America鈥檚 number one kids coding franchise has launched in the UK.
Code Ninjas offers after-school programmes and camps that teach children how to code by building video games.
Founded by programmer and entrepreneur David Graham in 2016, there are now 125 Code Ninja centres open in the US with 75 more due to be open by the end of August, including expansion into Canada.
Graham, whose inspiration for the business struck whilst watching his son鈥檚 Taekwondo lesson, says he鈥檚 excited to bring the opportunity to the UK and believes that success here will mirror that of North America.
鈥淲e鈥檙e confident that the UK will replicate, if not surpass the US in terms of growth speed and breadth of coverage,” he said.
鈥淲e proudly call ourselves a franchise support company 鈥� our foundations have been built on being able to provide the best, most innovative and effective support to franchisees across the globe.
鈥淥ur UK franchisees will benefit from the support of a UK-based team whose number one priority will be helping to get centres open, operational and profitable.鈥�
Code Ninjas鈥� centres are called Dojos, teachers are called Code Senseis, and students, or Ninjas, progress by working towards coloured wristbands 鈥� or 鈥榖elts鈥� 鈥� based on the colouring system in martial arts.
Graham added: 鈥淐ode Ninjas is all about the experience, that鈥檚 what makes us different. You can鈥檛 distil what we do down to the curriculum, it鈥檚 so much more than that. It鈥檚 fun, it鈥檚 exciting, it鈥檚 a place to make friends and have a good time.
鈥淜ids are motivated to learn when they鈥檙e enjoying themselves and there鈥檚 the opportunity to 鈥榚arn鈥� their next badge of honour.
鈥淭he Dojo is a parent free zone, meaning students can communicate independently with their Sensei and peers.
鈥淚鈥檝e seen, first hand, how coding education improves lives. Every child should have the opportunity to learn code, and have a great time doing it.鈥�