What we’re about
Bletchley Commons hosts classes and workshops each semester designed to spark creativity, confidence, and curiosity. These sessions are designed for college students and young adults, but are open to anyone eager to learn something new.
Each class blends creativity, collaboration, and real-world tools used by today’s developers and designers. You’ll learn by doing—designing, coding, and iterating alongside peers and mentors who work in the industry.
Popular classes we run each semester include:
Build Your First Game in Unreal Engine
Build Your First App with v0
Learn to Code with AI and Sports
Learn to Code with AI and Music, Games & Media
Learning doesn’t have to happen alone. Curiosity thrives in the company of others: students, creators, and professionals who believe growth is better shared. At Bletchley Commons, the energy of learning and doing is everywhere,
Upcoming events
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Build Your First App: Rapid Prototyping Applications with v0 + Cursor
Bletchley Commons, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, USLearn how modern apps come to life by building your own from the ground up. This beginner-friendly class introduces rapid prototyping with v0 and Cursor, two powerful AI-assisted tools that make it easier than ever to turn an idea into a working application. Each session blends short lessons with hands-on creation so you can design a user interface, generate the code behind it, and see your app run by the end of class.
📱 Learn how modern apps are created
⚡ Build a working prototype in v0
💻 Use Cursor to turn your prototype into real code
🤝 Create alongside other students and aspiring developers
🌱 Walk away with a project you can keep building on
The class is part of an ongoing course. You're welcome to attend a single class or join the full course. Learn more and register to attend here.4 attendees
Learn to Code with Sports: Programmatically analyze sports with Python & Cursor
Bletchley Commons, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, USIf you love sports and want to learn how coding works in the real world, this class is the perfect place to start. You’ll learn Python by analyzing the statistics of your favorite sport, whether that’s football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, or anything else you follow. Each week you’ll write simple programs that turn real data into charts, comparisons, and insights, giving you a fun and practical introduction to programming and data analytics.
📊 Learn Python through real sports statistics
🏈 Work with data from the teams and players you actually follow
📈 Create charts and visualizations you can share
🤝 Learn alongside other sports fans and aspiring coders
🚀 Build foundational coding skills in a fun, approachable way
The class is part of an ongoing course. You're welcome to attend a single class or join the full course. Learn more and register to attend here.2 attendees
Build Your First Game in Unreal Engine
Bletchley Commons, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, USStep inside the world of game development and create something of your own. In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn the basics of Unreal Engine, the same tool used to build many of today’s top games. Each session mixes guided lessons with time to experiment, so you’ll finish with a small playable game and a big sense of accomplishment.
🎮 Learn the fundamentals of Unreal Engine
🧩 Build your own playable game from scratch
💡 Work alongside other aspiring creators
🏆 Gain real skills for future projects or portfolios
The class is part of an ongoing course. You're welcome to attend a single class or join the full course. Learn more and register to attend here.3 attendeesBuild Your First App: Rapid Prototyping Applications with v0 + Cursor
Bletchley Commons, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, USLearn how modern apps come to life by building your own from the ground up. This beginner-friendly class introduces rapid prototyping with v0 and Cursor, two powerful AI-assisted tools that make it easier than ever to turn an idea into a working application. Each session blends short lessons with hands-on creation so you can design a user interface, generate the code behind it, and see your app run by the end of class.
📱 Learn how modern apps are created
⚡ Build a working prototype in v0
💻 Use Cursor to turn your prototype into real code
🤝 Create alongside other students and aspiring developers
🌱 Walk away with a project you can keep building on
The class is part of an ongoing course. You're welcome to attend a single class or join the full course. Learn more and register to attend here.1 attendee
