Coding, taught like a craft.
Think of anything you're genuinely good at. You didn't learn it from content — you learned it from a person who stayed long enough to know how you think. Since 2020, we've been that person for a few hundred children across six countries.
“Why learn to code, when AI writes it?”
It's the right question, and it has a straight answer. We were never teaching children to produce code. We were using code to teach them to think. Coding is a gym for the mind. The point was never the weight. It was what lifting does to the person.
Read our full answerThe code is the artifact.The thinking is the skill.
We'd rather show you than tell you.
Three views of the same thing — a child getting good at something. Start with a single evening.
The student demonstrates what they built — live, to their own family — and then answers for it. Not a certificate in the mail. A moment, witnessed.
From whatever they love — a video game, a science lesson, their own dog. Not from a list we handed them, which is why they see it through.
Prateek joined at nine, wanting to make a game about Pokémon. He is fifteen now — building with AI, and writing a physics-based simulation engine in Python.
This is what getting good at something actually looks like.
One teacher who stays with your child
“By the second year, I don't have to guess — I know which mistake means he's tired and which one means he is about to understand something.”
You may recognise your child here.
Children arrive at very different places on the path. Five we see often:
The person behind it.
I spent seventeen years building software before I started teaching it. Sanketana exists because I wanted a school I'd send my own child to — small enough that every teacher is chosen by hand, and every family gets a straight answer.
“Every discovery call is still with me. I'll tell you honestly whether we're the right school for your child.”
It starts with a conversation.
What families say.
Science fair prizes, robotics grants, AI apps. Parents and students, in their own words.
“1st Prize in Florida District Science Fair”
Nikit got 1st prize in district science fair and progressing to Florida State fair for an iOS app that he created. He created ScanScription app which helps people scan prescriptions and create automated reminders
“Highest score in my class in less than a year.”
My teacher had helped me go from just passing my exam to getting highest in my class in less than a year. They also have fun and engaging lessons that make the students curious and inquisitive about coding, making them want to learn more about it.
“Earned Robotics Program Grant!”
After a year of training with Mr. Abhinav and Ms. Shikha, I'm thrilled to share the progress my child has made. He was able to apply the concepts learned through MIT App Inventor to a robotics program grant, and the puzzles he solved even earned his team a grant!
“Learning at Sanketana for the past 5 years.”
The most exciting part of his journey has been building AI-enabled apps using Streamlit, and integrating OpenAI GPT APIs to create tools like chatbots and planners — something I never imagined he'd be doing at this age!