School holiday coding courses!

Barracudas is launching a new set of specialist coding courses, for kids in the school holidays.

Available at selected camps, children will enjoy learning new specialist skills at Barracudas.

We’re partnering with the experts to deliver fun experiences that will inspire your child. They’ll get to explore their passions and develop key skills in areas that excite them.

Please note: The timings of the course are from 9.30am-4.30pm however with Barracudas standard hours you can drop off between 8.30-9.30am and collect between 4.30-5.30pm for no extra cost. 

Does your child have an interest in Minecraft?

This is a fantastic 3-day course delivered by the experts at BlueShift Coding. Designed and led by industry leaders within the coding education field, providing the latest technologies and teaching practices. 

During the course, the students will learn how to use code to change their Minecraft world and add new features, as well as writing programs which will automatically build their own amazing structures. The course will also allow them to become familiar with sequences, programming structure and looping.

Dates & Prices  

• Norwich High School - 28th, 29th, 30th July 2025
• Bedford Girls School - 28th, 29th, 30th July 2025
• Chislehurst Farringtons School - 28th, 29th, 30th July 2025
• Cambridge St Faiths School - 4th, 5th, 6th Aug 2025 - LIMITED SPACES LEFT! 
• Letchworth St Christopher School - 4th, 5th, 6th Aug 2025
• Chelmsford County High School - 11th, 12th, 13th Aug 2025
• Barnet Queen Elizabeth Boys' School - 18th, 19th, 20th Aug 2025
• Streatham and Clapham High School - 18th, 19th, 20th Aug 2025

For ages 8-14 years.

If you child loves Roblox and has a keen interest in designing their own game this is the course for them!

This is a fantastic 4-day course delivered by the experts at BlueShift Coding. Designed and led by industry leaders within the coding education field, providing the latest technologies and teaching practices. 

As part of the course, the children will learn the basics of how Roblox Game Development works and design three games of their own.

Dates & Prices  

• Welwyn Ridgeway Academy - 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Aug 2025
• Woodford County High School - 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st Aug 2025

For ages 8-14 years.