--- title: "Online Coding and AI Classes in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina" description: "Live online coding and AI classes across Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, from age 6 to adult, with a hands-on data cleaning project on Durham street tree records." canonical: https://learn.modernagecoders.com/online-coding-and-ai-classes-in-raleigh-durham source: src/pages/online-coding-and-ai-classes-in-raleigh-durham.html --- > Live online coding and AI classes across Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, from age 6 to adult, with a hands-on data cleaning project on Durham street tree records. Skip to contentCourse picks for the Triangle ## Four starting points, from age 6 to adult Pick by age and aim; a free first lesson confirms the level. [![Scratch Coding for Kids course thumbnail](/images/scratch-kids.webp)Ages 7 to 11Scratch Coding for KidsGames, animations and stories in Scratch, finished and shared each week.See the syllabus](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)[![JavaScript for Teens course thumbnail](/images/javascript-teens.webp)Grades 7 to 10JavaScript for TeensInteractive web pages in JavaScript, the language every browser in the Triangle already runs.See the syllabus](/courses/javascript-course-for-teens-beginners-interactive-web)[![AI and Machine Learning for Teens course thumbnail](/images/ai-ml-teens.webp)Grades 9 to 12AI and Machine Learning for TeensMachine learning from the ground up, starting with the clean data any model needs.See the syllabus](/courses/ai-ml-masterclass-teens)[![Python Masterclass course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)College and adultsPython MasterclassPython from zero to advanced for students and working adults, data cleaning included.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)Signature project ## Sixteen ways to spell Durham: cleaning a real city dataset The Durham, NC Open Data Portal publishes Trees & Planting Sites, the city’s street trees and the spots marked for future planting. We pulled all 28,968 records on 18 October 2026 and listed the problems a student meets before any analysis can begin. | Problem | What we found | Cleaning step a student writes | | --- | --- | --- | | One city, many spellings | 16 distinct values in the city column, from Durham (21,727) and DURHAM (5,628) to Dur, Durha, DURAM and a ZIP code, 27705 | Strip spaces and fix case; then map the leftovers by hand | | Two kinds of empty | Height is blank on 4,004 records and a single space on 1,984 more | Treat both as missing, and count them together | | Zero versus blank | Planting sites carry diameter 0 on 1,799 records and no diameter on 3,555 | Decide that both mean "no tree yet", then check the 23 tree rows with a blank or zero diameter | | Numbers stored as text | Height is recorded as bands such as 0-20 and > 80, typed as text | Keep bands as categories; never average them | | Repeated IDs | 17 facility ID values shared by 37 records, and 2,189 with no facility ID | Find the duplicates, inspect them, and choose a rule before deleting anything | ### Step 1: look before you fix Students print the distinct values of every column first. Seeing Durham, DURHAM, "Durham " with a trailing space, durham and " Durham" side by side does more to teach cleaning than any lecture. ### Step 2: the easy wins Stripping spaces and setting title case merges those five spellings into one: 27,372 records now read Durham. A single line of Python fixed more than 5,600 rows. ### Step 3: the judgment calls What is left needs a human: Dur, Du, D, Durh and Durha are probably truncated typing, DURAM a typo, 27705 a ZIP code in the wrong field. Each fix gets written down, so others can check it. ### Why the trees are not the only story The present column splits the file into 23,220 trees, 5,374 planting sites, 269 Do Not Plant spots and 61 dead trees, with 44 left blank. Anyone who counts "trees" without filtering this column first is counting empty planting holes as trees. Cleaning is as much about knowing what a row means as about fixing its spelling. Every count in this section is ours, from one download of the Durham portal on 18 October 2026. The portal lists the Open Database License as a general reference only and says the City and County of Durham reserve their rights in the data, so we quote a handful of counts with credit and do not republish the records or any addresses. Children start with a printed sample of twenty rows and a highlighter: circle every Durham that looks different. Teens write the cleaning in Python with pandas, using str.strip, str.title and a small dictionary of manual fixes. Adults go further, writing tests that fail if a new download brings a spelling the rules have never seen, which is how cleaning works in a real data team. Every age in the Triangle ## One teaching method, from a first Scratch game to a data job The same live, project-first approach works at each stage; only the projects change. | Learner | Typical first month | Where the cleaning lesson fits | | --- | --- | --- | | Ages 6 to 9 | Block games, animations and simple logic puzzles | Spotting the odd one out in a short list | | Ages 10 to 13 | Scratch games with scores, then first Python | Counting spellings in a twenty-row sample | | Ages 14 to 18 | Python, JavaScript, data projects and AI basics | Full pandas cleaning of the Durham tree file | | College and adults | Python, SQL, data analysis and AI tools for work | Automated cleaning with tests, the way teams do it | ### For Triangle parents Our [North Carolina page](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-north-carolina) covers the new state computer science graduation requirement; here we focus on what a child or teen actually builds. ### For college students Plenty of students in the region want Python and data skills beyond their major. Our college courses are live, with assignments marked by a teacher, and no graded coursework is ever done for a student. ### For working adults Adults learning to code for a new role or a side project get the same small-group or one-to-one format, scheduled around a working day. The Triangle in numbers ## Facts from Durham County, Wake County and RDU Figures from official county and airport pages and the Durham open data portal, read on 18 October 2026. | What | Figure | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Durham’s official birthdate | April 26, 1853, when the U.S. Post Office was established | Durham County history page | | Town of Durham incorporated | April 10, 1869 | Durham County history page | | Durham County formed | April 17, 1881, from land of Wake and Orange counties | Durham County history page | | Durham County residents | More than 330,000 | Durham County about page | | GoDurham bus stops | 841 in the open data layer (our count) | Durham open data portal | | Wake County Public Libraries | 23 locations across the county | Wake County libraries page | | Wake STEAM Lab | Launched October 16, 2026 for third through fifth graders, with more than 20 programs a month | Wake County news release | | RDU nonstop destinations | A record 91, on 19 airlines | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | | RDU new runway | 10,639 feet | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | ### Libraries first With 23 Wake library locations and a new STEAM Lab for grades 3 to 5, Raleigh families have great free starting points. Our classes are for children who then want a steady, teacher-led coding path. ### Dates as data Durham has three founding dates depending on what you count: a post office, a town, a county. Storing them as proper dates and sorting them is a neat first exercise in Python’s datetime module. ### Two counties, one class A Durham County learner and a Wake County learner can sit in the same online group, each at home, with no drive along I-40 at rush hour. Eastern Time ## Scheduling across the Triangle’s busy weeks Raleigh and Durham are on Eastern Time, America/New_York in the IANA database. ### Choose what fits Weekdays or weekends, flexible: choose your batch, or for a very personalised plan choose 1-on-1 at your convenience, weekend mornings or weekdays. ### Teachers in India India sits 9 hours 30 minutes in front of Raleigh while daylight time lasts and 10 hours 30 minutes in front through the winter, which is why Triangle mornings and evenings suit our teachers. ### Checked twice a year After the clocks go back on November 1, 2026 and forward on March 14, 2027, every slot is reconfirmed in Eastern Time so nobody misses a lesson. Learning ladder ## From blocks to data pipelines Ages are guides; the first free lesson sets where each learner starts. Ages 6 to 9 ### Blocks and games Sequences, loops and events, with a finished game or story every week. [Coding for Kids](/courses/kids-coding-blocks-masterclass)[Scratch Coding for Kids](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)Ages 10 to 13 ### First real code Python and simple web pages, plus small data puzzles from real places. [Python and AI for Kids](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[Web Development for Kids](/courses/kids-ai-web-development-course)Ages 14 to 18 ### Projects and AI Web apps, data cleaning with pandas and machine learning foundations. [JavaScript for Teens](/courses/javascript-course-for-teens-beginners-interactive-web)[AI and Machine Learning for Teens](/courses/ai-ml-masterclass-teens)College and adults ### Career skills Python to an advanced level, SQL and data analysis for study or work. [Python Masterclass](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college)[Data Analysis Course](/courses/data-analysis-mastery-course-college)Coding and AI ## Can an AI tool clean the Durham file for you? It can help, but it cannot decide what the data means. Ask an assistant to tidy the city column and it may well merge the five Durham spellings in seconds. It cannot know whether 27705 belongs in the ZIP field, whether a Do Not Plant spot should count as a tree, or which of two records sharing an ID is the right one. Those are judgment calls about the real world. So in our classes AI assistants are allowed for adults and older teens, within each tool’s own age terms, as a drafting aid: they suggest code, and the learner reads, runs and tests it against a sample checked by hand. Younger children learn about AI without using adult tools. The skill that lasts is knowing what each row means; AI makes that skill more valuable, not less. The longer argument is in [is coding still worth learning in 2026](/blog/is-coding-worth-learning-2026). Delivery ## Live from home, anywhere from Wake Forest to Hillsborough Road Learners join from home or the office, so no one has to cross the Triangle for a class. ### Real-time teaching A teacher leads every session live, sees the learner’s screen and answers questions as they come up. ### Right level, any age Children, teens and adults are placed by skill after a free lesson, never simply by age. ### Free first lesson One complete lesson, then a suggestion of level, course and slot. No card details are taken. ### Group classes Fifteen to twenty learners at the same stage, from North Carolina and the rest of the US. ### One to one A private teacher for learners with a specific goal, a tight schedule or a project to finish. ### Eastern Time Weekdays or weekends, flexible, every slot written in Eastern Time. No local office Teaching is live and online from India. Modern Age Coders has no office in Raleigh, Durham or anywhere in North Carolina, claims none, and is not connected with the City or County of Durham, Wake County or Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Fees ## Fees for Raleigh-Durham learners Clear monthly fees in US dollars, after a free first lesson. First class**USD 0** A free lesson with a teacher, ending with a suggested level, course and Eastern Time slot. Group tuition**USD 100** A month of classes in a group of fifteen to twenty learners at one level. Private tuition**USD 150** A month of one-to-one classes with a single teacher. Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill all pay the same US dollar fee. Payment begins once a course is picked after the trial, and the pricing page says how breaks and absences are handled. 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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 class in Raleigh-Durham Tell us who is learning and what they hope to do. A child might start with a Scratch game, a teen with the Durham cleaning project, an adult with Python for work. ### 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 Raleigh-Durham one. [WhatsApp Modern Age Coders](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20I%20would%20like%20a%20free%20coding%20or%20AI%20class%20in%20Raleigh-Durham.) Submitted details are used for placement and follow-up. FAQ ## Raleigh-Durham coding questions Asked by Triangle families and adult learners. ### Do you teach adults as well as children in Raleigh-Durham? Yes. We teach from age 6 to adult, including college students and working professionals, each placed by skill after a free lesson. ### What is the Durham street tree cleaning project? Learners download Durham's Trees and Planting Sites data and fix real problems: 16 spellings in the city column, two kinds of blank, zero versus missing diameter and duplicate IDs. ### Why teach data cleaning at all? Because real data is messy. In the Durham file, stripping spaces and fixing case alone merged five spellings into 27,372 Durham records before any analysis could start. ### Is computer science required in North Carolina schools? North Carolina has made it a graduation requirement. Our North Carolina page explains the rule; this page focuses on classes and projects. ### What time are classes in Raleigh-Durham? Weekdays or weekends, flexible: choose your batch, or for a very personalised plan choose 1-on-1 at your convenience, weekend mornings or weekdays. Slots are confirmed in Eastern Time. ### Do class times move in November and March? Our team messages each family around November 1, 2026 and March 14, 2027 to agree the Eastern Time slot again, since the gap to India shifts by an hour on those dates. ### Which AI tools are used in class? Adults and older teens may use AI assistants within each tool's own age terms, always checking the output. Younger children learn about AI without adult tools. ### Can college students get help with graded assignments? We teach the concepts and skills behind coursework, but never complete graded work for a student. The work they submit stays their own. ### Is there a Modern Age Coders center in the Triangle? No. All teaching is live online from India, so a computer, a headset and a reliable connection are all a learner needs. ### Where are the fees? 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