Coding is hot right now, and companies know that.
It’s unfortunate, but camps, coding schools, and education companies know that parents love their children enough and want to give them every opportunity in life – that as long as they promise to teach kids how to code, parents will sign up.
So, finding a coding class that isn’t a waste of money can be incredibly difficult.
We’ve had parents send their kids to tech camps and spend tons of money, only to wonder what they actually learned.
We’ve also had parents who sent their kids to summer classes at universities only to have their children come back hating coding and thinking it’s boring.
We’ve tested and honed our curriculum through the years to create a perfect formula that keeps students engaged, interested, and learning the important coding skills to stay competitive today.
We have honed our teaching style, curriculum, and teacher quality for 10+ years, so we have no problem insuring your money with a 100% money-back guarantee.
We’re so confident that this is the best class you and your student will have ever attended
that we’ll give you $100 cash on top of your money-back guarantee.
*For group classes, students must attend at least 80% of the classes in a course. For 1-on-1 classes, the request must be made prior to the start of the fifth class.
71% of all new jobs
in STEM are in computing
“I know that college is important, but don’t know what steps I should take to help my child stand out and make them competitive.”
“School is important, but I also want my student to have valuable and marketable skills they can rely on for the rest of their lives.”
“One application stands out because of sparkling recommendations, while another presents outstanding extracurricular talent; maybe your personality shines through a powerful written voice. “
“Even perfect test scores don’t guarantee admission. Far from it: 69 percent of Stanford’s applicants over the past five years with SATs of 2400—the highest score possible—didn’t get in”
They can’t stand out because it is difficult for students to:
Why aren’t students able to solve this problem on their own?
Builds an enterprise grade website (worth $5,000) – without cheating (no plugins, no drag and drop, no themes, etc.)
Leaves the class with enough programming knowledge to build any professional website they desire
Has the programming skill and experience needed to land prestigious internships and extracurricular programs
Trains and make their mistakes with us, so when they land their internships, they can focus on impressing instead of learning
This is where you sell yourself.
Just like at a job interview, you must show admissions readers why you deserve to be accepted over other applicants.
If a student wants to stand out, they need to have and be able to write about meaningful experiences, internships, and programming side projects that other students cannot.
Students have no choice but to write about generic topics (family, volunteering, clubs, hackathons, piano, etc.) because they do not have truly unique accomplishments outside of the classroom.
This is because they never learned the necessary skills and foundation to build impressive websites or land top-tier internships – they don’t have meaningful experiences or unique accomplishments to draw from.
Within 3.5 months, students become intermediate programmers and build an enterprise-grade website worth $5,000.
That way, they are prepared to take action and build future projects right away – allowing them to spend more time actually creating rather than daydreaming or brainstorming.
Additionally, when it comes time to apply for prestigious internships and extracurricular activities, they will have an advantage in being selected into those programs because they are pre-trained.
They will also have years of experiences, internships, and programming side projects under their belts that other students cannot write about.
If you were interviewing for a job, this would be your resume – it either supports or disproves what you said in the essays.
If your student is trying to show universities that they are a leader and take action to pursue their interests, they must apply themselves outside of the classroom.
Your student can write the best essays on earth, but if their extracurriculars and internships do not support what they claim makes them unique, then the essays they write are meaningless.
The best way to make your essays believable is by showing a track record through extracurriculars and internships within a given field.
Students aren’t able to land these prestigious internships in the first place.
Students have an extremely difficult time landing prestigious internships and extracurricular programs because they lack coding knowledge.
It doesn’t make sense for companies or universities to bring in an intern for 10 weeks and spend 9 weeks teaching them so that they can help for 1 week, then leave.
Companies want interns but don’t want to train them.
Students want prestigious internships for their college apps but can’t get prestigious institutions to accept them because they lack knowledge.
Most students don’t know what they want to do.
Most students cannot double down and build a track record in a particular area/subject because they don’t know if they like it or not.
In programming, if students are not exposed to what it’s like to do real work and build a full project, they are left in the worst state of all: uncertainty.
Uncertainty is bad because while they’re figuring it out, other students are building a track record (internships, side projects, competitions, recommendation letters) and showing universities why they deserve to be accepted over your student.
Students go from beginner to intermediate programmers within 3.5 months.
By the end of the class, students not only go from beginner to intermediate but also build an enterprise-grade website worth $5,000 from scratch with no shortcuts (drag and drop, copy / pasting code, themes, plugins, etc.)
This way, they are pre-trained so that companies, universities, and prestigious organizations are more willing to take them on as interns.
Students do real programming work by coding a $5,000 enterprise-grade website.
When students build an enterprise-grade website from beginning to end, they have a complete understanding of what programmers do.
This experience will help them decide if: YES, they want to continue programming or NO, they do not.
Answering yes or no is one of the most powerful advantages to give your child – it lets you know as a parent what to invest more in or if you should redirect your student’s focus.
If you were interviewing for a job, this would be your reference check – it proves or disproves your answers to the interviewer.
To stand out, your student needs a recommendation letter from a credible source with the expertise to back everything the student says. This person must be impressed by and know your student well enough to provide an effective, meaningful recommendation about their skills, strengths, and talents.
Admissions officers aren’t stupid – they can tell when a reference writes one for the sake of writing one versus one that is genuine.
Credible sources with the expertise to back everything students say are the most effective references on their application.
First, it’s very difficult to get a recommendation letter from impressive people if you are not landing the best internships in the first place. And when students lack practical coding knowledge, they’re far less competitive for prestigious internships and extracurricular programs.
It doesn’t make sense for companies or universities to bring in an intern for 10 weeks and spend 9 weeks teaching them so that they can help for 1 week, then leave.
Prestigious institutions want interns but don’t want to train them.
Students want prestigious internships for their college apps but can’t get prestigious institutions to accept them because they lack knowledge.
Students can’t stand out from other students in their internships and extracurricular programs.
Even when they can get into these programs, separating themselves from the pack is the hardest part.
The problem is that most students spend their time learning in their internships and extracurricular programs because they need more practical, hands-on knowledge and skills to contribute meaningfully to the work. When they spend more time learning instead of contributing, they spend less time impressing their supervisor.
Students go from beginner to intermediate programmers within 3.5 months.
By the end of the class, students go from beginner to intermediate and build an enterprise-grade website worth $5,000 from scratch with no shortcuts (drag and drop, copy / pasting code, themes, plugins, etc.).
This way, they are pre-trained so that companies, universities, and prestigious organizations are more willing to take them on as interns.
They train and make mistakes with us so that they can focus on impressing instead of learning in their extracurriculars and internships.
Because our students are pre-trained, can program at an intermediate level, and have built a real enterprise-grade website, they focus their time on showcasing their skills to important people they need recommendations from.
Although school is important, it does a poor job of preparing students for the most important part of their lives: Adulthood.
As we all know, attending a good college is important, but it does not guarantee a fulfilling career, good pay, or a successful life.
Your career dictates the family you have, the vacations you take, and the home you have.
One of the best ways to ensure that your children have the best opportunities as adults is to have them develop truly marketable and valuable programming skills from a young age.
It’s difficult for students to put all the coding languages and concepts together to build something tangible.
One of the most difficult problems that a student learning how to program faces is being able to put all of the different languages, functions, and concepts together to build a real website.
Most resources for students in this age group are free or cheap, so very few resources can be invested into a curriculum.
Additionally, teaching 6th – 12th graders how to put it all together is difficult because they do not learn the same way college students or adults learn.
You can teach college students and adults something completely boring; put very little thought into pacing, structure, and style; and they’ll still learn because of their maturity.
However, this is not the case with 6th – 12th graders.
Students leave the class having built an enterprise-grade website (worth $5,000) — without cheating.
Our students learn problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, and real, fundamental programming techniques to move them to the intermediate level.
Building a $5,000 website without cheating isn’t easy, but it also isn’t magic; it’s good, old-fashioned hard work. This is why our coding class has 40+ hours of class time.
We give the required time to develop students’ minds as programmers and help them build things correctly without cutting corners. This way, each student has gained a big-picture understanding of coding and is able to put everything together to build real, tangible websites.
More importantly, it allows you, the parent, to see and track your student’s coding progress.
It’s difficult to determine which resources teach programming better or worse.
It is very difficult for beginners — even adults — to know what the right or wrong information is.
One of the most difficult things in our experience of teaching code is that many students develop bad habits if they learn bad information.
These bad habits, at best, cause students to have to relearn major concepts and techniques. At worst, students don’t have any tangible or useful skills at all.
We invest as much money as possible back into your student.
That allows us to hire the best instructors and experts in programming to teach and develop our curriculum.
As a result, our students learn problem-solving, critical thinking skills, and real, fundamental programming techniques to move them to the intermediate level.
Additionally, students build an enterprise-grade website worth $5,000 in 3.5 months.
That way, by the end of the course, students will have a truly marketable and valuable skill in web development that they can take with them for the rest of their lives.
Students and parents don’t know what programming languages and concepts to learn or what order to learn them in.
There are so many different languages (Java, JavaScript, jQuery, Python, CSS, etc.), and different sources all seem to provide contradictory information about where to start and how to progress.
One of the most difficult challenges parents have in giving their children a strong education in programming is helping them figure out what they need to learn.
The internet is a wonderfully vast resource, but it’s easy to get lost – which is why students and parents waste time being frustrated and never getting started.
Our class is specifically designed so that students don’t just learn programming languages – they learn how to use them.
We’ve invested tremendous time, money, and energy into picking the right languages, the order we teach them in, and the projects that help solidify those concepts.
Introduction / HTML
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HTML Fundamentals (Cont'd)
CSS Fundamentals
CSS Fundamentals (Cont'd)
HTML & CSS Practical
Applications
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Headline Section
Build How It Works Sections
Build Benefits & Metrics Section
Build Pricing & Team Section
Build Request A Ride & Footer
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Create Mobile, Tablet Friendly
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JavaScript Fundamentals
JavaScript Fundamentals
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JavaScript Fundamentals
(Cont’d) / Build Responsive Nav
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What To Do After This Class
They have taken and passed a rigorous course that challenged their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Proof that they have a comprehensive understanding of web development by creating an enterprise-grade website, providing an edge in the application process.
That you not only understand the fundamentals but that you know how to apply them to create real, tangible products.
Referral DiscountRefer a friend that takes the same class, and not only will you get 5% off, but your referral will also get 5% off! For example, if you refer 4 other people, you will receive 20% off your class, and each referral will receive 5% off the class.
Sibling DiscountWe also offer a 5% sibling discount. Each sibling after the first will receive 5% off. For example, if 2 siblings take the same class, the second sibling will receive a 5% discount.
All of our classes are done completely online, fully remote. We have class options on both weekdays and weekends. Classes can be done in small group (2–5 students) or 1–on–1. All depending on availability.
There are 15 classes total in the entire course, and each class is typically 2.5 hours.
Classes during the school year (Fall/Winter/
Spring) are typically 1x/week for 15 weeks.
Classes during the summer are typically 3x/week for 5 weeks.
Our classes are offered year–round and we often have multiple classes running in the same week, but at different times. To get the most up–to–date information on current and upcoming classes, fill out the enrollment form below and our class coordinator will reach out to you as soon as possible.
Class options can be customized around the
availabilities of the students. All you need to do is tell
us when your student is busy, and we’ll work to find a class timing that will work for their schedule. We can customize.
All of our classes are done online and are backed by our 100% Money-Back Guarantee. Classes are possible all days of the week, during all times of the day (morning
to evening), and can occur as frequently (1x,2x,3x/
week, etc.) as requested, and happen throughout the
entire year – depending on availability.
All you need to do is fill out the form below, and our team will do our best to find a time that works for
your schedule.
*We strive to accommodate all students. However, due to the popularity of our programs, we enroll on a first come, first served basis — no exceptions. Thank you for understanding.
We encourage parents to enroll their students early as we are fully booked quickly. Once you click Enroll Now, you will be given exact instructions on how to enroll in this class.
My 10th grader took the PHP & MySql software development course in Fall 2021 with Zenith Academy. It turned out to be one of the best class she has attended for computer programming. It really helped setup the important foundational concepts for her and then progressed forward towards end-to-end website/portal building including databases. In-detail discussion over concepts in the class. Teachers are very patient and knowledgeable. If she needed additional clarification, teachers encouraged those questions and re-explained the concepts. My daughter learned and enjoyed thoroughly. I would highly recommend this course.
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My children love Zenith. My daughter is a Sophomore now. She joined back when she was in 8th grade. She enjoys the different programs that Zenith offers. As parents, we like that Zenith helps her explore career choices such as business, technology, and medical fields. We like the service so much, that our 7th grader son is now also enrolled in the program. We highly recommend Zenith.
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My son took two courses at Zenith - Web Development and Software Development. These courses are not just about learning computer language, but more about applying those skills in developing real life applications. At the of the course enterprise quality applications were built. This whole process has helped in improving problem solving skill.
Instructors at Zenith are very knowledgeable and true professionals, understand how to pace the program still keep students motivated. Highly recommended!!!
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My 12-year-old son loved the "Programming - Web development " and "Programming - Software development" classes by Zenith prep.
We took 1:1 class for Web development and instructor taught the concepts very nicely. The exercises after the class were very helpful to strengthen the foundation.
We opted for group class in summer for Software development. The class was very interactive and the concepts were explained with good examples. The practice exercises helped my son to think logically and solve the problems on his own and address any gaps in understanding in class reviews.
At the end of the programming courses, my son has developed very good foundation and lot of interest in programming.
Being software professionals ourselves, me and my husband really liked the way the course content was laid out to cover the concepts in a way kids can understand and learn without getting overwhelmed. We highly recommend the computer programming classes from Zenith prep for 6th graders to high schoolers. The content and interactive sessions, practice exercises differentiate the course from other online courses.
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We are very happy with Zenith Prep Academy. My kids loved the Zenith programming class. They proactively worked on their homework in advance of the next class, and could not wait for the next class. Unlike prior programming classes they took, which were superficial and overly theoretical, the Zenith class actually taught them how to build something tangible, bolstering their conference and excitement about CS. The TAs are excellent and helpful too. I work in software, and can see how the curriculum has been crafted and iterated upon several times to have maximum learning impact. Thank you Zenith!
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My son took Web Development and Software Development classes offered by Zenith Prep Academy, and I am sure that it is worth every penny! It was not the first coding class we tried, and my son is naturally interested in this topic but Zenith Academy classes not only lighted his interest several times more but brought him on a completely different level. He was ready to fly on his own. He built his website and started working on his own projects learning more and more AFTER all classes ended. I have never seen him waiting for every next class so badly, and he really was sad when classes stopped. We even suggested to build next class, for example, for Java programming. We would take it without hesitation!
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My son, who was 8th grader, took Software Development and mini-MBA and he loved both classes. The content was designed appropriately to his age and presented in a way of challenging but not overwhelming. Not only did he grasp the concept in these areas, he also gained confidence and sense of accomplishment. I would recommend the class to the kids who have curiosity to explore outside of curriculum at regular school.
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Our son is very interested in computer science and technology. He has taken some coding classes and cyber security classes during previous summers and has always been disappointed.
He really liked this class. He was excited for it each and every day. He felt challenged and engaged. He even brought his computer on vacation and made sure he was ready for class while we were away.
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As someone who has personally taken courses at Zenith Prep Academy, I can definitively say that it's been one of the best experiences of my life. I have never seen a course so well-designed and well-executed like the ones offered at Zenith. Whether it's the instructors or the material itself, there is something about these courses that makes the student want to keep learning.
I took the web development and mini-MBA courses at Zenith and I was expecting to just learn the basics; however, our instructor taught us much more than I had expected. Not only did we master the basics, we dove into the deeper nuances of programming as well.
The best part about attending Zenith is that your instructors truly care. The class size is relatively small, so if there is something that is confusing to understand, help is readily available. Not only do your instructors care, but they are also super passionate. Believe me, you're not in a room with someone just reading a script or speaking in monotone. The instructors love what they teach and they are just as excited as you when they come to class.
If you're looking for a course that teaches you more than just the cookie-cutter basics found in a textbook, then Zenith Prep Academy is the place for you.
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My son, 14 years old, took the Mini MBA 1 program last spring at this Academy and a Web Development (Front End) class this summer. Best investment of our time and resources we have been able to gift him so far! I wish we knew about this place before, when our daughter was his age. College choices and possibilities would probably be much wider for her...
These are some of the challenges we have been facing before discovering this program and the transformation we observed:
Our son has been a talented and creative fun child, who's enthusiasm about exploring possibilities has been steadily going down the more time he has been spending in a public school, doing homework and studying for good grades...
It got to the point that when he was interested (or when we were on top of his responsibilities), he would get straight A's- usually just towards the end of the school year, and when not interested or monitored constantly, he would get C's and even D's... Always getting distracted, forgetful and bored...
After only one class at Zenith, he got inspired not only about researching new possibilities, solving real problems but also, he got excited about life in general. He even started working out in the gym ( his own initiative!) and moving up in Kung Fu . A's were not a chore anymore but a natural byproduct of his newly found enthusiasm and confidence. His work was done still in school and we have been able to have very lively and mature conversations at home, including conversations about his business 🙂
At the age of 14, my son has an understanding of business that many business owners like myself can be jealous of. He also became very good in negotiation and quite impressive at understating human psychology ( may it be a warning to you if you don't want your kids become confident and powerful)
He talks about Mr. Frank Song as the "coolest guy and a mentor" 🙂 This aspect is what I value the most about our experience with this place. We appreciate Mr. Song's generosity immensely. There aren't many people who will take time to listen to a teen as an equal, and help bring the best out of them in all situations... This is priceless to me. All of the people Mr. Song brings to inspire and teach at the Academy are high quality, educated, successful young people who are still able to connect with the teens but have a wealth of real life academic and business experiences, to help the teens dream and grow big.
I am very excited where my teen is heading. Thank you Zenith Academy!
Klara F., Lafayette
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"Pardon me if I misuse any tech jargons or terms. My work focuses on the business aspects of operations so I only understand programming in general terms.
My son started with Zenith at 12 years old. Though he is very smart, he lacked the proper motivation to guide him to become all that he is capable of. Traditional programs bored him leaving him unchallenged, but Zenith Prep was the answer to identifying his strengths and allowing him to blossom.
Fast forwarding over a year later, he has grasped and combined programming languages such as SQL, PHP, CSC, and HTML in a MySQL database. Just today, he was taught Java-script and has started to incorporate J-script into his arsenal of programming language toolbox. To be able to distinguish and separate the proper use of each language is a defeat on its own. My son does not utilize any drag and drop shorts cuts but writes the codes himself. I am proud he has shown such dedication to learning and utilizing so many languages and hope he can share his knowledge through various volunteer venues in the future.
Not only is programming a basic skill to know but our children's future will be immersed in programming-related life on every business and personal level. My wish for my children is experience not only programming but grasp business understanding so they have the option and knowledge to best choose their career path in the future. Only through hands-on experience and exposure provided by Zenith would I feel that I have done my duty to guide my children to gain the opportunity to "learn" what their passion is about themselves."
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My son enjoyed the one-on-one Software Development class. The curriculum was carefully designed to teach him the fundamentals, get him the logic thinking behind the coding, analyze the mistakes he made and provided good coding practice along the course. He also got the personal attention and feedback in the private on-line class. At the end of the class, he was proud of himself that he not only learned a new computer language but also built a website that he had never thought he could.
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Zenith Prep Academy is a very professional yet student interest led counseling centre. I was very impressed with their approach which combines best practices with helping a student excel in their area of interest. The counselors are very well informed and are prompt to respond to any questions we have. The whole effort of the team is encouraging the student to work hard and develop successful practices which will lay a foundation for future success.
My son took their Web Development Class online and is very happy with his experience. He was very motivated to work hard in the class. The IA's in the class were very good to work with. I especially loved the detailed feedback after the class, which focuses not only on the technical part but also on the work ethics and tips for a building successful work habits. He is now looking forward to the Software Development class.
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My son (age 15) took the Zenith Web Development class and really enjoyed it. He had no software experience but came out with the ability to build a full functioning website (even learning completely online thru Covid). He has always been against any type of tech class but ended up really happy he had taken this one. The instructor was great at teaching the kids the building blocks and then having them use the blocks to create their final design. Would totally recommend this class!
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My son just took a software development course from Zenith during 2021 summer as he is coming to 9th grade. He told me that he really likes the course; in fact, after the course he becomes more motivated in coding that he is exploring more in other online coding classes. The teacher is very knowledgeable and my son learned a lot from each of the class sessions and looked forward to the next class session during the course. I was hesitated at first with the online/virtual course, but it turns out surprisingly very good and convenient especially during the pandemic. In fact, during the course, we needed to take an unexpected trip to Houston for 3 weeks and having 3 people in a hotel room with remote working and learning were a bit challenge, but we did it with a breeze. Thanks to the flexibility on virtual class and excellent teacher! On top of that, Zenith was also accommodating on early class sessions since my son’s school started earlier than others’ so that my son can finish the course before his school started. Thanks so much to Zenith team!!
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My son took a Web Development class from Zenith Academy during the summer of 2021 before he started to 7th grade. We were hesitant with the online course but it worked so well and my son developed a very good foundation. This year he is taking a computer science class at his school. It goes like a breeze for him since he already learned a lot about HTML/CSS/Javascript at web development class with Zenith Academy. The teaching instructor was excellent and Kevin Hong was incredibly helpful. He identified my son's strengths and weaknesses and helped him to work on them. It was excellent teamwork! My son can't wait to start Software Development class with Zenith Academy and improve himself through the field he wants to focus on.
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We work with your 6th–12th grade child to get into an Ivy League / Top 25 university or AT LEAST a tier or 2 better university –
If you’re not completely satisfied with the work we do in our College Counseling Program between now and when you press “Send” on your child’s application, we’ll give you every cent of the money you’ve paid us–even if we’ve worked together for multiple years.
