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Jeunes Génies
A year-long after-school program that taught Python and robotics through weekly, hands-on projects for students aged 12 to 16.
- Role
- Program Creator & Instructor
- Organization
- Jeunes Génies
- Period
- 2024
- Python
- Robotics
- Sensors
- Curriculum design
- Teaching
- Web development
At a glance
- Designed and taught weekly Python and robotics lessons for one year.
- Built the public site for courses, events, and enrollment.
Context
Jeunes Génies was an after-school program for students aged 12 to 16. I created and ran weekly sessions for one year, using Python and robotics projects to teach programming through physical results.
My responsibility
I designed the curriculum, taught the sessions, prepared the hardware, helped students debug their projects, and built the program website.
Program design
Project-based lessons
Each lesson paired a programming concept with a working build. Students read sensors, controlled motors, wrote conditions and loops, and tested how code changed a robot’s behaviour.
Mixed experience levels
Exercises had a clear base objective and optional extensions. Beginners could complete a working project while more experienced students added controls, sensors, or different behaviour.
Program website
The site introduced the courses, published events and updates, and gave parents a place to review the program and enrollment information.
Result
The program ran weekly for a full year. Students gained practical experience writing Python, wiring components, testing control logic, and debugging their own work.