Ruby On The Beach

Ruby on the Beach offers an 8 to 10-week, hybrid online full stack coding bootcamp in rotating tropical locations – past programs have included Bali, Ecuador and Thailand. Ruby on the Beach teaches JavaScript and Ruby development skills through one-on-one cloud-based learning and in-person team hacking focused on projects that maximize portfolio and professional development. The guiding principles of the course include individual accountability (everyone is accountable for their own learning), promotive interaction (helping others), social skills (leadership/communication), and group processing (working together). Courses are kept small with high instructor ratios to allow more time spent exploring new ideas and getting guidance towards student goals.

The initial skills phase of the Ruby on the Beach course has an online, flexible schedule that adapts to students’ real-world life demands and schedules. Once students finish the curriculum and are completely confident, they proceed to the on-location bootcamp – past locations have included Bali, Ecuador and Thailand – for a concentrated month of hackathons and projects with full instructor support.

Ruby on the Beach believes that students learn best when they're relaxed. The course curriculum is broken into core material and enrichment and encourages frequent breaks to encourage retention. Ruby on the Beach offers courses in a self-paced format to meet skill levels from newbie to advanced. Because programs take place outside of North America, students must have passports and travel documents to participate. Students also have the opportunity to pay as they go and Ruby on the Beach aims to keep tuition cost flexible and economical.