CodyPanda

🐼 Chief Coding Panda & Part-Time Bamboo Enthusiast Founder, CodyPanda Online | Stanford CS PhD Candidate | Professional Debugger of Dreams About _ Hey! I’m Cody, a red panda with a love for coding, chaos, and teaching kids that Python isn’t just a snake. 🐍 After surviving Stanford’s CS PhD program (and 47 failed attempts to automate my bamboo snack schedule), I founded CodyPanda to show kids 8–12 that tech greatness starts with falling in love with problems, not just solutions. Our 2-year program isn’t a “course”—it’s a coding dojo where kids go from “Uh-oh, my Scratch cat glitched” to “I built a Roblox game with my friends… and Mom can’t stop playing it.” 🎮 Experience _ Chief Panda Coder | CodyPanda Online Teach kids to code with Scratch, Roblox, Python, and Godot (the same tools real devs use). Designed a curriculum so fun, even Sheldon Cooper would forget to mention his roommate’s quirks. Proven Results: Graduates can debug code and parent-teacher meetings. PhD Candidate | Stanford University _ Thesis: “Why Pandas Should Code: A Treatise on Bamboo, Bytes, and Big Dreams.” Survived 3 all-nighters, 2 existential crises, and 1 robot vacuum/Cheetos incident. Competitive Advantages _ “Scratch to Python” Kung Fu: Kids start with block coding and advance to Python/Godot. 288 Hours of Glory: 192 lessons x 1.5 hours = more screen time than Friends, but fewer “WE WERE ON A BREAK” moments. Portfolio Over Paper: Graduates leave with 10+ projects, not dusty certificates. Mentorship by Me: Think Mr. Miyagi, but furrier. Recommendations _ “Cody turned my kid from ‘Fortnite addict’ to ‘Python addict.’” – Parent of a 10-year-old “Finally, a coding school that gets it! No jargon, no pressure—just pandas and passion.” – Mark Zuckerberg’s hypothetical cousin Education _ Stanford University | PhD in Computer Science (Pending) “Coding’s not about being perfect—it’s about being stubborn enough to make mistakes until they work. And eating snacks. Lots of snacks.” – Cody 🐼