Enrichment clubs that change
how your child thinks.
Six virtual clubs in competition math, coding & AI, public speaking and creative writing — taught in groups of seven or fewer, starting the week of September 22.
The only Coding & Tech program where students do real tech internships before they enter college — and the deepest, broadest curriculum to get them there.
Most programs teach a language and stop. Ours runs an eight-year arc: your child starts in Scratch in 2nd grade and finishes high school with shipped products, competition wins and a professional résumé already in hand.
- A pathway, not a class Scratch → robotics (mBots & VEX VR) → VR worlds → AI & machine learning → mobile apps → web development → competitive programming.
- Work that leaves the classroom Our students have built websites for the City of Charlotte and local non-profits, and won the Congressional App Challenge and science fairs in tech and data science.
- Proven winners in math AMC 8 & AMC 10 Honor Roll, #2 and #5 Regional MATHCOUNTS, #6 State MATHCOUNTS, #1 State team in Purple Comet.
- Where our students land Graduates have gone on to MIT, UPenn, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, UC Berkeley and UCLA.
- Seven students, maximum Every club runs with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 7 children, so no one coasts and no one gets lost. Placement is by readiness, not grade.
- Built by industry experts A proprietary curriculum written by STEM professionals who do this work — the reason PBS Charlotte featured our students talking about coding and AI.
Founded in Charlotte in 2013 · 400+ families and school partners across Charlotte and Union County trust us with their child's enrichment.
The Fall week
Find the night that fits.
All clubs are virtual and run on the same weeknight each week from the week of Sep 22.
Multi-program pricing: both Math and Coding for $265 per 4 weeks. Placement is by readiness, not grade — call 980-292-1441 if you are unsure which level fits your child.
Enrichment club offerings
All six Fall clubs.
Grades 1–3
Two clubs
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- GradesAdvanced 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Group sizeMin 3 / Max 7
- FormatVirtual
Pre-Competitive Math
Where competition math starts — with curiosity, not drills.
- Your child meets the puzzle-style problems that make math feel like a game, not homework.
- Learns the creative problem-solving strategies that classroom math never has time for.
- Builds the foundation for MOEMS, Math Kangaroo and future MATHCOUNTS success.
- Taught in a group of 7 or fewer, so every child is engaged.
If math is your child's passion, this is where they get to run.
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- GradesAdvanced 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Group sizeMin 3 / Max 7
- FormatVirtual
Coding: Game Development in Scratch
CODE Level 1 — their first real lines of code, in games they actually play.
- Builds games and animations in MIT Scratch from the very first session — real projects, not worksheets.
- Meets loops, conditional statements and simple algorithms: the true foundations of algorithmic thinking.
- Learns to debug — find the mistake, fix it, run it again. The habit that carries into every future class.
- Combines creative design with logic, so your child sees coding as a way to make things, not a subject to study.
- Taught in a group of 7 or fewer, so every child finishes with projects of their own.
Year-long CODE L1 pathway: MIT Scratch → beginner robotics (mBots & VEX VR) → designing and coding VR worlds.
Grades 3–5
Four clubs
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- GradesAdvanced 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Group sizeMin 3 / Max 7
- FormatVirtual
Competition Math Level 1
The class behind our AMC Honor Roll and MathCounts state finishers.
- In-depth creative problem-solving strategies — the real toolkit, taught early.
- Direct preparation for MOEMS, Math Kangaroo and early MATHCOUNTS.
- Access to competitions in Charlotte and beyond that most families never hear about.
Our students: AMC 8 & AMC 10 Honor Roll · #2 and #5 Regional MATHCOUNTS · #6 State MATHCOUNTS · #1 State team, Purple Comet.
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- GradesAdvanced 3rd, 4th, 5th
- Group sizeMin 3 / Max 7
- FormatVirtual
Coding: Intro to AI
CODE Level 2 — your child stops just using AI and starts building with it.
- Builds working, AI-powered applications plus mobile apps in MIT App Inventor — real apps that run, not demos.
- Gets hands-on with image recognition and object detection, the techniques behind the AI in the news.
- Explores what responsible, ethical AI use looks like — a conversation every elementary grader should be having now.
- Placement is by readiness, not grade.
Year-long CODE L2 pathway: Intro to AI → intermediate game development in Scratch → mobile app development → website development.
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- Grades3rd, 4th, 5th
- Group sizeMin 3 / Max 7
- FormatVirtual
Public Speaking & Leadership Development
The skill that shows up in every classroom, interview and application to come.
- Prepared speeches with personalised feedback from experienced teachers and peers.
- Improv games that build the quick thinking most kids never get to practise.
- Persuasive, humorous and impromptu speaking, plus real leadership scenarios.
- Your quiet child gets a low-stakes room of 7 or fewer to find their voice in.
Confidence is taught, not born. This is where it gets taught.
- StartsWeek of Sep 21
- Grades3rd – 5th
- ScheduleSelf-paced
- FormatVirtual
Creative Writing Lab
Real writing instruction that works around soccer practice.
- Instructional videos, planning documents and guided materials your child works through at their own pace.
- Weekly assignments submitted online — with written feedback from a teacher every week.
- Moves your child from simple sentences to vivid, descriptive narratives.
- The lowest-commitment way to try Thinking Feet.
No fixed class time. Perfect as a second program alongside math or coding.
Competition Math Level 1 + Intro to AI. Save $25 every 4 weeks
Add Public Speaking & Leadership Development. Save $110 every 4 weeks
Polo Ridge · Fall 2026
Register for a club
Every club carries a two-week money-back guarantee, bills month to month and can be cancelled at any time. Multi-program pricing: Math + Coding for $265 per 4 weeks, or Math + Coding + Public Speaking for $325 (Grades 3–5).
Not sure about placement? Call us — we place by readiness, not by grade.
Thinking Feet
Empowering students with the tools to solve complex problems and lead with confidence. Trusted by more than 400 families across Charlotte and Union County.
Contact
- Call / text us: 980-292-1441
- Schedule a 15-minute call
- thinking-feet.com/polo-ridge
Good to know
- All Fall clubs are virtual
- Groups of 3–7 students
- Bundles from $265 / 4 weeks