Coding Club

The goal of LIYD Coding Club is to empower young minds to explore the world of programming from an introductory standpoint. Through hands-on projects, collaborative learning and experienced teachers, we help students learn coding principles in an encouraging environment.

Our main mission isn’t to just teach coding, but to also teach problem solving, critical thinking and essential math skills along the way. 

NEW! 2025-2026 CLASS INFORMATION

Introduction to Programming and Coding

Saturdays, 4-5PM (starting 09/20)

Join the google classroom: 5tpcgutt

  • Aditya Kumar, President

    Aditya Kumar, a part of the Class of 2026 at Ward Melville High School, serves as the president for Ward Melville's Computer Science Club. His passion lies in teaching coding to younger STEM enthusiasts, where he has taught python and math to elementary students. Aditya’s journey began with advanced computer science and math courses through the Schoolnova program. Beyond tech, he’s active in marketing, graphic design, business and music, participating and leading Ward Melville’s robotics and bluegrass clubs, as well as the chamber ensemble.

  • Tina Xing, President

    Tina Xing is a part of the Class of 2026 at WMHS and is the vice president of the WMCS club. She taught 4th-6th graders Python and Scratch at Emma Clark Library and can create relatively intermediate to advanced games on Scratch, like 2D scrolling platformers. Tina also was top 150 in HiMCM (Math modeling contest), where she used Python to program functions to propose solutions to non-quantitative "real-world" problems. She enjoys front-end development and would love to learn game dev with Unity and Xcode some day.

  • Joon-Gi Kim, Instructor

  • Luke Zhang, Instructor

    Luke J Zhang, a member of the Class of 2026 at Mount Sinai High School, is passionate about programming and community involvement. He has volunteered to teach Scratch and Java to students at the local middle and elementary schools, helping other students learn coding. Luke recently completed two advanced computer science courses through Stanford University’s Summer Session and has experience with Python, Java, and C++. He also won an award at the Stony Brook University hackathon for a Java project and is active in both computer science and music clubs. Beyond coding, Luke has been selected for music programs such as SCMEA and LISFA.