Code Ninjas El Segundo highlights youth coding, local internships and scholarships

Code Ninjas El Segundo is teaching children ages 5 to 14 coding skills and hosting high‑school interns, speakers said, and the local franchise has offered about $2,000 in STEM scholarships to interns over the past three years.

The program, described in the record as an after‑school and summer education center, traces its broader franchise origins to a February 2016 launch and the local operation said it has been active in El Segundo for three years. A presenter described Code Ninjas as “the Disneyland of coding and STEM education,” and staff and parents emphasized the center’s hands‑on approach and community ties.

A parent said the location was selected because it is friendly for children learning about coding: “We were looking for a local spot that could be friendly for kids to learn about coding. Ryder was very interested in coding and computers, and we heard about Code Ninjas from another friend. We came and checked out the spot, and we're very impressed,” the parent said. A student said, “I really like actually coding the games and finding out how to code them. . . . My favorite part is doing the code itself because I think it's really cool that the computers and stuff have their own language too.”

The owner of the local franchise thanked the city and the El Segundo Chamber of Commerce for support and said the center aims to combine business strategy with educational impact: “We're so happy that the city supports small business owner like us. I cannot say anything more and show my gratitude in terms of what the city has done to help us get to here today,” the owner said. Speakers also said the center places interns from El Segundo High School, Da Vinci and Linus Academy and offers STEM scholarships to those interns; the record states the scholarships total “over $2,000” across three years.

Program organizers and parents described a mix of motivations among students, from playing video games to developing a passion for coding. One speaker highlighted that the center’s branding uses a martial‑arts motif to mark progress through learning levels, saying that structure helps students feel accomplishment as they advance.

No formal city action, funding allocation, ordinance, or contract related to Code Ninjas El Segundo is recorded in the transcript. The remarks in the record appear as a community/business spotlight and testimonial about local after‑school STEM programming.

For El Segundo Media, Natasha Gascon contributed to the record and closed the segment with on‑air identification.