STAGE ONE · AGES 6+

Game Dev Hacker: six levels in Scratch

The beginner stage. Your child starts in Scratch, where code is coloured blocks you drag rather than lines you type, and hacks a new game every week with a STEM-certified mentor beside them.

For children aged 6 and up, with no coding experience needed. Six levels, each one going deeper than the last, and a STEM-certified certificate at the end of every one.

Nobody is waiting for the rest of the class. Your child moves up when their work says so, and staying on a level for longer is completely fine.

5.0 from 128 reviews · Autism Inclusion Award · STEM accredited
Game Dev Hacker

Begin coding in Scratch!

Six levels, and a certificate at every one

Each Hacker level is a real step rather than a sticker: a new set of code concepts, a new set of games to break open, and a STEM-certified certificate when it is done.

one level at a time
The six Hacker levels, one to six Hacker levels one to three Hacker levels four to six

What a Hacker week looks like

A new game arrives every week, and your child opens it whenever the day allows, at their own pace, in their own time zone.

Beginner code concepts built from Scratch blocks

Code in blocks, not typing

Scratch is drag-and-drop, so a child who cannot touch-type yet is never held back by the keyboard while they learn how code actually thinks.

A live Game Dev Club session on screen, with the mentor on camera

Hack a new game every week

Every week brings a game your child has not seen before, and they use their own code to change how it works.

A STEM-certified mentor running a weekly online code club

The same mentor each week

STEM-certified, background-checked, and someone who remembers what your child built last time and how they like to work.

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Where Hacker fits in

Join the Game Dev Academy for an exciting coding journey! Children aged 6 to 16 learn while creating awesome games, from Scratch to Python, at whatever hour suits them, with a STEM-certified mentor answering along the way.

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