// Real-world co-op · Beginner · Ages 12–20

Databases & APIs

Build the invisible engine behind modern apps: a working database and API. Students connect the same layers professional software teams use, then leave with proof they can make data move—not just talk about code.

By the end, your student won't just know how this industry works. They'll have something real to show for it—and the confidence that comes from saying, “I built that.”

Give them a project to own

1–2 hrs/week · 2–6 weeks · 30-day money-back guarantee

Portfolio projectBuilt, not watched

01 Real brief02 Modern tools03 Finished work

What they'll build

Work worth showing.

Every step moves toward a finished result—not another worksheet destined for a folder. Students practice judgment, make decisions, and learn how to finish what they start.

Model useful data and manage it visually in DBeaver
Build an Express and Node API that creates and retrieves records
Connect application code to a database with Prisma
Test endpoints in Postman and debug what breaks
Package and document the project with Git, GitHub, and Docker

Their professional tool stack

Recognizable skills. Real leverage.

These are the platforms students will actually open, use, and connect while they work. Familiarity becomes fluency—and fluency makes the next ambitious project feel possible.

Cursor DBeaver Docker ExpressJS Git Github Gitlens Node Nodemon Postman Prisma

This is the moment an app stops being a mockup and starts becoming a real product.

Less passive screen time. More proof of what they can do.

One good project can change their trajectory

Let this be the one they can't stop talking about.

Start with this co-op, browse the full catalog, or join a free info sessionand we'll help choose the right first win for your teen.

Start for $29/mo