Geeky Kids

What Geeky Kids is

Geeky Kids is a coding school for children and teenagers that teaches live classes online, in small groups and one to one. Its home page carries the line "Sparking Young Minds with Tech Power, Est. 2016", and its class times are given in UK time, with term courses that run during the school term and camps that fill the holidays. The offer reaches well beyond the weekly class: there is private tuition, GCSE and A-Level computer science tuition, adult courses, after-school coding clubs run with schools, train-the-trainer courses for teachers, and kids' coding courses sold to employers as a staff benefit. The company calls its overarching mission reaching as many children as possible, "irrespective of their background."

For a parent, the product is a seat in a live class of no more than six students, taught by a tutor over a video session, on a set course that runs for a term. For a teenager facing exams, it is a tutor who works to their exam board. For a school, it is a ready-made club or a training session for staff.

The term courses

The home page lists three term courses open for booking, each with an age range, a difficulty rating out of five, a day and time, and a price.

Core Python Coding for Kids is the entry point to text-based programming. The site describes it as a course "designed to introduce children to a mainstream textual programming language in a gradual manner, often comparing and contrasting with Scratch to help them understand more effectively." It is listed for ages 8 to 14 at difficulty 2 of 5, on Saturday mornings at 10:00 UK time, starting on 25th April 2026.

Roblox Programming with LUA teaches the scripting language built into Roblox. The page calls Lua "an easy-to-use coding language for games engines mostly used in Roblox," and says the course lets kids "learn a combination of block and text-based programming to create their own 3D world." It runs for ages 9 to 16, also at difficulty 2 of 5, in the Saturday 11:00 slot.

Python Graphics & Libraries is the next step up, "A beginners/intermediate Python course that focuses on core Python knowledge, primarily through the use of graphics." Students revise the core topics and then move on to graphics, additional Python libraries and modules. It is listed for ages 9 to 14 at difficulty 3 of 5, on Friday afternoons from 16:30 UK time.

The menu also links a coding curriculum page, a course schedule and calendar, a learning hub, a coding and tech glossary, and coding courses for DofE. Parent reviews on the same page name courses beyond the current term list: a Scratch course, a first course called Up & Comin' Geeks taken by a seven-year-old, Kodu classes, a Python 2 course, and classes built around Minecraft. Taken together, the reviews describe children moving from block-based tools such as Kodu and Scratch on to Python.

How classes run

Term courses "operate weekly during term time," according to the site, and "Each hour-long session follows our structured format, blending instruction with hands-on tasks, emphasizing engagement." Tutors work from their own course materials ("Tutors use customized materials for effective teaching"), and families hear back halfway through: "Parents receive mid-term feedback and progression recommendations for every student." Every class is capped at six students.

Holiday camps run in the holiday periods and are "designed to be more hands-on." The site says camps "typically run on half days, with some options for older students to experience a full day," and that they "typically involve one or more superior challenges to build a game or an interesting program." The same cap of six students applies to camps as to term courses.

Private tuition comes in two formats: "personalized one-on-one sessions" or "flexible private group classes, designed for small groups to enhance learning." The pitch is control over pace and content, with families able to "Set the pace, choose the course, and watch your child thrive with customized coding lessons."

Exam tuition, schools and employers

For older students the company offers GCSE and A-Level computer science tuition "across multiple exam boards." It runs "collaborative group sessions and targeted one-to-one tuition," and says "Our seasoned tutors tailor their approach to fit each student's needs and exam board criteria." For a teenager, this is the part of Geeky Kids that works toward a qualification rather than a hobby project.

Schools are a second line of business. "We collaborate with both state and independent schools to offer our courses as after-school clubs," the site says, and it runs "'train the trainer' sessions, equipping teachers with specific programming languages, platforms, and sharing insights from our vast curriculum." The menu adds STEM resourcing and a Get a School to Code Scheme. One school testimonial gives a sense of scale. Lauren Gillott, Assistant head for STEM at Mulberry, writes: "For the past two years, we have had over 50 of our Y10 and Y12 students completing beginner, GCSE and Advanced Python coding courses. The students have loved these sessions, gaining valuable coding and computational thinking skills."

Employers can buy the courses as a benefit. The page describes "competitively priced coding courses" for "employees new to coding or for their kids during holidays," with up to six students per course and "vouchers for flexible course or holiday camp enrollment, all at special corporate rates." Adult courses also have their own menu entry, so the catalog is not limited to children.

Prices and booking

Each of the three term courses on the home page shows a price of CHF 197.00, and they sit in an online store with a cart, so a family books and pays for a term course directly on the site. The page does not say how many weekly sessions a term covers. Holiday camps, private tuition, exam tuition and school clubs carry no price on the home page, and the corporate offer is described only as "special corporate rates." The site has a help and FAQs page and a how-it-works page, and a banner at the top of the home page announces "Term courses are out! Limited spaces available".

What parents say

The home page carries a run of named parent reviews. Mylan Patel writes: "My son started the Scratch coding course last term and loved it. He is now on the Python coding course and is really enjoying it too. Lessons are very fun and taught by Tom who is a brilliant teacher." Kim E writes, "My son has been attending courses with Geeky Kids for the past 4 years," adding that he "has particularly enjoyed the coding classes that have utilised Minecraft as a basis for the lessons!" Fiona Bravery reports: "My son (13) has enjoyed Python and is now on Python 2; good structure, clear teaching, and most of all, he's really enjoying the coding club (held at Glyn school)." Ehiaghe Okorocha says "The teaching is very clear, and it is delivered in a fun way that really engages him." Two reviews, from James Hanfrey and Mitu Khanolkar, refer to classes in Twickenham.

Who it suits

Geeky Kids fits a family that wants a child taught live by a tutor rather than left alone with a self-paced app, and that values a small group: six is the ceiling in every class and camp. Children aged 8 to 14 who are ready to move from Scratch-style blocks into Python have a clear starting point in Core Python, and young Roblox players have a course built around a game they already know. Teenagers working toward GCSE or A-Level computer science can get group or one-to-one exam tuition. Schools that want a coding club or staff training without hiring a specialist are an obvious fit, as are employers looking for a family benefit.

The caveats are practical. Classes are timed in UK time and term courses follow the school term, so a family in a distant time zone will find the Saturday morning and Friday afternoon slots harder to use; private tuition is the flexible alternative. Term prices on the page are shown in Swiss francs. Families who want a hobby course at their own pace, rather than a scheduled class with a tutor, will find the format more structured than they need.