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GriotAcademy

Live online classes for Pre-K to Grade 8

Small live groups, a clear ladder in every subject, and one simple price: $20 to $25 an hour, depending on grade.

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Pick a grade to see where your child starts in each subject.

Every class is currently by free waitlist. Join the waitlist for a class and we'll email you when enrollment opens, with the schedule and details.

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Illustration: code blocks stacked like stairs with a rocket lifting off
Core program · 3 steps · Grade 1 to Grade 8

Coding

Coding teaches children to turn ideas into working programs. Students start in Scratch, a visual language deep enough to grow with them through middle school, then carry the same thinking into Python.

Step 1 of 3 · Grades 1–2 (ages 6–8)

Scratch Starters

Sequences, events and loops in animated stories.

  • Build an animated story
  • Use loops to repeat actions
  • Find and fix a bug
8 weekly classes · 45 min · up to 8 students · live online
$16a class$128 for 8 weekly classes
Being planned · free waitlist
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Step 2 of 3 · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)

Scratch Game Studio

Variables, if-then logic and planning a game in parts.

  • Build a game with score and win rules
  • Use if-then logic and events
  • Test, get feedback and improve
8 weekly classes · 60 min · up to 8 students · live online
$22a class$176 for 8 weekly classes
Being planned · free waitlist
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Step 3 of 3 · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)

Advanced Scratch → Python

Custom blocks, lists and clones, then the same logic in Python.

  • Organize big projects with custom blocks
  • Build a simulation or multi-level game
  • Rewrite a Scratch program in Python
8 weekly classes · 60 min · up to 8 students · live online
$25a class$200 for 8 weekly classes
Being planned · free waitlist
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Top of the Coding ladder
Teaching since 2006
Two decades of chess, coding and robotics in schools — now live online nationwide.
Small live classes
Capped at 6 students in Pre-K–K and 8 in Grades 1–8, always live.
One trained method
Every instructor teaches the same Griot method, step by step.
Regular online class guarantee
For regular online classes, request a full tuition refund before the first meeting, or within 24 hours after the first meeting ends and before attending a second meeting. No processing fees are deducted under this guarantee. The first-class guarantee is available once per child per course. This guarantee covers regular online classes. Multi-day virtual camps have their own refund policy. In-person camps and school-partner programs have separate refund and cancellation terms.

How classes work

  • Live and small. Every class is taught live online, up to 6 students in Pre-K–K and up to 8 in Grades 1–8.
  • Join the free waitlist. No payment required; joining doesn't reserve a seat.
  • Hear when enrollment opens. We'll email you the schedule and details so you can decide.
  • Regular online class guarantee. For regular online classes, request a full tuition refund before the first meeting, or within 24 hours after the first meeting ends and before attending a second meeting. No processing fees are deducted under this guarantee. The first-class guarantee is available once per child per course. This guarantee covers regular online classes. Multi-day virtual camps have their own refund policy. In-person camps and school-partner programs have separate refund and cancellation terms.
  • Virtual camp refund policy. Cancel seven or more days before your camp's first scheduled day for a full tuition refund, with no processing fees deducted. Cancel fewer than seven days before the first scheduled day and you receive full credit toward another Griot Academy camp or class, valid for 12 months. Once camp begins, tuition is not refundable or creditable, including for missed camp days. If Griot Academy cancels a camp, you receive a full tuition refund. If Griot Academy cancels a camp day and does not reschedule it, you receive a prorated refund for that day. This policy covers Griot Academy's multi-day virtual camps. Regular online classes have their own first-class guarantee. In-person camps and school-partner programs have separate refund and cancellation terms.

Prices

One rule for every subject: $20 to $25 an hour, depending on grade, for the time your child is in class.

Pre-K–K · 30 min
$10 a class
Grades 1–2 · 45 min
$16 a class
Grades 3–5 · 60 min
$22 a class
Grades 6–8 · 60 min
$25 a class
Summer camp runs on the same hourly rate — $42 to $50 a day for a 2-hour camp day, $20 for the Pre-K–K hour. Virtual camps: a full tuition refund if you cancel seven or more days before the first camp day, full credit toward another camp or class if you cancel later, no refund or credit once camp begins, and a full refund if Griot Academy cancels the camp. Refund and cancellation terms
School programs are quoted separately. Ask about your school