About
Programming Journeys

Programming Journeys is a STEM education company that teaches students to build technology through hands-on projects in programming, robotics, and AI — building real engineering systems along the way.

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Programming Journeys logo — globe mark with Professor Núñez

Who We Are

STEM Education Built
Around Real Engineering

Programming Journeys is built on a simple idea: students learn best when they actively create, explore, and understand how technology works.

Project-Based Programming

Project-based courses and Summer Camps for students ages 8–14, where every lesson ends with something students actually build.

College-Level Tools

Students work with industry-standard tools, including Python, VS Code, Docker, and Raspberry Pi systems.

Animated Curriculum

Complex concepts are explained through high-quality animated videos featuring our own characters.

Real Engineering Concepts

Students do not just use technology — they build it. From software to robotics to AI.

Safety & Supervision

Safe, Structured Learning
for Camps and School Partners

Whether students join us for Summer Camps at Southwestern Community College or through a school partnership, every program is designed to provide a structured, supervised, and age-appropriate learning environment.

Student Safety

Every program is designed to give students a structured, supervised, and age-appropriate learning environment.

Safety shield
  • LiveScan background-checked instructors

  • Supervised classroom instruction

  • Age-appropriate AI use with instructor oversight

  • Clear expectations and active staff support

Program Formats

Programming Journeys works with both families and school partners through flexible program formats.

  • Summer Camps at Southwestern Community College

  • School partnership programs

  • After-school and school-break options

  • Real learning outcomes in every setting

Licenses & Certifications

Certified
& Trusted

Programming Journeys is built on a foundation of trust, professionalism, and the certifications required to serve students and families responsibly.

Licensed Business

City of Chula Vista

License #103113

Classification: Education/School

DVBE Certified

Disabled Veteran
Business Enterprise

CA Dept. of General Services

Cert ID: 2050128

SB(Micro) Certified

Small Business (Micro) Enterprise

CA Dept. of General Services

Cert ID: 2050128

Fully Insured

General Liability & Professional Liability

Student Safety Coverage Included

CA DGS issues a single certification ID that covers both DVBE and SB(Micro) designations for a vendor.

Our Characters

Meet
The Cast

Our animated characters help make complex ideas more approachable, memorable, and fun for students as they move through each program.

Korra character

Korra

Korra is the AI assistant who guides students through computers, code, and engineering — and loves to teach.

Korra Jr. character

Korra Jr.

Korra Jr. is the AI agent students build in this program — their own personal AI, built from scratch.

PiCar character

PiCar

PiCar is a robot car that drives itself and teaches students how machines think and move.

MB3K character

MB3K

MB3K is a robot designed to make students laugh while they learn.