About Us
Mini Code Breakers are here to inspire the next generation of young children for a digital future.
Our Story
Mini Code breakers was created in January 2022 by husband and wife Carl & Lindsay and a shared passion. Our partnership consists of a PE teacher and a seasoned software engineer, both wanting to introduce children to the world of coding and foster a lifelong love for learning & problem solving.
Since opening we have expanded our clubs from south Liverpool to Crosby and Birkenhead, with a view to open more in the near future, which is a a testament to the unwavering support of our students.
We are dedicated to equipping young minds with essential technological skills, whilst having fun, learning and positioning them for success in an increasingly digital world.
About Us
We provide weekly ongoing classes to children between the ages of 6 to 12+, teaching all aspects of creating code and thinking logically, using core concepts like loops, functions and operators to create animated stories, games, web pages and problem solve.
We pride ourselves in making our classes unique, ensuring that we encourage and emphasise learning through unplugged activities (without a computer), to understand key concepts in a practical way. To develop coding knowledge further, we implement a range of activities to consolidate understanding as well as including educational games such as Minecraft. Our sessions are created with a combination of Carl's software development experience and Lindsay's knowledge of outstanding planning.
All our classes have a maximum of 12 students and are all held in the real world (not virtually). We believe children deserve to learn with other like-minded children who have the same interests whilst also making friends.
Team
Lindsay - Primary & Secondary Teacher
Qualified teacher with over 18 years experience, teaching in both Primary and Secondary schools.
Carl - Software Consultant
Software engineer with over 19 years experience of software development within multiple industries.
Rob - I.T Teacher
Qualified teacher with over 20 years experience teaching I.T in secondary schools.
Danny - Software Specialist
Degree educated software engineer with a vast knowledge of computer games.
Ethan - Student
Year 12 6th form student studying Maths, Technology, Physics A-level.
George - Student
Year 12 6th form student studying Maths, Computer Science, History A-level.
Christopher - Student
Year 12 6th form student studying Maths, Computer Science, History A-level.
Graham - Software Engineer
Software engineer with over 22 years experience of development, dev-ops / networks & cyber-security.
Our Mission
To expose as many children as we can to coding and inspire them to have fun whilst learning at the same time.
Our Vision
To educate all children about the exciting possibilities that coding creates.
Beliefs
Empowering Children
The future is digital and we believe that providing children with coding skills will safeguard their future.
Nurturing inquisitiveness
We believe in nurturing a curious mind. We encourage children to ask as many questions as possible.
Making it Fun
We are constantly working hard behind the scenes to ensure our class content is as interactive and entertaining as possible.
Perseverance
We believe that childhood is a wonderful age where valuable thoughts are shaped which is why, through our classes, we encourage children to achieve a feeling of success when solving tasks of any size.