Where Curious Minds
Learn to Build
Hands-on courses in coding, databases and agile teamwork for kids and teens — plus occasional workshops for adults. Small groups, real projects, taught by working engineers.
Real Skills, Taught by People Who Use Them Every Day.
Sparkle Minds was founded on a simple idea: kids learn tech best from people who actually build things for a living, in groups small enough that no one gets left behind. Our instructors are working (or formerly working) engineers, not just enthusiastic hobbyists.
Every course ends in something real — a game, a website, a database-backed app, a finished sprint — because kids stay motivated when they can point at something they made and say "I built that." We also run occasional workshops for adults, from agile fundamentals for teams to tech-literacy evenings for parents.
What We Teach
Courses for Kids & Teens
Six tracks spanning coding, web development, databases and agile teamwork — grouped by age and skill level so every student is challenged at the right pace.
Occasional Workshops for Adults
A handful of dates a year — hands-on sessions for engineers, teams and non-technical professionals alike.
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From First Trial to Demo Day
Small groups, a real instructor, and a clear path from "never coded before" to a finished project.
Choose a Track
Pick a course based on your child’s age and experience — from a first taste of coding logic to an advanced capstone project.
Free Trial Class
Every track starts with a free trial session, so your child can meet the instructor and classmates before you enroll.
Small-Group Sessions
Weekly sessions of 6–10 students, led by a working (or formerly working) engineer who gives real, individual feedback.
Build & Showcase
Every course ends in a finished project — a game, a site, a database-backed app — that students take home and show off.
Taught by Working Engineers
Every instructor is background-checked and has real professional experience in the subject they teach.
Alex Florescu
Lead Instructor · Coding & Web Development
Recognized as Talent of the Year at Oracle University, Alex has a proven track record of mentoring software engineers and successfully training individuals without programming backgrounds in software development and scripting.
What Parents & Participants Say
Real feedback from families whose kids have taken our courses, and adults who've joined our workshops.
Pricing by Course
Every course can be taken in a small group or as a private 1:1 session — 1:1 costs more per student but moves at your child's own pace and schedule. Adult workshops are priced per seat, with a flat rate for private team bookings. All prices in CHF and include materials.
Every course starts with a free trial class, and workshop dates are announced as they open up. .
Common Questions
Get in Touch
Tell us your child's age and which course you're interested in, or ask about upcoming adult workshops.
Modern SPA Architecture: Angular & Vue in Production
Drawing from over a decade of building single-page applications across enterprise consulting and startup environments, this workshop covers architecting scalable SPAs using Angular and Vue.js/Nuxt. Participants will learn state management best practices, performance optimization, and modular frontend system design.
What You'll Get
- ✓Patterns for scalable SPA architecture
- ✓State management best practices
- ✓Performance optimization techniques
- ✓Modular frontend system design