--- title: "AI and Programming Classes in Basingstoke | Coding for 6 to 67" description: "Online AI, programming, Python and coding classes for Basingstoke, Tadley, Overton and Oakley learners aged 6 to 67, taught live. The first lesson is free." canonical: https://learn.modernagecoders.com/ai-and-programming-classes-in-basingstoke source: src/pages/ai-and-programming-classes-in-basingstoke.html --- > Online AI, programming, Python and coding classes for Basingstoke, Tadley, Overton and Oakley learners aged 6 to 67, taught live. The first lesson is free. Skip to contentBasingstoke picks ## First courses in Basingstoke Choose by age and interest. The first live lesson of each course is free, and booking needs no card. [![Coding for Kids course thumbnail](/images/kids-coding.webp)Ages 6 to 9Coding for KidsBlock coding with stories, words and simple sorting.See the syllabus](/courses/kids-coding-blocks-masterclass)[![Python and AI for Kids course thumbnail](/images/python-kids.webp)Ages 9 to 12Python and AI for KidsFirst real Python, working with text, plus small AI projects.See the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[![Python for Teens course thumbnail](/images/python-teens.webp)Ages 13 to 17Python for TeensFull Python for teenagers, including the sentence-counting project.See the syllabus](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)[![Python Masterclass course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)Adults and studentsPython MasterclassAdult Python from zero, through text processing and data.See the syllabus](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college) Browse the [course atlas](/course-atlas) for more than one hundred options and use the [coding roadmap](/coding-roadmap) to check prerequisites. The four we are known for ### Python, AI, vibe coding and agentic coding These run underneath everything above. Every one is live and online, placed by ability rather than by age, and the first class is free. [![Vibe Coding for Teens course thumbnail](/images/vibe-coding-teens.webp)Vibe codingAges 13 to 17Vibe Coding for TeensPython, web and AI projects where the learner still owns the thinking.See the syllabus](/courses/vibe-coding-for-teens-python-web-ai-projects-course)[![Python Automation Course course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)Python and AICollege and adultPython Automation CourseAutomate the work you already do, then let AI carry part of it.See the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-automation-masterclass-college)[![AI and Machine Learning for Teens course thumbnail](/images/ai-ml-teens.webp)AI and MLAges 14 to 18AI and Machine Learning for TeensTrain a model, read what it learned, and be able to say why it is wrong.See the syllabus](/courses/ai-ml-masterclass-teens)[![Codex & Claude Code course thumbnail](/images/codex-claude-code-adults.webp)Agentic codingProfessionalsCodex & Claude CodeRun AI coding agents on real work without losing control of the codebase.See the syllabus](/courses/codex-and-claude-code-ai-coding-agents-masterclass-for-adults-professionals)Basingstoke and Deane ## A borough of established families Six bands from census table TS007A (2021) for Basingstoke and Deane, via Nomis, beside England. | Band | Borough count | Borough share | England share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 to 9 | 11,550 | 6.2% | 5.9% | | 15 to 19 | 9,089 | 4.9% | 5.7% | | 20 to 24 | 9,233 | 5.0% | 6.0% | | 45 to 49 | 12,935 | 7.0% | 6.4% | | 50 to 54 | 13,695 | 7.4% | 6.9% | | 85 and over | 3,862 | 2.1% | 2.4% | Parents in mid-life and primary-age children are more common than in England, while young adults are noticeably fewer. Around Basingstoke the ONS lists Tadley at 14,760, Whitchurch at 5,290, Oakley at 5,265, Overton at 4,350 and Old Basing at 3,835, all inside the borough. Hampshire schools follow England's national curriculum, and our timetable goes quiet for each holiday week you mark. ### County and region The [Hampshire](/coding-classes-in-hampshire) page covers the county, and the [South East](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-south-east-england) page links the region. The Basingstoke project ## Counting sentences in Pride and Prejudice Sentence boundary detection, and two bugs that hide each other. The learner downloads the Project Gutenberg text, keeps everything from "It is a truth universally acknowledged" to the end of the novel, and removes the illustration notes. That leaves 122,978 words by our count. The first program splits after every full stop, question mark or exclamation mark that is followed by a space. It reports 5,767 sentences, averaging 21.32 words. That looks reasonable, and a less curious programmer would stop there. | Splitting rule | Sentences | Mean words | What went wrong | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Split after . ! ? and a space | 5,767 | 21.32 | Two errors, nearly cancelling | | Also protect Mr., Mrs. and St. | 4,636 | 26.53 | Now misses endings inside quotes | | Protect abbreviations and split after closing quotes | 5,776 | 21.29 | The most careful rule here | Then the learner prints the shortest "sentences" and finds fragments such as "My dear Mr." and "for Mrs.". Every Mr. and Mrs. has been treated as the end of a sentence: 781 plus 343, and 7 more for St., 1,131 false breaks. Protecting those abbreviations fixes that, yet the count drops to 4,636, far lower than before. Why? Because in dialogue a sentence often ends with a full stop followed by a closing quotation mark, and the rule only looked for a full stop followed by a space. Adding that case gives 5,776. Here is the unsettling part. The naive count of 5,767 was within ten of the careful count of 5,776, not because it was right, but because 1,131 false splits almost exactly cancelled about 1,140 missed ones. A program can be wrong in two ways and still print a believable number. The learner writes tests for each case separately, an abbreviation, a quoted ending, a question mark inside quotes, so that each rule is checked on its own rather than trusting a total that happens to look fine. ### Ages 8 to 11 Count the sentences on one page of a book by hand, then argue about the tricky ones. ### Ages 11 to 15 Write the naive splitter in Python and print its shortest sentences. ### Ages 15 and up Handle abbreviations and quotes, test each rule, and measure sentence length. ### Austen's text, our splitter Pride and Prejudice and the Austen-Leigh family record are Project Gutenberg editions. The sentence rules, counts and averages are our own. Why Steventon ## A novel begun near Basingstoke What the 1913 family record says. | Detail | What the book says | | --- | --- | | Where Steventon is | Among the Hampshire Downs, about seven miles south of Basingstoke | | Birth | 16 December 1775, at Steventon | | First Impressions | Begun October 1796, ended August 1797 | | What it became | Pride and Prejudice, published January 1813 | | Where it was written | The rectory room at Steventon, with Sense and Sensibility | | Basingstoke | Where the family went to the assemblies | Sentence splitting sits quietly under a great deal of software. Search engines, grammar checkers, translation tools, text-to-speech readers and the language models behind chatbots all need to know where one sentence ends and the next begins, and all of them meet Mr., Mrs., decimal points and quotation marks. A Basingstoke learner who has fixed Austen's abbreviations has met, in miniature, a problem that professional language engineers still test for. Modern Age Coders is not connected with Project Gutenberg or the ONS. The texts and census data are theirs; the splitter, and any mistake in it, is ours. Learning path ## From counting sentences by hand to language tools The year bands are rough; the trial finds the level. Years 1 to 4 ### Words and blocks Block coding with stories, speech and simple rules. [Coding for Kids](/courses/kids-coding-blocks-masterclass)[Scratch Coding for Kids](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)Years 5 to 8 ### Python with text Strings, splitting and counting in Python. [Python and AI for Kids](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[Maths Through Coding](/courses/maths-through-coding)Years 9 to 13 ### Language and AI Text processing and AI beside GCSE and A level. [Python for Teens](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)[High School Mathematics](/courses/complete-high-school-mathematics-mastery)Adults ### Practical text work Adult Python for text and data. [Python Masterclass](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college)[Data Analysis Course](/courses/data-analysis-mastery-course-college)AI and language ## Can you trust a number that looks right? Plausible output is not the same as correct output. Ask a chatbot how many sentences are in a novel and it will give a confident figure. It may even be close, for the same reason the naive splitter was close: errors that happen to cancel. A Basingstoke learner who has seen 5,767 against 5,776 knows to test each rule separately instead of trusting a believable total. Testing the parts instead of admiring the total is a strong reason for Basingstoke teenagers to keep learning to code in 2026. The longer argument is in [why teenagers should still learn to code in 2026](/blog/is-coding-worth-learning-2026). How lessons run ## Tadley to Old Basing, by live video From Kingsclere to Chineham, the lesson arrives on a screen at home. ### Their own keystrokes Programs are built by the learner, line by line, while the tutor watches over screen share and nudges with a question when needed. ### A level that fits Year 4 pupils and Year 13 students alike begin at a point set by their school year and the trial, with their own exam board in view. ### Nothing to pay first A complete opening lesson costs nothing, and you finish it knowing exactly which course we suggest and why. ### One-stage groups Five to ten UK learners, all at the same level. ### Twice weekly in term Two lessons a week during term; school holidays kept free. ### Constant time Our teachers absorb the UK clock changes, so your lesson stays put. Why groups are online Five Basingstoke learners at one level, free at the same time, seldom live close together. Online groups give each the right class. Fees ## Basingstoke fees Our fee for Basingstoke matches the one used in each country outside India. First class**USD 0** A whole lesson free, ending with a clear recommendation. Group tuition**USD 100** About eight live small-group lessons each month. Private tuition**USD 150** About eight live one-to-one lessons each month. Fees are in US dollars, not sterling. Money changes hands only once the trial lesson has pointed to a course and a weekday slot has been chosen. Term breaks, sick days and a switch from class to solo tuition are all explained under pricing. Request placement[Check availability](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20I%20would%20like%20a%20free%20AI%20or%20programming%20lesson%20for%20a%20learner%20in%20Basingstoke.)Reviews ## Reviews posted on Google Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews. These are real reviews, reproduced as written. ★★★★★ "The one step solution for my son. Modern Age Coders make learning coding so simple that kids love it. The teachers explain complex concepts clearly with practical exercises and interactive content." Ria Mukherjee Parent ★★★★★ "Modern Age Coders has been a game-changer for me. I struggled to grasp IT concepts and coding before joining, but their classes transformed everything. I can now confidently write complex programs with ease." Samriddha Mondal Student ★★★★★ "One of the most wonderful education centres out there. Education is not limited to school syllabus but focuses on skill development." Vansh Agarwal Student ★★★★★ "My child Dhairya is really enjoying the Modern Age Coders classes. This is his first online class and he eagerly looks forward to it. I can already see his improvement, and the teachers are very cooperative." Sonam Oswal Parent of Dhairya ★★★★★ "Modern Age Coders have wonderful teachers who teach in a clear, easy and practical way. The teacher boosts students' confidence and inspires them to learn without hesitation." Sonu Goyal Parent ★★★★★ "I highly recommend this computer coding class! The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about coding." Ritu Kedia Parent Free placement class ## Book a free Basingstoke lesson Send us an age or year group and one thing the learner loves. Possible trials: a Scratch storyboard, a first Python script, a small AI build, or splitting Austen into sentences. ### Want a class sooner? Book a priority demo A priority demo is a full class of about 45 to 60 minutes. After the class the mentor sends a written skill report and a personal learning roadmap on WhatsApp. If you enrol, the demo fee is adjusted against your first month's fee. Share your demo Order ID with us on WhatsApp and we take it off. [Book a priority demo](/book-demo) ### Contact the team directly WhatsApp or call [+91 91233 66161](tel:+919123366161), or email [connect@modernagecoders.com](mailto:connect@modernagecoders.com). This is Modern Age Coders' actual contact, an Indian number, and not an invented Basingstoke one. [WhatsApp Modern Age Coders](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20I%20would%20like%20a%20free%20AI%20or%20programming%20lesson%20for%20a%20learner%20in%20Basingstoke.) Submitted details are used for placement and follow-up. FAQ ## Basingstoke questions The town, the Austen project and how lessons work. ### What is the population of Basingstoke? The ONS gives 117,210 for the Basingstoke built-up area in 2021; the whole borough of Basingstoke and Deane had 185,152. ### Can Basingstoke learners take AI and programming classes online? Yes. Learners aged 6 to 67 across Basingstoke and Deane join live online AI, programming, Python and maths classes. ### What is the Pride and Prejudice project? Learners write a Python sentence splitter for the novel, fix abbreviations like Mr. and Mrs. and quoted endings, and find that two bugs almost cancelled. ### What is sentence boundary detection? Working out where each sentence ends, which is harder than it looks because full stops also appear in abbreviations and numbers. ### What is Jane Austen's link with Basingstoke? The 1913 Austen-Leigh family record places her birthplace, Steventon, about seven miles south of Basingstoke, where First Impressions was begun. ### Do lessons take place in Basingstoke? They run online, so Tadley, Overton, Oakley and the town are covered equally. ### Is there support for exam years? GCSE and A level students get maths and computing help aimed at genuine understanding, never at a promised grade. ### Is there an age limit? Six-year-olds, sixty-seven-year-olds and everyone between. ### What do Basingstoke families pay? You pay nothing for the trial. A place in a class then costs USD 100 monthly, and private lessons USD 150 monthly. ### Do lessons run in school holidays? They pause; share the holiday calendar with us. Nearby ## More pages near Basingstoke The [Hampshire](/coding-classes-in-hampshire) page covers the county, [Reading](/best-coding-class-in-reading) follows copy-chain errors, and the [South East](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-south-east-england) page lists the region. The [UK hub](/coding-classes-in-united-kingdom) has every page. 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