“Kids had a great time. Teachers were very helpful. It would be great to have (help) all kids present their apps and speak for a few secs rather than picking up 2 kids to present their work”
Hi Vinay,
Thanks for leaving us a review!
At the majority of our camps all of the children get the opportunity to present their games at the award ceremony, it sounds like maybe in this instance they ran out of time! The last afternoon of Code Camp kids can be busy de-bugging their awesome games and getting them ready to publish, so this does happen on occasion.
I'm glad your child enjoyed the camp, we hope to see you again next time!
“My son really enjoyed a lot at the Code Camp. He was too excited to create the game and was really happy while giving us a demo.
Looking forward to next level.”
“My child went into Code Camp knowing nothing about programming/software development. Having completed a 3-day course and showing me a game that was created, my child wanted to continue the piece of work by showing and describing how to add new levels to the game.”
“Great well run camp for kids who are interested in coding /games. my child loved. My constructive feedback is : be good to have more tasks that encourage collaboration between the kids and critical thinking. And also focus on other apps than just games/entertainment. thx”
“Great code camp! My son had a wonderful time and the teachers were helpful, nice and understanding!. Camp took place during a very hot week and they made sure the children were hydrated. My son was delighted every day to show us his progress and the game he coded.
Very nice team and i wish they were running during term time as well”
Hi Natalie,
Thank you for taking the time to review Code Camp. We're very pleased your son had a great time, despite it being the hottest day on record!
We'd love to chat with your school about running in the term time. If you'd like to refer a school you can do so here: www.codecamp.co.uk/refer (and get a free term of afterschool classes if it goes ahead!)
Many thanks!
“My son was extremely excited about the stage 1 course, and couldn't wait to go back each morning. I would in future recommend to share a curriculum with parents, to understand what was learned and what tools used--it isn't easy to interrogate an 8yo, and outside of outcomes I don't really know the details of what was taught.”
Hi Ehud,
We're very pleased to hear your son had a great time at Code Camp!
Thank you for the feedback about sharing the curriculum with parents.
We know that getting kids to relay what they've learnt throughout the day is no easy task! From next season (Summer school holidays) we will be sending parents a daily email detailing what their child has learnt and some talking points for when they get home.
If you'd like a breakdown of the curriculum please shoot us an email at hello@codecamp.co.uk and we can send you something.
Thanks again for sharing your Code Camp experience!
Mary & the Code Camp team
“I received some feedback from my daughter and she mentioned possibly having a younger and older group setup for future Code Camps. Apart from that she enjoyed the Camp.”
Hi there,
Thanks for getting in touch! We're very glad your daughter enjoyed Code Camp.
We do split our classes by age when enrolments number allow for it or if we have access to multiple rooms in a venue, but unfortunately, this is not always the case. We tackle this issue by adding extra Teachers Assistants to ensure the older kids are getting challenges and the younger ones are getting enough help. As the program expands, we hope for this to occur less often.
Thank you very much for your feedback!
“she liked code camp but she found it geared towards younger children, may be next time focus on same age level children rather than mix with much younger ones”
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“We are so, so disappointed. I bought my two grandchildren this club at their primary school (it wasn't cheap) for their Christmas presents and they were really excited. I picked them up today from school after the club and asked them how it was going and apparently all of the children just play games and run around the room. One of the teachers had to come in 3 times to settle everyone down. My eldest grandchild asked one of the club leaders when they were stuck and the club leader didn't have clue how to help and just told him to figure it out. What a waste of money.”
Hi Florence,
We are so sorry to hear this! We have been trying to get in touch with you all week as we're keen to address these issues before the next session. This is not the standard we expect at our clubs so we want to put it right asap.
As this was the first session there may well have been tech issues that we need to address with the school so please do contact us to let us know which school this is.
We can also issue with you a refund if your grandchildren do not want to return, or a complementary private session to get the children up to speed.
We've private messaged you and really hope to hear back!
Many thanks,
Amy and the Code Camp team (hello@codecamp.co.uk)
“Worst after school club my son ever did. Put him off coding for life. And this a boy who likes maths and computers! The session leaders have never integrated with a child (or a person probably!)”
“A huge disappointment. They promise a lot but these are sessions run by very young people who don't even understand the coding they do. My children are hugely disappointed and we won't be returning.”
Hi Sarah,
We're really sad to read your review and that your children are disappointed, this is obviously the last thing we want. We've been trying to contact you as we're very keen to understand which sessions your children have been attending. This is not what we expect from our sessions. Would you mind emailing hello@codecamp.co.uk so we can fix these issues immediately. We're keen to turn this around as quickly as possible!
Many thanks,
Amy and the Code Camp Team
