By Tilyenji Mwanza Mundungani
On a Saturday morning at the BongoHive Coworking space, the atmosphere feels different. Not quieter, just more intentional. As I walk in, I notice children already settled into their seats, some barely tall enough to reach the desk comfortably, others nearly grown, all united by the same focus. This is Robotix, and on both Saturdays and Sundays, this space transforms into a learning ground for young innovators aged 6 to 18.
What immediately stands out is the seriousness with which these children approach their work. Screens glow with lines of code, instructions, and simulations. Small fingers move carefully across keyboards. Older learners pause, think, debug, and try again. No one is rushing. No one is distracted. Every learner is fully present.
In the beginner sessions, younger children are discovering how computers think. They are learning that every action follows a clear instruction and that order matters. For the older learners, especially those exploring Python, coding becomes a language of logic and creativity. They learn that errors are not failures, but clues, and that persistence is part of the process.
By Sunday afternoon, the same energy returns. Learners greet one another with familiarity, continue conversations from the day before, and pick up right where they left off. Collaboration flows naturally. Questions are asked confidently. Breakthroughs, big and small, are quietly celebrated.
Watching these classes unfold over the weekend, it becomes clear that Robotix is not about keeping children busy. It is about building thinkers. It is about giving young people the tools to understand technology, question it, and eventually shape it.
As I stand there observing, one thought is impossible to ignore. These children are not just learning to code on weekends. They are learning to believe that they belong in the future of innovation, and that future is already taking shape, every Saturday and Sunday, one line of code at a time.