The place to go for kids interested in coding in the Kelowna area is shutting its doors at the end of the week.
Code Ninjas Kelowna opened in January 2022. Franchise Owner Kirsten Kurjata said she took on the venture to further her daughters91裸聊视频� interest in coding, but the financial viability of the local market has proven challenging.
91裸聊视频淚 think there was a big learning curve in terms of children91裸聊视频檚 programming in the Kelowna area and the value of coding.91裸聊视频�
Code Ninjas teaches kids coding and critical thinking while encouraging the ninjas to advance their skills and level up or belt up, with hands-on experience.
91裸聊视频淲e had a great turnout of families that valued the product and educational value that coding or tech or STEM can bring to their child91裸聊视频檚 lives and the enrichment it brings, but I think because it was unique a lot of people maybe hadn91裸聊视频檛 heard of us yet.91裸聊视频�
Kurjata explained that many kids found their place within Code Ninjas, and the biggest highlight of the last two years was watching the joy on the kids91裸聊视频� faces as they learned new skills and completed challenges.
Despite closing the franchise location, Kurjata is hoping to find other ways to share her knowledge with local kids, like private tutoring or partnering with local schools.
91裸聊视频淚 just have to figure out these sad times first91裸聊视频 think there is value in this for the community. Maybe Code Ninjas just wasn91裸聊视频檛 the right venue or the right way to go about it. It was a learning opportunity, and I definitely want to, if I can, give that opportunity to kids in the future perhaps just in a different kind of medium or style.91裸聊视频�
Code Ninjas turns the locks on Dec. 23.
READ MORE: Code Ninjas Kelowna passes level one
