Code Ninjas is the world’s largest kids’ coding franchise, teaching children ages 5 to 14 vital STEM and problem-solving skills through a game-based curriculum where they build their own video games.

As students head back to the classroom, some Central Texas families are looking beyond the traditional school day to help their children build skills in coding, robotics and artificial intelligence.

After three years of coding, problem-solving and increasingly ambitious projects, Robert Trasler and Mia Jackson have reached ...