Coding & tech

In the lab or over video — your mentors need screening either way.

Coding camps blend in-person labs with online breakout rooms, and both put volunteer mentors with kids. VolunteerBadge clears every instructor for $5 with biometric identity verification — the safeguard a remote setting needs most.

Two settings, one standard

In-person labs

Mentors lean over shoulders, debug one-on-one, and supervise small groups all day — classic camp access.

Online sessions

Video breakout rooms put a mentor alone with a child off-camera — the exact moment identity verification matters most.

Lead instructors and lab mentors
Online breakout-room volunteers
Teaching assistants and student mentors
Check-in and parent-communication helpers

Coding camp screening questions

Do online coding mentors need background checks?

Yes — a mentor in a video breakout room with a minor has the same trust as one in a lab, and parents increasingly expect remote instructors to be screened. Online or in-person, each is a $5 check.

How does identity verification help a remote camp?

It is even more important online: biometric identity verification confirms the mentor on the call is the real, screened person — not someone who borrowed an account or a name.

Our mentors are volunteers and students — still required?

Volunteer or paid, student or professional, anyone mentoring minors should be screened the same way at $5 each.

Screen every mentor, on-site or online

$5 per mentor, identity-verified — the standard a modern coding camp needs.

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