Python Game
Crack the Code
Built with Python
A number-guessing game with smart 'too high / too low' hints, a five-guess limit and a running history - written in real Python, not blocks.
Achievement band
Platinum
LEICESTER · A TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY FOR AGES 7-18
We build the buildersof tomorrow.
We prepare young people for a world run by code, robotics and AI. From first steps to real Python, robotics, and hands-on AI and machine learning - a structured pathway to age 18 that builds the ones who make the technology, not just use it.
- Now enrolling · Leicester
- Weekly & weekend classes
- From 24 August
Technology is the vehicle. Human capability is the outcome.
Our philosophy
- DBS-checked, safeguarding-first
- Max 10 per class · mentor + assistant
- A wristband earned at every band
DBS-checked staff
Every adult working with your child has an enhanced DBS check.
Fully insured
Public-liability insured, for total peace of mind.
First-aid trained
A first-aid-trained adult on site at every session.
Max 10 per class
Capped at 10, with a mentor and an assistant in the room.
“Some of the most authentic teaching you could get. The teachers are friendly and responsive, and what they teach makes sense. 10/10 would recommend.”
“My daughter joined in Leicester and it's been brilliant for her. She'd always loved playing games, but within a couple of Saturday sessions she was building her own using block-based coding. She even came away with a certificate she's so proud of. They have a real gift for explaining things in a way that clicks for kids, and the small class size meant she got proper attention. She's grown so much in confidence, and not just with the coding. Couldn't recommend it more for any child who's into tech.”
Hanad E. · Parent · Google review (from our founding year, as Beyond Code) “Youth technology academy! What a timing, really happy and excited. Definitely looking forward to it.”
Suhaib G. · Google review “Brilliant venue and staff were so helpful to introduce my son to the facilities…”
Life TV · Parent · Google review
WHY AN ACADEMY
Not a coding club. An academy for what's next.
The world your child is growing into runs on code, robotics and AI. The real question isn't whether they'll use technology - it's whether they'll build it. Hikora teaches real Python, real robotics and hands-on AI on a structured pathway to age 18: we build engineers and creators, not button-pushers.
Real code, not just blocks
From first steps to real Python - the language professionals actually write, not drag-and-drop.
AI & machine learning, built in
Not a buzzword on a poster. Children work hands-on with AI and machine learning as they progress - the shift reshaping every future career.
A pathway, not a pastime
Eight earned bands to age 18, toward GCSE Computer Science - a serious progression, not a term of activities.
Earned, never given
Every level is assessed by a mentor who has watched your child do it unaided. Progress is proof, never attendance.
- Weekly & Weekend Classes
- From 24 Aug
- All Abilities Welcome
- Ages 7-18
- In-Person Sessions
- Leicester
- Bronze to Diamond
- 8 Bands
WAYS TO ATTEND
Two ways in. One course.
The same Coding & Robotics pathway, taught in one 90-minute session a week - choose the slot that suits your family.
From 24 Aug
Weekly Classes
One weekday session, every week of term.
- One 90-minute session a week, after school
- Classes capped at 10 · mentor and assistant
- The same mentor every week
- Register your interest - full details shared when you join
From 24 Aug
Weekend Classes
Saturdays and Sundays, same pathway.
- One 90-minute weekend session a week
- Classes capped at 10 · mentor and assistant
- Ages 7-18 · all abilities welcome
- Register your interest - full details shared when you join
TWO PROGRAMMES
The same capability, taught for the age.
Every child follows one pathway - but how it is taught, and how far it goes, matches where they are.
See the full course
Younger Programme
First steps in programming: ordered sequences, loops and decisions - building the habits of precision and patience. Aligned to Key Stage 2 computing.
Older Programme
From typed Python to sensors, autonomy, and hands-on AI and machine learning - real engineering practice. Aligned to Key Stage 3 and a pathway toward GCSE Computer Science.
Our approach
A method, not a club.
Every project a child builds with us runs through the same five steps. It is how a hobby becomes a habit, and a habit becomes a skill.
Think deeply
Understand the problem before touching a keyboard.
Build boldly
Make the thing. Real code, real hardware, no worksheets.
Test rigorously
Find out what breaks, and why. Failure is data here.
Present with clarity
Stand up and explain it. Confidence is taught, not hoped for.
Reflect and grow
What would you do differently next time? Then do it.
THE PROGRESSION LADDER
Eight bands. Every one earned, never given.
Your child earns a coloured wristband at each band - and keeps it. A band is awarded only when a mentor has watched them demonstrate the capability unaided: never by age, never by attendance. This is exactly what your child can independently do at each level.
- BronzeDriver
Programs movement as a step-by-step sequence - direction, distance, colour and sound - and plans it out before writing a line of code.
- SilverCoder
Uses loops and events so the robot repeats and reacts - and can read a program and predict what it will do before running it.
- GoldLogician
Uses if/else decisions and variables for logic and memory, keeps score, and debugs their own program when it misbehaves.
- PlatinumBuilder
Writes their first typed code - translating working block programs into Python, organised with functions - and transfers those skills to a second robot.
- RubyProgrammer
Writes original Python from a written brief using live sensor data, to a real code standard: every line commented, every name clear.
- EmeraldEngineer
Combines sensors into working systems, logs real data, and builds with electronics - proving their skills transfer across different hardware.
- SapphireRoboticist
Delivers real-world autonomy - line-following, obstacle response - designs their own solutions, and works on a Linux computer.
- DiamondInnovator
Builds an original robotics project end to end, documents it, demonstrates it - and begins mentoring younger builders.
Beyond Diamond: competition robotics, advanced projects, GCSE Computer Science preparation, and a route toward becoming an assistant instructor.
Every child starts at the right level
It begins with a free tech assessment - a short, practical set of graduated challenges. The highest one your child completes independently sets their starting band. Nobody sits through what they already know, and nobody is thrown in too deep. It's how we build the right pathway for your child from day one, not a one-size-fits-all class.
Stripes, certificates and steady proof
Each band divides into four quarters. The first three each earn a stripe and a certificate; the fourth earns promotion and the next wristband. Assessment is continuous and practical - a stripe is awarded the moment a mentor has seen your child do it unaided.
REAL STUDENT WORK
Real projects, built by our students.
Not stock examples - actual work from young people learning with us, written in real code and earning real achievement bands.
See the student showcaseMore student work
- Secret Message EncoderEncryption · Gold
- First Python ProjectPython · Bronze
We’re launching on
24 August 2026
Leicester is our first academy - weekly and weekend classes, taught in person.
Ten per class
A mentor and an assistant in the room
Weekly & weekend
One 90-minute session a week
Ages 7-18
A wristband earned at every band
WHAT THEY WALK AWAY WITH
Real skills, and the proof to show for them.
Your child leaves fluent in genuine code and robotics - with real projects, a head-start toward GCSE Computer Science, and confidence that lasts. The durable life skills come with it, not instead of it.
Skills
Real Python & robotics
The pathway takes them from first steps to writing and debugging real Python and programming real robots - genuine, job-shaped skills that hold their value, not a weekend hobby that fades.
Head-start
A GCSE Computer Science head-start
The course is built toward GCSE Computer Science, so your child arrives at school already ahead - and already confident with the parts most find hard.
Portfolio
A finished project & portfolio
They don't just learn - they build. Your child leaves with real projects they made themselves, and a growing portfolio to keep building on.
Certification
Hikora Certification
Progress is certified, not assumed. At each band - Bronze through Diamond - your child earns a Hikora certificate that records exactly what they can do: a clear, dated mark of real achievement to keep and to show.
Community & Partnerships
Rooted in Leicester. Backed by the community.
Hikora isn't just a class - it's part of a wider effort to make high-quality tech education accessible to every young person in Leicester, regardless of background.
Leicester North West CommUnity (LNWC)
A volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to inclusive education, social connection and community development across North West Leicester. LNWC helps us reach families who might not otherwise have access to opportunities like this.
Women4Change Leicester
A non-profit focused on education, empowerment and community support for women, families and young people across Leicester. Our partnership ensures we're actively supporting the whole family - not just the child.
Leicester College
One of Leicestershire's largest further education colleges. Final-year Leicester College students carry out their industry placements with Hikora, supporting live sessions and bringing current, college-level knowledge directly into the room - your child benefits from a real team, not just one instructor.
Join the Hikora waiting list.
Weekly and weekend classes launch in Leicester on 24 August 2026. Join the waiting list - no commitment, no payment.
- Classes from 24 Aug 2026
- Leicester
- Classes capped at ten
Join the waiting list to hear when the next intake opens.