After-school programs are coming to Parkway Chula Vista Recreation Center in fall 2026.

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Coming This Fall

After-School STEM
Enrichment Programs

Programming Journeys is growing. Starting this fall, our after-school STEM enrichment programs will run throughout the school year. We will also offer camps in every season.

Fall 2026 program details are coming soon.

Ages 8–14 Hands-on, project-based Chula Vista, California After-school programs + camps
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An instructor helping a student assemble a robot

What’s Coming

Real Engineering,
All Year Long

Programming Journeys is expanding beyond summer with after-school STEM enrichment programs for students, schools, and recreation centers throughout the year.

New · Fall 2026

After-School Programs

Weekly after-school STEM enrichment programs are coming to Parkway Chula Vista Recreation Center in collaboration with Chula Vista Parks & Recreation. We are preparing the Fall 2026 schedule now.

For Schools & Centers

Programs Built Around Your Needs

Bring Programming Journeys to your school or recreation center, or request a custom STEM program for your students. We provide the instructors, curriculum, and equipment.

Coming Soon

Camps in Every Season

Our camps will be offered throughout the year. Students will be able to build robots, AI systems, servers, connected devices, and games during fall, winter, spring, and summer programs.

See It for Yourself

Watch What
Our Students Build

Real students. Real technology. These projects were built by students ages 8–14 in our programs.

Hello, World!

Samuel Writes His First Python Program

Watch Samuel install Python and write his first program, the classic “Hello, World!” Before students build robots or AI, they begin with the same foundational step every programmer takes.

Face Recognition

PiCar Face Recognition

The PiCar plays a game called “Hello” with Summer, Samuel, and Simon. It uses its camera and AI to recognize each student’s face and greet them by name.

Camp Preview

Simon Controls a Real IoT System From a Phone App

Simon demonstrates the phone app he programmed to control a real IoT system. He sets the target temperature, switches modes, and watches live sensor data update in real time.

Try the Final App

Summer Demos the California Burrito Shop App

Summer walks through the California Burrito Shop app, customizing orders, adding tips, placing orders, and reviewing the day’s sales data. This is the kind of Python-powered application students can build.

Original Productions

From Our
Studio

We produce all of our own characters, curriculum, and content in-house. Meet Korra, Korra Jr., and the Development Team.

See It in Motion

Meet Korra

Korra is the Programming Journeys AI teaching assistant. She guides students through programming, electronics, math, science, and engineering.

Tech History

The History of Computers

From room-sized vacuum tubes to the AI we use today, Korra Jr. walks students through five generations of computing innovation.

See It in Action

Korra Jr.: From Screens to Systems

This is the difference between simply using technology and understanding how it works. Students do not just watch content. They learn how software, devices, and connected systems come together in the real world.

Behind the Build

Meet the Development Team

These are the twelve roles involved in building real software and the roles students will learn to take on.

Summer 2026 Highlights
at Southwestern College

Two weeks of real engineering on a real college campus. Students built robots, AI agents, streaming servers, and connected devices.

Why Us

Not a Franchise.
Not a Coding Club.

Professor Núñez, engineering work

Taught by a college professor and an engineer

SWC: Programming, Computer Organization, and Architecture
SDSU: Microprocessors

16+ years of real-world engineering experience

NIWC Pacific, unmanned systems, software design

Students use real tools and technologies

Python, Docker, Raspberry Pi, networking

University-level concepts adapted for students ages 8–14

Rigorous curriculum, not watered-down activities

Students learn from someone who actively builds real-world systems.

Connect with us

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Contact Information

Have questions about our programs? Karla can help with enrollment and scheduling.

Karla Tovar

Karla Tovar

Operations · English & Spanish

Enrollment & scheduling

Location

Chula Vista, California