The Art Dome and Star Web Design present you with a unique course from a web development company for you and your kids: The Art Dome IT Club. A place where you can learn all about websites: how they work, what the front end is (HTML/CSS, JS), and what the back end does (PHP). Where the website is stored, how to access it, what the domain/server is, and much more, all about the IT Era on a Basic Level. You will be taught by a professional who has been working in this segment for 10 years or more.
Requirements for the course:
– Age is 7 and up.
– laptop (regular, could be not expensive, affordable cost one, Microsoft Software, recommend)
– willing and intense eagerness for the new knowledge
– mability to be present at each lesson
Course length 3 + months, one lesson per week, plus homework.
The course is bilingual: (English and Russian / Polish and Ukrainian are optional)
Course options:
Thursday 3:30PM or Sunday 11AM
The Art Dome IT Club
Web Design & Development for Kids (Ages 7+)
Presented by The Art Dome & Star Web Design
A bilingual, beginner-friendly course taught by industry professionals with 10+ years of experience.
Course Structure Overview
• Duration: 12 weeks (3+ months)
• Format: 1 lesson per week + homework
• Focus:
• 80% HTML & CSS (Front-End Basics)
• 20% Figma, JavaScript & PHP (Intro level)
• Language: Bilingual
• Final Result: Each student builds their own website
12-Lesson Outline
Lesson 1 – What Is the Internet & How Websites Work
- Concepts:
• What is the Internet?
• What is a website?
• Front-end vs Back-end (simple explanation)
• How kids use websites every day
- Practice:
• Explore kid-friendly websites
• First look at HTML code (no typing yet)
Homework:
Draw or describe your dream website
Lesson 2 – HTML Basics: Building Blocks of the Web
- Concepts:
• What is HTML?
• Tags, elements, opening & closing tags
• Structure of a webpage
- Practice:
• Create first HTML page
• <html>, <head>, <body>, <h1>, <p>
Homework:
Create a simple “About Me” page
Lesson 3 – More HTML: Text, Images & Links
- Concepts:
• Headings & paragraphs
• Images and links
• File structure (folders & files)
- Practice:
• Add images and links to a page
• Create a mini personal webpage
Homework:
Add 2 images and 3 links to your page
Lesson 4 – Lists, Buttons & Page Organization
- Concepts:
• Ordered & unordered lists
• Buttons
• Clean page structure
- Practice:
• Create menus using lists
• Add buttons to a webpage
Homework:
Create a hobbies or favorites list
Lesson 5 – Introduction to CSS: Making Websites Beautiful
- Concepts:
• What is CSS?
• Colors, fonts, and text styling
• Inline vs external CSS (basic)
- Practice:
• Change colors and fonts
• Style headings and paragraphs
Homework:
Style your page using at least 3 colors
Lesson 6 – CSS Layout Basics
- Concepts:
• Boxes and spacing
• Margin & padding
• Simple layouts
- Practice:
• Create content boxes
• Improve page readability
Homework:
Create a neat layout for your website
Lesson 7 – Fun CSS: Backgrounds & Effects
Concepts:
• Background images & gradients
• Hover effects
• Simple animations (intro)
Practice:
• Add hover effects to buttons
• Style backgrounds
Homework:
Design a fun homepage look
Lesson 8 – Responsive Design (Beginner Level)
- Concepts:
• What is mobile-friendly design?
• Screen sizes explained simply
- Practice:
• Make text and images adapt to screen size
• Preview site on phone vs laptop
Homework:
Check your website on different screen sizes
Lesson 9 – Design with Figma
- Concepts:
• What is UI/UX?
• Designing before coding
• Basic Figma tools
- Practice:
• Design a simple webpage layout
• Colors, buttons, sections
Homework:
Finish your Figma design mockup
Lesson 10 – JavaScript: Making Websites Interactive
- Concepts:
• What is JavaScript?
• Events (clicks)
• Simple logic
- Practice:
• Button click alert
• Change text with JS
Homework:
Add one interactive element
Lesson 11 – PHP & Back-End Basics
- Concepts:
• What is the back end?
• What is PHP used for?
• Servers explained simply
- Practice:
• Simple PHP example
• How forms send data
Homework:
Understand how a website “talks” to a server
Lesson 12 – Domains, Hosting & Final Project
- Concepts:
• What is a domain?
• Where websites are stored
• How to publish a website
- Practice:
• Final website review
• Show & tell presentation
- Final Project:
Present your own website to the class
- Again Course Requirements
• Age 7 and up
• Laptop required
• Strong curiosity & eagerness to learn
• Attendance for each lesson
• Willingness to complete homework
- Outcome
By the end of the course, students will:
• Understand how websites work
• Build and style their own website
• Learn basic design thinking
• Get an introduction to fundamental programming
• Gain confidence in the IT world
If you would like to sign up for the course, please leave your contact information below and choose your preferred attendance time: Thursday at 3:30 or Sunday at 11 AM. Course costs $30 per lesson or $25 when u buy the whole course at once. The first lesson is free.