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Roblox Lua Coder

Age guide: 11 to 16

Residential Fees

Full Course
Standard Fees
£1,495
Early Bird Savings
£1,295

Why Learn Roblox Lua Coding?

Our Roblox Lua Coding course transforms your child from a drag and drop player to a developer, coding every action, interaction, outcome including in-game events of a multiplayer game from scratch. No templates, no shortcuts—just pure, hands-on coding using Lua, the scripting language that powers Roblox Studio.

Scripting languages like Lua are lightweight and designed to run inside specific platforms, like Roblox, controlling everything that happens during game play, such as spawning objects (making things appear), responding to player input and tracking scores. Your child will begin by coding simple interactions like inventories and collectables, learning how to make objects respond in real time. They’ll then progress to building multiplayer games with teams, saving player progress using Roblox’s DataStore, teleporting players to different locations, and designing custom interfaces with clickable menus and lobbies (multiplayer spaces where players gather before the game starts).

By the end of the course, your child will have built fully functioning Roblox games and gained a solid foundation in coding, developing confidence, creativity, and real skills they can carry into their future.


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Think it. Code it. Level up.

Full Course

  • Roblox Studio 
  • Lua Introduction 
  • Editing Scripts (Colour, Material, Physics) 
  • Coding Basics (Output, Variables) 
  • Branching (If, Else, Else If) 
  • Iteration (While Loops, For Loops) 
  • Events (Collisions, Triggers, Models, Spawning, Despawning, Player) 
  • Inventory (Creating Items, Adding Items, Equipping Items, Dropping Items) 
  • Item Events (Activating, Equipping, Unequipping) 
  • Multiplayer (Team Management, Lobbies, Team User Interface)
  • Multiplayer Lua (Events, Score Management, Global/Team Timers)
  • Creating Multiplayer Games
  • Persistent Data (Player Data, Saving Data, Loading Data, Autosaves, Save On Exit)
  • Screen User Interfaces (Text, Buttons)
  • Screen User Interfaces Lua (On Click Events, Editing Text)

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About this camp

In this engaging Roblox course, your child will master game development using Lua scripting. They'll seamlessly progress from Roblox enthusiast to skilled Roblox coder, acquiring a comprehensive skill set along the way.

They will begin by learning to create interactive games and applying essential programming concepts such as branching and iteration. This foundational knowledge allows them to modify game object properties during gameplay, bringing their creations to life. As their confidence grows, they'll delve into reactive game components, adding excitement with dynamic power-ups and interactive enemy encounters.

Your child will also learn the art of managing player inventory and scripting custom effects for equipping and activating in-game items. This knowledge ensures their games are not only engaging but also well-equipped for diverse player experiences.

The course then shifts focus to multiplayer gaming, teaching your child how Roblox manages teams of players. They'll facilitate player interaction and learn to join teams, enhancing the social and competitive aspects of their games. Your child will also be able to save player progress securely on Roblox's servers, ensuring that valuable game data, such as scores and currency, persists between gaming sessions.

Moreover, they'll master the art of managing the user interface, effectively communicating with the player's screen. This skill set includes understanding the difference between server and local Lua scripts and using Lua syntax to exchange data between the server and the player's local machine.

By the end of this Roblox course, your child will be able to create a vast array of multiplayer games, including obstacle courses, platformers, racing games, and stealth games. Their creative potential in the world of Roblox game development will be limitless.

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