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Retr0 Academy

Learn Web3 with Retr0 Academy

Retr0, the low-poly CRT robot mascot

Write real code, ship it to NEAR, and earn a certificate you actually have to pass for.

How the certificate works

  1. Learn the NEAR path

    Four courses with animated diagrams and examples that run live against NEAR testnet.

  2. Pass the final exam

    25 random questions and 3 coding tasks, graded on the server with hidden tests. 80% to pass.

  3. Mint your certificate

    The contract checks the grader's ed25519 signature, then mints a soulbound NFT with your score and grade.

  4. Unlock Advanced NEAR

    Sign a free message with your wallet; the server checks your certificate on chain and opens the deep dives.

No wallet yet? Try a practice paper or look up a real certificate without signing in.

About Retr0 Academy

Retr0 Academy is a Web3 development school on NEAR. Follow the NEAR Developer path through fundamentals, smart contracts, tokens, and dApp frontends, with animated diagrams and examples you can edit in the Playground. Pass the server-graded final exam to mint a soulbound NEAR Developer Certificate on NEAR mainnet, which unlocks the Advanced NEAR deep dives. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, basic and advanced, are there as supporting courses.

Designed by Sina Jalilian. Lesson progress and quiz scores stay on this device until you choose to mint your certificate on chain.