About us

Our
Mission

Our mission is to help students get an introductory view into programming at an early age. We firmly believe that programming literacy should start at a grassroots level and be widely accessible to help everyone in our society get the benefits of socially driven computing.

Who
We Support

While we mainly seek to partner with schools in underprivileged districts, our services are open to every elementary and middle school student who are interested in the courses we have to offer.

Meet The Leadership Team

Shiven Pandey
Founder and President
Hello. I'm Shiven Pandey, a senior at Bellarmine College Prep. I've been coding for 6 years, and am proficient in Java, Python, Html/CSS, Javascript, and Swift. I've done multiple hackathons and am doing Machine Learning through research internships. I also taught Scratch programming at Sacred Heart Middle School for a full year.
Abhinav Nagabhiriva
Vice President
Hey, I'm Abhi Nagabhirava, a senior at Bellarmine College Prep, and the Vice President of Aspire to Code. I have over 4 years of experience with teaching and doing Python, as I've helped teach it to elementary school kids before. I've done projects and built apps using Python as well.
Sharan Sairamesh
Director of Finance
My name is Sharan Sairamesh and I am a senior at Bellarmine College Prep. I have been coding for the past 4 years. I am well-versed in Java, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS. I've built projects ranging from web apps to those involving object-oriented programming.
Anirudh Mani
Outreach Director
Hello. My name is Anirudh Mani, and I'm a senior at Bellarmine College Prep. I've been coding for the past few years and am proficient in Java and Python. I also compete in the Speech and Debate team at Bellarmine, and qualified to the State tournament in Policy Debate last year.
Peter Ly
Html/CSS Head
I'm Peter Ly and I am a senior at Bellarmine. I've used HTML and CSS for 6 years, and I'm excited to teach this year. I enjoy coding, doing speech and debate and watching football. I have used HTML to create web applications such as when I created interactive games with HTML.
Christopher Park
Python Head
Hello, my name is Christopher Park and I am the Python teacher. I am a senior at Bellarmine College Preparatory and have a background in Python, Java, and C++. I have been coding for the last 4 years and am proficient in Java and Python. I've completed mutiple projects and am familiar with multiple Python libraries such as Turtle.

Courses

All Classes are 6 Weeks. Registration for new cycle of classes starts on 3/24/23 and closes on 4/5/23. Current cycle of classes started on 2/24/23 (all times listed in PST).

Java

An introductory Java course that covers topics such as primitive types, conditionals, and loops (grades 4-8) Book Your Slot
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM Sunday Available

Python

An introductory Python course that covers topics such as conditionals, loops, and data types (grades 4-8) Book Your Slot
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday Available
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday Available

Html/CSS

An introductory Html/CSS course that covers topics such as different tags and Javascript (grades 4-8) Book Your Slot
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Friday Available
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday Available

Scratch

A course that teaches Scratch programming and many fundamental programming concepts (grades 3-8) Book Your Slot
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday Available

Speech and Debate

A Speech and Debate course that covers public speaking and high school events (grades 6-8) Book Your Slot
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Friday Available