I'm Marita Cheng - Young Australian of the Year 2012 and founder of Robogals, which has taught 200,000+ students robotics since 2009.
I spent 5.5 years building this curriculum with 260 university computer science students, and it's been used by nearly 9,000 students across
the Australia, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Fiji. Now I'm bringing it to the Bay Area - in person, at your local library.
I'm so excited to offer every kid access to a real computer science education. Real Python, real skills, at their own pace, at their own time, tailored to each student.
Marita Cheng
Aubot Academy is a self-paced coding program for kids - like KUMON,
but for computer science. The curriculum was built over 5.5 years with 260+ university computer science students. The same self-paced methodology has been used by 9,000+ students in schools across Australia, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Fiji.
Now in-person in the Bay Area, at Redwood Shores Library. Your child works through real Python exercises at their own pace, with an instructor right there to help.
Week 1: Your child writes their first Python programs - making the computer print messages they choose
Month 1-2: Building programs that make decisions and repeat actions - password checkers, guessing games, and countdown timers
Month 3-4: Writing longer programs that work with text and data - formatting sentences, searching for patterns, and building their own reusable tools
Month 5-6: Organizing and sorting information - working with lists, tracking scores, and managing collections of data
Month 7-9: Building real-world programs - address books, file readers, and their own custom objects in code
Month 10-12: Writing sophisticated programs - handling errors, building reusable code with concepts like recursion and comprehensions.
By the end of Python, they're ready for Java and beyond.
5,550 exercises. Most kids complete about 100 per week - that's the full Python curriculum in about a year.
“By completing the full Python curriculum, I became confident with Python and was able to apply for an internship which required Python skills and I was accepted.”
It's the question every parent is asking - so here's our answer: AI doesn't replace people who understand code. It multiplies them.
Someone still has to decide what to build, judge whether the AI got it right, and fix it when it doesn't. Just like calculators never ended math - Kumon continues to teach 4 million kids arithmetic since - powerful tools make the thinking underneath matter more, not less. The kids who understand how computers think will direct AI. The ones who don't will be the ones it replaces.
Read more of our thoughts on "Why coding matters more in the age of AI"
Arrive 5 minutes early so we can get your child set up.
Your child will sit down, log in, and start coding real Python - no lecture, no setup, just hands-on exercises with an instructor right there to help.
Come to Redwood Shores Library for your weekly session.
Log in and pick up where you left off.
Practice at home anytime - our platform is available 24/7.
Complete exercises in class and during the week and see your child's skill level and confidence improve!
Every exercise is tracked automatically in the platform. After each session, you'll get an update on your child's progress and what they're mastering next.
Just bring a laptop - Mac, Windows, or Chromebook. That's it.
"It really helped me build a foundation in coding as a beginner."
First class is FREE.
After that: $150/month for one 45-minute session per week at Redwood Shores Library.
Plus unlimited practice at home, anytime.
Like KUMON math: your child masters each concept at their own pace before moving on.
No contracts. Cancel anytime
In Person at Redwood Shores Library, 399 Marine Pkwy, Redwood City, CA
Virtual classes also available
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