# Java Lab available for independent practice and Projects? **URL:** \ **Category:** Resources, Tools, Differentiation\ **Created:** [September 7, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/java-lab-available-for-independent-practice-and-projects/42302 "2026-09-07T17:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cicaneser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/cicaneser/32/6809_2.png) [@cicaneser](https://forum.code.org/u/cicaneser)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/java-lab-available-for-independent-practice-and-projects/42302/1 "2026-09-07T17:04:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Can we get a Java Lab?](https://forum.code.org/t/can-we-get-a-java-lab/41278): Just checking if this has been added. When I ask the AI bot, it tells me that it is available in the project area as long as students are registered in a Java course. However, I do not see it as an option as a teacher and neither do my students. This is VERY MUCH needed. If it is already available and I am not seeing it, please provide instructions on how to access it. ---
**Author:** ![sam\_stafford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/sam_stafford/32/7651_2.png) [@sam\_stafford](https://forum.code.org/u/sam_stafford)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/java-lab-available-for-independent-practice-and-projects/42302/2 "2026-09-17T15:26:46Z")
Hi @cicaneser , While there is no “JavaLab”, there are “Sandboxes” at the bottom of each unit. The screenshot below is from Unit 2 where there is just a Sandbox that has the console feature only, and two Neighborhood options, one with a paint bucket and one without: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/codeorgforum/original/2X/6/6d628d6d467bb42eb09fd16c44256651ef185eef.png) Hope this helps. Please reach out with any more questions you may have. Best, -Sam