Jeddah has always been the Kingdom's gateway — the port, the trading city, the place where families from everywhere settle and build. Today the thing being traded is skill, and Saudi parents in Al Rawdah, Al Hamra, Al Salamah and Obhur are asking a sharper question than they were five years ago: not whether their child should learn to code, but whether the AI wave will pass them by. Junior Codes teaches children aged 6 to 16 in small live classes on Zoom, led by working software engineers, at times that fit a Jeddah school week.
Why Coding & AI Matter for Kids in Jeddah
Vision 2030 has moved faster on digital skills than almost anyone predicted. SDAIA is embedding AI into national infrastructure, Tuwaiq Academy is producing developers at scale, and the Ministry of Education has been introducing coding into the school curriculum from the early years upward. Meanwhile roughly two-thirds of the Saudi population is under 35 — which means your child will not be competing against a small pool of local graduates but against an entire generation being retrained at speed. The advantage no longer comes from knowing that AI exists. It comes from having actually built something with it: a trained model, a working program, an agent that completes a task. Children who start at eight or ten have that fluency by the time university applications come around; children who start at seventeen are catching up.
Jeddah Schools and the Vision 2030 Digital Push
Jeddah families choose across an unusually wide spread — Saudi national schools, the large CBSE community at International Indian School Jeddah, British and American international schools, and IB programmes. The Ministry of Education's push to teach coding and digital skills is real and welcome, but a national rollout means broad coverage rather than depth: a class of thirty children moving at one pace, with limited time to actually finish and debug a project. Our courses are the depth layer. Scratch runs 14 live classes and turns logic into playable games. AI Explorers runs 14 live classes covering machine learning, prompt engineering and a dedicated AI Agents and Agentic AI module. Python runs 16 live classes of genuine text-based programming. All of it runs alongside school, complementing CBSE, British, American and IB coursework rather than duplicating it.
Serving Families Across Jeddah
We teach children across Jeddah — Al Rawdah, Al Hamra, Al Salamah, Al Zahra, Obhur (north and south), Al Andalus, Al Faisaliyah, Al Naeem, Al Shati and Al Basateen. Classes are live on Zoom, so there is no centre to drive to and nothing that depends on Tahlia Street traffic at six in the evening. Families further up the coast towards King Abdullah Economic City and Thuwal get exactly the same class as families in central Jeddah.
Schedule & Time Zones for Jeddah Families
Jeddah is Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3).
Jeddah is 2.5 hours behind India, which produces a genuinely good after-school slot. Our 7:30 PM IST class is 5 PM in Jeddah — the child is home, rested and fed, and the evening is still long enough for homework afterwards. Our 6 PM IST class lands at 3:30 PM for families who prefer to get it done early. We run both weekday and weekend batches: weekday slots align with the Sunday-to-Thursday school week, and Friday or Saturday sessions are available for families who would rather keep school evenings clear. We confirm your slot before you enrol.
Local Schools & Curricula We Support
Our students come from International Indian School Jeddah, British International School Jeddah, American International School Jeddah, Manarat Jeddah, Dar Jana International School, Al Waha International School and Jeddah Knowledge International School, among others — covering CBSE, British, American, IB and Saudi national pathways. What we teach sits underneath all of them: sequencing, loops, conditionals, variables, functions, data handling and machine learning, taught through Scratch, Python, Google Teachable Machine and current AI tools. The projects transfer straight into school computer science work, science fairs, IB CAS hours and university portfolios.
Pricing for Jeddah Families
What to Look For (Parent Checklist)
- Live classes, not videos. Kids need real interaction to stay engaged.
- Small batch size (under 15 kids). Every child should get personal attention.
- Real software engineers as instructors. Not tutors reading scripts.
- Project-based curriculum. Every week ends with something built.
- Time zone alignment. Weekday or weekend slots timed for you.
- Certificate on completion. For school records and applications.
- Money-back guarantee. Minimum 7 days.
The Local Landscape
Jeddah's options for children have grown quickly, and some are genuinely good — but the pattern is consistent: premium pricing, a fixed weekly slot decided by the centre, a term-length commitment, and a curriculum that often stops at the introductory level just as a child gets interested. At the other end sit the global self-paced platforms, which look like a bargain until you check completion rates. Children do not finish video courses on their own; a nine-year-old who hits a bug at lesson six closes the tab and does not reopen it. Junior Codes is deliberately positioned between the two — live instruction from real software engineers, batches kept small enough that every child speaks in every class, a schedule negotiated around your family, and a full course including Scratch, AI and Python for less than most Jeddah centres charge for one term of one subject.
Recommended Path for Jeddah Kids
Ages 6-9 (Grade 1 to Grade 4, or Year 2 to Year 5): begin with Scratch — 14 live classes, drag-and-drop blocks, and a playable game at the end of nearly every session. Ages 10-13 (Grade 5 to Grade 8, or Year 6 to Year 9): the Scratch + AI 2-in-1 across 28 classes is the strongest choice, adding image and sound recognition, prompt engineering and the AI Agents module while the child is old enough to grasp what is really happening. Ages 14-16 (Grade 9 to Grade 11, or Year 10 to Year 12): Python across 16 classes, or the full 3-in-1 path at 44 classes for a child who wants the complete foundation before IGCSE, AS Level or CBSE computer science. For students later applying to KAUST, KAU, KFUPM, Effat, or universities abroad, a multi-year record of finished projects carries far more weight than a one-week summer camp.
Common Questions from Jeddah Parents
What time are classes for Jeddah families, and will they clash with school?
Jeddah is AST, UTC+3, which is 2.5 hours behind Indian time. Our 7:30 PM IST batch is 5 PM in Jeddah — a strong after-school slot with the evening still ahead for homework — and our 6 PM IST batch lands at 3:30 PM if you prefer earlier. Weekday batches fit the Sunday-to-Thursday school week, and Friday or Saturday sessions are available if you would rather protect school nights. We agree the slot with you before enrolment and adjust timings during Ramadan and public holidays.
My child has no coding experience at all. Where do they even start?
With Scratch, and with no prerequisites whatsoever. There is no typing requirement, no maths beyond their school level, and no expectation that they have seen code before — children snap coloured blocks together and watch a character respond within the first ten minutes. AI Explorers is the same: the first model your child trains is built in class, before a single definition is written down. Most of our students begin from zero.
What does it cost in total, and are there extra fees?
Saudi families pay in USD: Scratch is $99 for 14 live classes, AI Explorers is $119 for 14 classes, the Scratch + AI 2-in-1 is $139 for 28 classes, Python is $189 for 16 classes, and the complete Scratch + AI + Python 3-in-1 path is $249 for 44 classes. Each class runs about an hour. Projects, class recordings, mentor support and the completion certificate are all included. There are no material fees, no registration charge and no automatic term renewal — you pay once for a course and it is finished when the classes are finished.
Are the classes live, or is this recorded video content?
Every class is live on Zoom with a real software engineer and a small group of children who can unmute, ask questions and share their screens. Recordings are provided only so a child can catch up on a missed session. This matters more for children than for adults: a live instructor notices the moment a child goes quiet and fixes the misunderstanding immediately, which is precisely what a video cannot do.
You mention an AI Agents module. What is it and why does it matter now?
It is part of the AI Explorers course and it covers what has changed most recently in AI. Children learn what an agent actually is — an AI given a goal that plans its steps, uses tools, checks its own work, and continues until the task is complete — and then build simple agents themselves. Given how central AI agents are becoming to the technology Saudi Arabia is investing in under Vision 2030, we think a child who understands how they plan and where they fail is much better prepared than one who only knows how to ask a chatbot for answers.
What will my child actually build over the course?
Real projects. In Scratch, their own playable games with scoring, levels and animation. In AI Explorers, trained models that recognise faces, gestures and sounds using Google Teachable Machine, a working understanding of how ChatGPT and recommendation systems operate, practical prompt-engineering skill, and their own simple AI agent. In Python, text-based programs, logic problems and small applications. Every child ends with a certificate and a portfolio of things they can open, run and explain.
Classes are in English. Will that be difficult for my child?
In practice, rarely. Children from CBSE, British, American and IB schools in Jeddah are already studying in English, and our instructors speak clearly and check understanding constantly rather than lecturing. For a child from an Arabic-first household, the coding vocabulary is short and repetitive, and the class ends up being useful English exposure alongside the technical learning. If you are unsure, the free demo class is the fastest way to find out.
How do we begin, and what if it does not suit my child?
Start with a free demo class — no payment, no card details, no obligation. Tell us your child's age, school and the days that work, and we will place them in a live session so you can watch how they respond before committing to anything. If you enrol and it turns out not to be the right fit, every course is covered by a 7-day money-back guarantee. A laptop with a webcam and normal home internet from STC, Mobily or Zain is all the equipment you need.
What Your Child Will Actually Build
- Their own video games using Scratch
- AI models that recognise faces, gestures & sounds
- Their own simple AI agents — how AI plans, uses tools & completes tasks (Agentic AI)
- Interactive AI-powered projects using Google Teachable Machine
- Understanding of how ChatGPT, YouTube recommendations, and Alexa work
- Prompt engineering skills (talking to AI effectively)
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Junior Codes teaches live AI & Coding classes to kids aged 6–16 in Jeddah and across Saudi Arabia. Led by real software engineers with personal mentorship.