Liberty, MO · Near Alexander Doniphan Elementary

After-School Coding Near Alexander Doniphan Elementary

Nine belts. Ten character traits. Real projects that ship. Families near Alexander Doniphan Elementary have learned that technical skill alone doesn't prepare kids for what's ahead, character does, and that's what LTCA is built to develop.

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📍 Serving Families Near Alexander Doniphan Elementary in Liberty, MO

Families near Alexander Doniphan Elementary in Liberty Public Schools choose Love to Code Academy because their kids leave stronger than they arrived, not just in coding skill, but in confidence, teamwork, and the persistence it takes to keep going when something does not work the first time. That growth happens at our Northland campus on Barry Road.

Located at 248 NE Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64155, LTCA serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade across Coding, Robotics, and Esports, all reinforcing the same ten character traits. Alexander Doniphan Elementary students typically begin in Scratch or Kodable coding and their first LEGO Education robotics build, guided by coaches who name character growth the moment it happens instead of waiting for a semester review.

Parents near Alexander Doniphan often say the same thing: their child started talking about what they built, not just what they watched, within the first few sessions. That shift is exactly what the belt system is designed to produce and to make visible.

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Why Families Choose LTCA

Why families nearby choose Love to Code Academy

Technology is the environment. Character is the outcome. Every session at Love to Code Academy is structured around one controlling idea: we grow kids, not just coders. The projects students build are real. The growth that happens while building them is the point.

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One program, three tracks

Students choose Coding, Robotics, or Esports, or move between all three. Every track runs on the same character framework and the same belt progression from White to Black.

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The belt system makes growth visible

Nine belts track both technical skill and character development simultaneously. Parents always know exactly where their child stands and what specific behaviors they are working toward next.

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Coaches, not just instructors

Every LTCA coach is trained to name character traits in real time, not at end-of-semester reviews. Persistence is recognized when it happens. Teamwork is named the moment it is shown.

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Fits a busy family's schedule

After-school sessions, weekend options, and summer camps, designed for students who already have full schedules. Families in the Northland can build LTCA into any routine without conflict.

Three Tracks. One Character Framework.

Choose the track that fits your child

Every track at Love to Code Academy is built on the same foundation, the LTCA Character Framework, with ten observable traits reinforced in every session, regardless of which program your child is in.

💻 Coding

Block-based and text-based coding using Scratch, Kodable, and Microsoft MakeCode. Students build real projects and develop the persistence to debug and rebuild when something doesn't work.

Students from Alexander Doniphan Elementary bring the curiosity and energy that LTCA coaches build on from the very first session, progressing from block-based to text-based coding as they advance.

K–8 Scratch Kodable MakeCode

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🤖 Robotics

Hands-on building with LEGO Education and VEX Robotics. Students design, build, and compete, developing teamwork and engineering mindset through real physical challenges that can't be simulated.

Students from Alexander Doniphan Elementary discover in Robotics that building something physical, and rebuilding it when it doesn't work, is one of the most satisfying forms of problem-solving they've ever experienced.

Grades 3–8 LEGO Ed VEX

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🎮 Esports

Structured competitive gaming built around self-control, sportsmanship, and team communication. The game is the environment. Character is what we are developing in every session.

Students from Alexander Doniphan Elementary find in Esports a competitive environment that takes their gaming seriously, and uses it as the training ground for self-control, teamwork, and strategic thinking.

Grades 4–8 Strategy Team Play

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The LTCA Character Framework

Character traits parents can see at home

Ten traits. Reinforced every session. Visible to parents at home. Every coach at Love to Code Academy names character traits in real time, when students show persistence, when they demonstrate teamwork, when they handle a setback with self-control. Parents in the Liberty area report seeing these changes at home first. Below are five of the ten traits developed across every LTCA session.

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Persistence

Persistence is what carries a student through the moment code breaks or a robot falls over mid competition. At LTCA, coaches name persistence when a student chooses to debug one more time instead of giving up, and celebrate the retry as much as the win.

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Integrity

Integrity means owning a mistake before anyone points it out. When a project does not work as planned, LTCA coaches expect students to say so, fix it, and try again rather than cover it up. Parents often see that honesty show up first at home.

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Teamwork

In every LTCA session, teamwork is defined, observed, and named, not just encouraged. Students with assigned roles, shared outcomes, and coaches who recognize real collaboration versus performed participation develop a fundamentally different understanding of what it means to contribute to a group.

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Passion

Passion shows up when a student keeps working on a project after class ends because they genuinely want to see it finished. LTCA coaches protect that spark by giving students real ownership over what they build, not just a script to follow.

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Mentorship

Mentorship is what LTCA students grow into as they advance through the belt system, helping younger or newer students work through a hard problem instead of solving it for them. It is one of the clearest signs a student is ready to lead.

Learn about Mentorship

View All Ten Character Traits

🥋 The Belt System Makes Growth Measurable

Nine belts, White through Black, mark each student's development across both technical skill and character. Every belt has a defined identity and observable behaviors that must be demonstrated before advancement. Learn about the belt system

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Other Schools in the Liberty Area

Love to Code Academy serves K–8 students from across Liberty and the surrounding Northland. Click any school below for location-specific program information tailored to that school's families.

🏫 EPiC Elementary