Star Kids Academy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

We train people to teach robotics to kids

Star Kids Robotics is the teacher training program of Star Kids Academy. We train teachers, parents, business owners and STEM lovers to run robotics classes and camps for kids in their own cities, with our curriculum, our free coding software and live online training.

NGSS and ISTE aligned
Ready to take registrations in 30 days, right in your city
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Python, C++, Javareal code within the blocks
NGSS and ISTEstandards aligned
StarCodeour own coding software
Your own websiteyour colors, your logo
Our mission

More kids learning robotics, in more places

Most kids never get to build and code a real robot. Often the reason is simple: there is no one nearby who knows how to teach it. Star Kids Academy was started to fix that. We take what we learned teaching robotics in Silicon Valley since 2014 and train people across the country to teach it in their own communities.

More teachers

Every person we train can reach hundreds of kids a year in classes, after school programs and summer camps.

Low cost robots

We teach with low cost boards like the ESP32, micro:bit and Arduino, and 3D printed parts, so kids from families with less money can take part too.

Real code, not toys

Students write real Python, C++ and Java in StarCode, our free coding app, and learn the same ideas engineers use every day.

Who we train

Who the training is for

What teachers learn

Everything we use in our own classes

CURRICULUM

Ready-to-teach lessons

My full curriculum library for after school classes and holiday camps, built over 12 years of teaching and aligned with NGSS and ISTE standards.

YOUR WEBSITE

We give you the website

A complete website, already built. You pick your color scheme and upload your logo, and it's yours, with your name and your branding, on your own domain.

REGISTRATION

Online registration and payment

The same registration system I use. Parents sign up and pay online, and the money goes straight to your account.

TRAINING

How to teach it

My Instructor Training Manual, so you know how to run every class, step by step.

OPERATIONS

How to run it

My Admin and Operations Manual: schools, schedules, pricing, registration and day-to-day running.

STARCODE

Our own coding software

Your students code free with StarCode, the software I built, where blocks turn into real Python, C++ and Java. The teacher plan with the Learn tutor is optional.

SUPPORT

Live group training

Online training twice a month while you get your business going.

Proof

A program that already works

Since 2014teaching robotics to kids
4,000+families served
$2 million+made in classes and camps
CMU certifiedCarnegie Mellon Robotics Academy
★★★★★5 stars on Google
Real classes

Robotics classes and camps in Silicon Valley

Kids cheering at a robot sumo matchA student with the crane he builtTwo students coding on a tabletA team building and coding togetherA class with the robots they builtA micro:bit wired to a breadboardA student building a humanoid robotAn outdoor robot raceRobots on a floor track
How it works

Four steps to your first class

Book a call

We talk about you, your area, and what you want to build.

Make a plan

On a second call, we lay out your setup and your launch.

Set up in 30 days

Our system gets you set up to start teaching classes in 30 days.

Launch

You start teaching, with live online training twice a month.

David West
Who I am

Hi, I'm David West

I started Star Kids in 2014 and have taught robotics to kids in Silicon Valley for over 12 years, in schools, after school programs and camps.

I also built StarCode, a free coding app in 22 languages. Today Star Kids Academy, our nonprofit, trains people across the country to teach robotics to kids in their own cities.

Before you start

What you'll need

Star Kids Robotics

Contact us

Book a free call to talk about the training. We'll see if it is a good fit for both of us, with no pressure either way.

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Or email us at admin@starkidsafterschool.org

Because this business works with children, a criminal background check is required to take part in the program.

Run by Star Kids Academy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our mission is training people to teach robotics to kids. Your fees go to Star Kids Academy and support that mission.
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Our program that trains you to teach robotics to kids in your own city
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Coding for kids where the block is the real code: Python, C++ and Java, real robotics for kids