The Starfire Way
Kids think through every step of their project. Learning by doing.
ASK
Every project starts with a real question worth asking—not a worksheet. Kids learn that the question they pick shapes everything that follows.
TEST
They check their idea against evidence: does the code run? does the structure hold? does the argument convince? They find out before deciding it's done.
BUILD
Every project ends in front of a real audience — classmates, sometimes parents — answering a question they didn't rehearse. That's how they learn if their thinking holds up.
SHARE
They look back: what worked, what didn't, what they'd change. Getting it wrong isn't failure—it's information—and the next question is sharper for it.
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REFLECT
What broke? What would you change? Getting it wrong isn't failure — it's data. The loop closes, and the next 'Ask' is sharper for it.
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Over a decade of Bay Area classrooms
What the parents and the school say
"Ryan had so much fun and you can tell as there were lots of giggles going on. After the class, Ryan would get his ipad and show me his program that he worled on during the class and the giggles go on again!"
"The students really enjoy the creatibe and hands-on learning experiences your class provide, and we truly appreciate the enthusiasm and care your team brings each week."
"My son Jasper loved the engineering class. He just finished level 2, and would register for level 3 if it were offered."
"Starfire offers wonderful hands-on projects for children through a range of subjects that spark the curiosity in kids."
Jessica T, Parent
(Coding Class)
Lima Lee, ASP
La Entrada School
Prisca E, Parent
(Engineering Class)
Meghan Cress, ASP
Woodside Elementary
IN THE ROOM
What children create in a Starfire class
Student working on a project about hydraulic machines
Engineering · Build It · Grades 4–5
-a real child's argument, claim + evidence, exactly as taught
Write It · Grade 3 · Student work
The Writing Room
Your child writes something real every single week – stories, opinions, descriptions, and persuasion – then tests it on real readers and watches what actually lands.
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The Engineering Garage
Your child engineers working contraptions from everyday materials — and discovers the real science hiding inside them. Every build starts with a question, gets tested, fails on purpose at least once, and gets rebuilt better.
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Build: Debug
A real coding progression, not a one-tool class. Grades 2–3 build animations and their first games in block code. Grades 4–8 climb further: from blocks to HTML, Python, and building with AI.
Little Inventors
The youngest children explore all three of our worlds in one joyful class — coding, writing, and building. Every session ends with a child proudly showing what they made and being cheered for it.
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Classes specially designed for K–1 and subjects designed grade-wise up to grade 8
Four building subjects, Deepening every year
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