Teachers’ stories
Tips, tricks and tutorials on how to teach coding and engage your students
Bringing Python to Life at Atheneum Boom
17.11.2025EU Code Week story from Atheneum Boom, Belgium Getting started with Python in the classroom At Atheneum Boom, all students…
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Listening to Young Voices of EU Code Week: Highlights from the Code Week Youth Council 2025
11.11.2025EU Code Week 2025 Listening to Young Voices of EU Code Week: Highlights from the Code Week Youth Council 2025…
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Meet Alexander Velázquez: Bringing Coding to Classrooms Across Spain
15.10.2025Introduction Alexander Velázquez, a primary school teacher, backend developer, and EU Code Week Ambassador for Spain, has spent over seven…
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EU Code Week Italy 2025 – Public Events Board From 11–26 October.
13.10.2025Bacheca degli eventi EU Code Week Italia 2025 EU Code Week Italy 2025 – Public Events Board (11–26 October) The…
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EU Code Week Hackathon Italy 2025
07.10.2025EU Code Week Hackathon Italy 2025 EU Code Week Hackathon Italy 2025 is on: a national, two-stage challenge focused on…
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How to Upload Your Code Week Activity to the Map
26.09.2025How to Upload Your Code Week Activity to the Map Organising a Code Week activity? The next step is to…
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Coding the Conversation: SchoolBot Development
03.09.2025As part of the EU Code Week, students of Gimnazija Vukovar participated in two educational activities focused on developing digital…
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Building Digital Skills: EU Code Week 2025 Highlights from Croatia and Slovenia
22.07.2025We’re happy to share all the exciting events and activities that took place over spring in Croatia and Slovenia under…
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Learning Through Practice: Developing Cybersecurity Skills and Applying Artificial Intelligence in a Brute-force Attack Simulation
05.06.2025Why Learn About the Brute-force Method? In today’s world of constant digital connectivity, the ability to understand and protect one’s…
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Bringing Code, Connection and Peace to the Heart of Cyprus
29.05.2025Each October, during EU Code Week, something truly inspiring happens on the divided island of Cyprus. For the past four…
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Decoding the Past, Inspiring the Future: Empowering Girls in STEM Through Interactive Learning
10.03.2025As part of EU Code Week & Girls in Digital, the “Decode the Findings” workshop took place at the Vukovar…
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Breaking Barriers: Inspiring Coding Journeys from Hungary
06.02.2025Getting Involved in EU Code Week Coding has long been seen as a field dominated by men and IT professionals.…
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Celebrating EU Code Week: Coding at Primary School Matija Gubec in Cernik, Croatia
25.11.2024During this year’s EU Code Week, communities across the continent were brimming with creativity and innovation through coding activities. Among…
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Building Educational Mazes with Scratch: A Practical Approach to Teaching Computational Thinking
05.11.2024For several years, José María Díaz Fuentes, Scientix Ambassador and Teacher of Physics, Technology, and ICT at Salesian School Santo…
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Fast track to STEM: Croatia’s Arduino Express Smart Train adventure!
23.09.2024EU Code Week is a celebration of creativity, problem-solving and collaboration through coding and other tech-related activities. It aims to…
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Sparking Innovation and Inclusivity in Education: Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 3 Cugir’s Journey with EU Code Week
06.09.2024In the heart of Romania, a small school is making a big impact. Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 3 Cugir, located in…
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Emojis in Education: Celebrating World Emoji Day!
17.07.2024Happy World Emoji Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the tiny digital icons that have revolutionised the way we communicate, express…
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Code it Local triumphs: Inspiring Computational Thinking in Early Education
27.06.2024The EU Code Week – Code it Local initiative, led by Maria Tsapara and her team, empowers nursery and primary…
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Coding… What a Passion!
24.05.2024Maria Giovanna Battaglia, primary school teacher, digital animator, and EU Code Week lead teacher writes about an event at her…
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CThink.IT: Think, Learn and Play in a Computational Thinking Way
13.05.2024Discover how the Erasmus project “CThink.IT” is revolutionizing education across Europe, fostering computational thinking skills through innovative board games and…
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EmpowerEDUC Awards Malta: Inspiring Educational Excellence
30.04.2024Step into a vibrant ceremony hall, where excitement fills the air and anticipation is palpable. It’s the EmpowerEDUC Awards, held…
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Exploring 3D Printing
18.04.2024At Simon Gregorčič Kobarid Primary School in Slovenia, a diverse group of students aged 6 to 15 are delving into…
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EU Code Week Teach Day in Portugal: A Day to Remember in Leiria
16.04.2024March 9th, 2024 was a happy day for EU Code Week in Portugal. The city of Leiria welcomed the first…
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LEGO STEAM workshop: fostering critical thinking through fun
09.04.2024A LEGO STEAM workshop was held at the Vukovar City Library on 22 March 2024, bringing together participants of all…
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Artemis Generation: a small step for them, a giant leap for humanity
05.04.2024Welcome aboard our exciting space mission! Have you ever dreamed of traveling through space and exploring other planets? Let’s let…
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Ethics and responsibility in the application of Artificial Intelligence
30.01.2024In the contemporary technological environment, where artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated into everyday life and becomes an integral part of…
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Europe Code Week Challenges at Primary School “Matija Gubec” Cernik, Croatia
27.12.2023For many years, at my school, we have been celebrating Europe Code Week with various and numerous activities. And, this…
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Through the MOOC with Study Group
20.12.2023Through the MOOC with Study Group The group of elementary school teachers from Cernik successfully completed the MOOC through…
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EU Code Week Community meets online!
12.12.2023As the 11th edition of EU Code Week drew to a close, the Code Week community gathered for a virtual…
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Augmented Reality and Primary Education
07.12.2023The interactive nature of Augmented Reality (AR) technology allows students to visualize and manipulate three-dimensional objects by blending the…
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The Lost City of Code – reaching Atlantis – Part 2 (days 4-5 and final results)
30.11.2023Hello, if you missed the first part read it here! The completed MineAtlantis On the 4th day of #petrikcodeweek, the…
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Uniting for the Elimination of Violence against Women
24.11.2023On 25 November, the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marking the beginning of…
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The Lost City of Code – part 1
17.11.2023Our School #petrikcodeweek, which has become the trademark of our school (Petrik Lajos School in Budapest) and has achieved national…
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A Special Day of EU Code Week in Hungary
03.11.2023On 7 October, the 2nd Code Week Hungary Conference was held in Biatorbágy, a town on the outskirts of Budapest,…
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Coding @ I.C. “Karol Wojtyla – Arenella”
24.10.2023Italian EU Code Week Leading Teacher Fabrizia Agnello carried out a Local Train the Trainer course for her kindergarten and…
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EU Code Week: Workshop “Computational thinking without computers”
19.10.2023EU Code Week represents an initiative that promotes programming and digital literacy across Europe. In fact, its activities during the…
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Exploring the World of Robotics: A Beneficial Tool for Autistic Children in Kindregarten
11.10.2023In the dynamic world of education, the inclusion of technology has been transformative, especially in catering to the diverse needs…
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EU Code Week celebrates teachers on World Teachers’ Day
05.10.2023On 5 October, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, an occasion to honour and appreciate the dedicated educators who shape the…
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EU Code Week Summer School 2023
22.09.2023Flying over Brussels, I thought about what awaited me at the EU Code Week summer school and why I signed…
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Who designs and codes the PCBs? Meet a woman electronics engineer and find out how she works
19.09.2023It is important for our students to learn about examples of STEM professionals involved in the world of designing and…
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Everyone Can Code Projects: Introducing coding and app development activities to your students
12.09.2023In 2016, I started teaching coding to 11- to 13-year-olds. As an English as a Second Language (ELS) teacher by…
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Learning about bats with the help of robots
07.09.2023What could be the connection between bats and ozobots, two seemingly distinct entities that exemplify the complexity and diversity of…
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Back to school – 6 tips to get kids excited about coding!
29.08.2023As the summer draws to an end, a familiar buzz of excitement fills the air – it’s back-to-school season! While…
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Digital and pedagogical backpack fully recharged
16.08.2023By: Eva Toth, Leading teacher, Hungary The European Code Week Summer School was held from 10 to 14 July…
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Coders in the school of the future
03.08.2023Students reflect on the ‘Coding ergo sum‘ educational project. In this exclusive interview, the students of Silla Primary School at…
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EU Code Week – Local train-the-trainer courses in Turkey
25.07.2023As a part of the EU Code Week local train-the-trainer initiative and with the coordination of the EU Code Week…
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Experts Go Back-to-school Campaign 2023
18.07.2023Welcome to a journey that transcends the ordinary classroom experience and transports eager students into the captivating world of software…
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Robots in a maze
06.07.2023Author: Ivan Lipanović, math and computer science teacher. Elementary school Špansko Oranice, Zagreb; NGO “Neki novi klinci”, Zagreb The NGO…
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Adventures in Pixeland: Unplugged Coding Pixel art for Kids
27.06.2023Author: Ivana Vezjak, ICT teacher at Elementary school August Šenoa Osijek, Croatia Nowadays, technology use pervades almost every aspect of…
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Secrets of Encryption and Data Security Protection
09.06.2023By Sanja Pavlović Šijanović, Leading Teacher Croatia and Davor Šijanović, Gymnasium Vukovar Cryptography is a fascinating field that involves secrets,…
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Unlocking the Power of AI in Education MOOC: A Brief Summary
24.05.2023The EU Code Week Unlocking the Power of AI in Education massive open online course (MOOC) was developed with the…
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Harnessing the Power of Water: A Sustainable Solution by Vukovar Gymnasium Students
20.04.2023Author: Sanja Pavlović Šijanović, Leading Teacher Croatia and Davor Šijanović, Gymnasium Vukovar The world is increasingly turning to new green…
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Coding for English Teachers – The more the merrier!
15.03.2023Alenka Miljević, eTwinning ambassador, Croatia It isn’t a secret that though being an English teacher, I love coding as well…
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First time coders in an experimental school in Greece
31.01.2023By Vasiliki Psaridou, EU Code Week Leading Teacher in Greece and Focus group coordinator During the EU CODEWEEK Bootcamp MOOC…
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Living greenely
29.12.2022By Danijela Maurac, EU Code Week Leading Teacher in Croatia I have always considered that increasing and developing pupils’ ecological…
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Birds of a feather, code together!
15.12.2022By Lidija Šaravanja, Code Week teacher in Čepin, Croatia I am an English teacher in a primary school called “Vladimir…
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Together we always win! Insights from Code Week Bootcamp MOOC Study Groups
30.11.2022By Debora Carmela Niutta, Code Week Study Group Leader in Italy What is EU Code Week Bootcamp? EU Code Week…
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Code Week Bootcamp MOOC Study Groups – School based learning community in Primary school Matija Gubec
22.11.2022By Kristina Slišurić, Code Week Study Group Leader in Cernik, Croatia The Study group in Primary school “Matija Gubec“ Cernik…
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The power of AR and VR-skills for the future
27.10.2022By Ghenea Simona, EU Code Week Leading Teacher at “Elena Cuza” National College, Romania The twenty-first century has seen the…
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Make a Chatbot: solve the riddle and save your PC!
13.10.2022By Fabrizia Agnello, Leading Teacher Italy As a Technology teacher, I only have two hours a week per class so I…
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Let’s Play Coding. Primary STEM education in Romania
27.09.2022By Dorina Marin, Leading Teacher in Romania The implementation of STEM education at primary level requires a modern approach to…
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Pytch – a bridge from Scratch to Python programming
30.08.2022By Glenn Strong, Assistant Professor in computer science in the School of Computer Science in Trinity College. Pytch – pronounced…
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Greek students code for peace
22.06.2022By Katerina Glezou, EU Code Week Leading Teacher, Greece The students of the 1st grade of 1st Arsakeio Senior High…
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Green coding
14.06.2022By Danijela Maurac, EU Code Week Leading Teacher Croatia We witness a time when the environment is changing more and…
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Coding@schools Group is ready for Codeweek school label
18.05.2022European Commision and EU CodeWeek are launching a new challenge. Schools from six pilot Countries (France, Greece, Italy, Holland, Slovenia…
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Achieving through coding
28.04.2022Republic of Turkey Ministry of national education Yildiztepe primary school Our school is the biggest school in Bağcılar with 2900…
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Canary Islands Code Week
05.04.2022The Canary Islands Code Week is an initiative organised by the Educational Technology Area, a Canarian institution responsible for coordinating…
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Introduce algorithm basics with the Rubik’s cube
21.02.2022Even if you aren’t experienced in coding yet, you can challenge yourself and your abilities during the weekend, by trying…
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Europe Code Week at Primary School “Matija Gubec” in Croatia
14.02.2022By Kristina Slišurić. Matija Gubec primary school, Cernik, Croatia. Every October in the school year, numerous additional activities are…
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Code Week Minecraft Live Lesson Review
08.02.2022Held on the 26th of January 2022, the EU Code Week Live Lesson Minecraft: Education Edition allowed students to be…
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Computer Science unplugged activities
02.02.2022Here is a set of 3 unplugged activities to introduce students to basic computer science concepts. These activities have been…
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Easy-to-use tutorials for Animate your name activity in Scratch
31.01.2022For the Animate your name activity, Code Week tutorials offered by Google education are available in 22 (BG, CS, DE,…
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EU Code Week – Code it Local in Perama
27.01.2022by Maria Tsapara, PhD Candidate, Early Childhood Educator, Leading Teacher EU Code Week, Scientix Ambassador, ICT Trainer, Certified Educator STEAM/robotics…
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Green Behavior Code
17.01.2022By Imen Taktak Marzouk , Computer science teacher, Code Week Ambassador in Tunisia Green Behavior Code is an eTwinning project…
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CodeWeek in Latvia: sharing ideas and inspiring others to use the power of information technologies
13.01.2022By Angela Jafarova, Director of the Coding school Datorium and CodeWeek leading teacher. Latvia During the EU CodeWeek 2021 I invited Jānis Akmentiņš, Head of Engineering of PRINTFUL, – the very…
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Socialise and code
10.01.2022By Anxhela Gjana, Leading Teacher in Code Week and Study Group Leader teacher in Kukes, Albania. In the framework of the implementation of the MOOC for EU Code Week 2021, we organised a…
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Teach colour through coding
28.12.2021Here are two activities aimed at kindergarten students (aged 3 – 6) to learn the name of colors, while also…
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Brick Sequence and Tricky Tower
22.12.2021By Irina Fomitseva, IT teacher Tallinna Kesklinna Vene Gümnaasium. Estonia. You will challenge your sensory-motor skills, using your eyes and hands to coordinate movements. Physically, this…
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Christmas coding
20.12.2021by Kristina Krtalić, computer science teacher at the Hugo Badalić Elementary School, Croatia Outcome of the domain B. Computer thinking…
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#EU CodeWeek on Maker Faire Zagreb and Roma
13.12.2021By Sanja Pavlović Šijanović & Davor Šijanović, Vukovar Gymnasium , Croatia As part of the third Maker Faire Zagreb 2021…
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AI Basics for Schools MOOC ~ A Brief Summary ~
06.12.2021The EU Code Week AI Basics for Schools massive open online course (MOOC) was developed with the aim to provide…
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Collaborative opportunities around Code Week abound in Europe
29.11.2021By Melissa Esposito, Iti “Medi”, San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy My name is Melissa Esposito and I teach mathematics at…
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Pop it and coding!
16.11.2021By Sandrine Khorn, primary school teacher at Ecole des Révoires. Monaco. I’m a schoolteacher and a trainer specialized in digital…
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Blended learning approach during Code Week Online Bootcamp MOOC
11.11.2021By Maja Videnovik, Computer Science teacher, primary school “Krste Misirkov”, Skopje, North Macedonia, Code Week Leading teacher My pupils have…
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Five (out of twenty) things to do with a computer
08.11.2021by Miles Berry 2021 is the 50th anniversary of Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon’s inspiration paper, “Twenty things to do…
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SPACE TOUR
01.11.2021By Martina Galić, IT teacher at Primary school Bol, Split. Croatia I am a math and IT teacher at Primary…
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Dancing with the stars….or Zorba’s syrtaki?
31.10.2021By Julie Plastira. Kindergarten Teacher. Lavrio, Greece. I am Julie Plastira and I am a teacher in 4th Kindergarten of…
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Riding the #EU Code Week 2021 wave
30.10.2021By Georgia Lascaris, computer science teacher. Primary Schools of Nea Erythraia, Athens, Greece. As a computer science teacher, coding, computational…
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CODING AS A PLAYGROUND IN OUR SCHOOL
29.10.2021By Kristina Milaj, Primary School Teacher at I. osnovna škola Bjelovar. Croatia. The most important objectives in education are to…
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My heart isn’t made of stone
28.10.2021By Alenka Miljevi, English teacher at Elementary School Braće Radića. Bračević, Croatia I have been teaching English for 20 years…
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Let’s write a program to run in space
27.10.2021by Patrícia Carvalhais, secondary teacher, eTwinning Teacher and Programming and Robotics Club coordinator (Portugal) This year, for the beginning of…
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Using Scratch to get familiar with Bebras – international informatics and computational thinking challenge
24.10.2021By Tanya Andonova, Founder of Kinder Coder. Bulgaria Kinder Coder is a small programming club for kids, created and developed…
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Activity: Virtual Tour of U.S. cities using Scratch
23.10.2021By Giovanna Caracciolo, English language teacher at IC Laureana Galatro Feroleto. Italy When passion and creativity meet technology something special…
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Algorithmic Origami
21.10.2021Nilüfer Anatolian Imam Hatip High School learns computer-free coding with an online “Algorithmic Origami” workshop Fifth and sixth grade students had the opportunity to think…
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Challenges of a trip
20.10.2021by Erviola Konomi, Leading teacher. School “Zhani Ciko”, Albania I am Erviola Konomi, from Albania, Code Week Leading teacher for…
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UNIVERSE CODING
19.10.2021written by Danijela Maurac I am a primary school teacher at Primary school Bol, Split in Croatia. I’m a teacher…
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Ambassador Profile: Attila Főző PhD, Hungary
18.10.2021Ambassador Profile: Attila Főző PhD, Hungary Attila Főző has been an EU Code Week Ambassador for 5 years. He is…
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Dancing to the beat of EU Code Week
14.10.2021Teacher Maria Giovanna Battaglia and her pupils came up with a fun way to engage in the Code Week Challenge…
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Felienne Hermans: “Nowadays things are a lot easier for people that want to get started!”
13.10.2021Felienne is an associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science at Leiden University where she leads the…
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Halloween paper circuits with EU Code Week
10.10.2021Halloween is this month! Did you know that its origins trace back to an ancient Celtic festival? To celebrate it…
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Happy EU Code Week – Kick-off
08.10.2021EU Code Week kicked of yesterday with a striking event and launched its 9th edition. Packed with creativity and inspiration,…
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What’s it like to be a hackathon mentor
03.09.2021What it’s like to be a hackathon mentor In 2021, the Code Week Hackathons take place in 6 countries – Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,…
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Waiting for CodeWeek 2021
18.06.2021Waiting for CodeWeek 2021 Istituto Comprensivo Valle del Conca, Scuola Primaria B. Lunedei (Morciano di Romagna –Rimini ITALY) Classe 5°A…
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Code Week – Highlights of #TeachDay
04.06.2021#TeachDay – Interactive workshops and inspiring speakers On Saturday the 22 May 2021, we gathered for our first #TeachDay, moderated by #CodeWeek coordinator Annika Ostergren…
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Sharing ideas, knowledge and experiences
03.06.2021Samuel Branco, Computer Teacher in high secondary school, EU Code Week Leading Teacher, Portugal EU Code Week organized an online…
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Hedy – Making textual programming easier and more fun
18.05.2021By Ramon Moorlag, computer science teacher in the Netherlands, @Hedycode Moving from a block-base language like Scratch to a text-based…
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How to Create a Smart Tourist Guide
03.05.2021Use AI tools and technologies to create a mobile app in Scratch that recommends tourist attractions based on people’s interests …
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Code Week Teach Day
26.04.2021New Online Conference for teachers on 22 May 2021 On 22 May, educators, teachers and coding enthusiasts can join a one-day virtual meet-up.…
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AI in 1st Grade Primary School Koabarid (Slovenia)
14.04.2021By Aurora Calvet, Primary school teacher, Erasmus coordinator and eTwinning teacher Although we already do many activities about coding, we…
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(Happy) Easter Coding
06.04.2021by Kristina Krtalic, teacher at the Hugo Badalić Elementary School, Croatia This Easter holiday, we discovered the outcomes of domain…
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Let’s code and dance
29.03.2021By Elka Veselinova from the European School of Brussels III, Belgium. Subjects taught – Mathematics, English and Information and communication…
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Code Week Austria – Digitalisation in School
19.02.2021Interview with Code Week Ambassador for Austria, Andrea Mayr-Stalder Over 3,000 Code Week activities were organised in Austria last…
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Code Week 2020 Course: Development of programming, robotics and computational thinking activities in Zafra, Spain
28.01.2021by Francisco Javier Masero Suárez, Code Week leading teacher in Spain From October 13 to 21, a training activity was…
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Christmas coding at the elementary school Hugo Badalić in Slavonski Brod, Croatia
19.01.2021by Kristina Krtalic, teacher at the Hugo Badalić Elementary School, Croatia The third-grade students at elementary school Hugo Badalić had…
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Genial Coding
14.01.2021by Stefania Altieri, EU Code Week Leading Teacher in Italy A new game based on coding quizzes to solve and…
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Schools, defenders of the Earth: Greek kindergartens and schools code to protect the environment
12.01.2021by Maria Tsapara, 2nd Kindergarten of Perama, Greece, Leading Teacher EU Code Week and Anthi Arkouli 2nd kindergarten of Peristeri,…
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Reaching the sky by coding: Students in Asturias, Spain launch a hig-altitude balloon into near space
10.12.2020by Javier Redondas, teacher at the IES de Candás, Asturias, Spain A group of students for the Candás secondary school…
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Poland in the spotlight of Code Week 2020 – Interview with Alexandra Zacharska, Code Week Ambassador
09.12.2020In 2020, Poland hosted over 20,000 coding activities and reached first place on the Code Week podium. The ambassador of…
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EU Code Week at the Hugo Badalić Elementary School in Croatia
02.12.2020by Kristina Krtalic, teacher at the Hugo Badalić Elementary School, Croatia Students of the Hugo Badalić Elementary School from Slavonski…
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Robotics in school: 5 reasons to try and tips to get you started
18.11.2020We often read about endearing stories and fascinating tech inventions, like the robotics suitcase that follows its owner autonomously, Spot, the dog-like household…
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Assembling and programing with the LEGO Spike Prime Kit
17.11.2020by Robert Živanov, mechanical engineering teacher in “Nikola Tesla” school centre, Vrsac, Serbia Each year our secondary school in Serbia…
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How to teach financial literacy with a Harry Potter-inspired virtual escape room
11.11.2020by Snježana Damjanović, Code Week Leading Teacher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Školski centar fra Martina Nedića, Orašje A…
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EU Coding Week at the Elementary school “Antun and Stjepan Radić” in Gunja, Croatia
02.11.2020by Anita Tufekčić and Ivana Ružić from the elementary school “Antun and Stjepan Radić” in Gunja, Croatia All students from…
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Programming a robot to make you a peanut butter sandwich
02.11.2020by Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Teacher in Portugal Developing code activities in the classroom is challenging! But what to do when…
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Teaching granny how to code – online workshop in Greece
28.10.2020On 17 October 2020, Alexander Innovation Zone S.A. and the GREEK COMPUTER SOCIETY (GCS), Division of Macedonia-Thrace organised the webinar…
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How to write a blog post for EU Code Week
20.10.2020Blogging about your coding events gives you visibility among the Code Week community and can inspire other organisers to follow…
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Code Week moves ahead in the Netherlands, with micro:bit webinars for teachers
12.10.2020by Pauline Maas, Code Week leading teacher in the Netherlands This week, as part of EU Code Week (2 weeks…
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Let’s compose my musical masterpiece in… Scratch, or my variation of the “Ode to Joy”
08.10.2020By Elka Veselinova from the European School of Brussels III, Belgium. Subjects taught – Mathematics, English and Information and communication…
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‘Follow-a-long’ with coding karaoke
30.09.2020By Dr. Steve Bunce, EU Codeweek representative from the UK We have all have sung along to our favourite song.…
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Google to support Europe Code Week through localised online resources
29.09.2020by Verónica Gebhardt, Google Program Manager Within the next 10 to 15 years, 90 per cent of all jobs in Europe will…
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Tips to Run a Perfect EU Code Week 2020 Event From Turkey
29.09.2020October’s Best Fun! Written by Adil Tugyan – Code Week Ambassador For Turkey In Turkey, October is one of…
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10 best programming languages for kids of any age
07.09.2020Computers play an irreplaceable role in today’s society. And although we use technology pretty much every hour of every day, we hardly…
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How to start coding on your own in 8 simple steps
21.08.2020You are interested in coding, but you don’t know where to start? If you are still hesitating whether coding is…
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How to use coding to boost students’ vocabulary and discussion skills
16.08.2020By Yana Tsykunkova, English language teacher from Ukraine Usually, coding never goes beyond computer science lessons. As a simple, visual…
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Coding with Minecraft: Education Edition
17.07.2020by Fatma Bouaziz, Computer science teacher, Minecraft Global Mentor and Europe Code Week Ambassador from Tunisia Minecraft: Education Edition is…
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The Ultimate Guide to organising a Code Week activity
17.07.2020Code is everywhere around us. Playing a computer game, sending an email, watching an episode of The IT Crowd on…
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The effects of coding on pre-primary students
13.07.2020by Leticia Gil Ramos, preschool teacher in Spain Numerous experts share the idea to introduce Computational Thinking (CT) in the…
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Practising proper netiquette with micro:bit
09.07.2020by Imen Taktak Marzouk, EU Code Week Ambassador in Tunisia Digital technologies provide us with a world of possibilities at…
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Distance learning with coding
29.06.2020by Stefania Altieri, EU Code Week Leading Teacher in Italy Most of European schools were closed because of Covid-19. This…
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Golden Age Project: An Example of Technology Integration to Learn History
26.06.2020by Francisco Masero Suárez, Code Week Leading Teacher from Spain The Golden Age project is a kit of activities…
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Let’s code and play in Scratch: “Questions and Answers”
23.06.2020By Elka Veselinova, a seconded teacher by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education to teach Mathematics in the English section of…
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Is it love or just Python? How to develop a love calculator using a simple algorithm in Python
16.06.2020by Ivana Vezjak, ICT teacher at Elementary school August Šenoa Osijek, Croatia We have a new EU Code Week in…
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Tell your own story with Scratch! An activity to try at home during lockdown
28.05.2020By José María Díaz Fuentes, a Scientix ambassador and teacher in Physics, Technology and ICT at the Salesian School Santo…
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16 EU Code Week activities to inspire your next lesson in coding
16.05.2020by Dorina Marin, EU Code Week Leading Teacher from Romania My involvement in the EU Code Week campaign was a…
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Coding from home – Practical tips and good practices to organise remote classes
23.03.2020By Annika Östergren Pofantis, EU Code Week Team Stay in touch with students. Make the most of existing online resources.…
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Original online coding treasure hunt from Italy
17.03.2020By Annika Östergren Pofantis, EU Code Week Team Stefania Altieri is one of the Italian Leading teachers. She developed an…
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Storytelling, Yoga and Coding
24.01.2020By Natalia Rekic Muci, Code Week Teacher in Serbia It is not easy to find authentic English materials for the…
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5 activities to try out something new with coding
20.12.20191. Organise a blinded catch game By Catarina, Code Week teacher in Portugal In order to work on the special…
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EU Code Week 2019 at Primary school ”Josip Kozarac” in Soljani, Croatia
16.12.2019By Marina and Adrijana, Code Week Teachers in Croatia The students from grades 1 to 8 of our Primary school…
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Holiday paper circuits with EU Code Week
09.12.2019Did you know that participants of the Code Week Deep Dive MOOC learned how to create their own paper circuits…
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A COLOUR MAKEY MAKEY
25.11.2019By Santiago, Code Week Teacher in Spain A colour Makey Makey is an activity designed for students to review colours.…
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5 easy unplugged activities to organise in your classroom
20.11.20191. Creating Binary Bracelets – an unplugged activity to learn about the binary system By Manel – Code Week teacher…
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LEGO MAZE – UNPLUGGED ACTIVITY
19.11.2019By Aurora, Code Week Teacher in Slovenia Every year we try to involve as many pupils in coding activities as…
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Good morning, Rob!
14.11.2019By Marlene, Leading Teacher in Austria In our school with 350 children, the kids forget more and more to greet…
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Unplugged Coding – Logical Puzzle
28.10.2019By Maria, Code Week teacher in Italy In the nursery school of the Margherita Institute of Bari, children aged 4…
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CodyFeet and storytelling
18.10.2019By Stefania, EU Code Week Leading Teacher in Italy CodyFeet is an unplugged game born from an idea of Annalisa…
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Using Scratch to create an animation during a pictures editing class
15.10.2019By Mirjana Code Week Teacher in Serbia This year, Sveti Sava Primary School (Nis, Serbia) is taking part…
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Battle Royale: Poland vs Portugal
10.10.2019By Iwona, Code Week Leading Teacher in Portugal My students like to be surprised. They accept every interesting proposal with…
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Students across Europe learn Swift to unlock new opportunities
07.10.2019By Apple This October, in classrooms across Europe celebrating EU Code Week, students of all ages are living proof…
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Robots into Orbit – Building and Programming robots that help people to survive in Space
02.04.2019by Bart Boeykens – EU Code Week Leading Teacher For different schools in Bornem, a town in the Dutch-speaking part of…
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Diversamente Coding
18.03.2019by Spyros Blatsios. Diversamente Coding is an international partnership promotes coding and digital skills to people with hearing difficulties. EU…
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Apply now for Code Week 2019 grants from Google
13.03.2019Technological change and shifts in job roles are transforming the demand for skills at a faster pace than ever before.…
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Robots and computational thinking at Mn. Albert Vives School in Spain
14.12.2018In 2018 the Mn. Albert Vives School in La Seu d’Urgell (Catalonia) introduced an innovative pedagogical project in robotics and…
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Coding across generations
05.12.2018The Czech Center for International Cooperation in Education promotes coding and digital skills throughout the year. However, CodeWeek 2018 was a…
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“We are coding”: a teacher’s story from Turkey
18.10.2018I am Burcu Yüksek, a pre-school teacher from Adana working with students aged between 4 and 5. This year…
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Bringing Code Week to schools all over Serbia
12.10.2018On the occasion of the European Code Week, Digital Serbia Initiative and the Petlja Foundation have organized “Creative Coding on…
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The Internet foundation challenges all teachers in Sweden to be a part of Code Week
03.10.2018By Måns Jonasson, responsible for the Swedish Internet Foundation’s programming lessons The Internet Foundation in Sweden is a…
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Google sponsors 25 EU Code Week projects that introduce students to computer science
14.09.2018By Verónica Gebhardt, EMEA Pre-University CS Outreach, Google Switzerland Computer science education is booming across Europe as it is being increasingly…
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Machine learning helps teachers to teach coding
29.06.2018By Kristian Langborg-Hansen, Danish Code Week ambassador The teachers in the Triangle Region in southern Denmark can look forward to…
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#CodeWeek boosts digital skills around Europe
18.10.2017The first part of EU Code Week was amazing with thousands of participants getting in touch with the coding world.…
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Code2park: free parking in Urbino in exchange for coding
12.10.2017By Alessandro Bogliolo, EU Code Week ambassador for Italy During CodeWeek, from October 7th to 22nd, citizens and visitors can…
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Generation Code: Born at the library
04.10.2017By Ilona Kisch, Director of Public Libaries 2020 As we all know, digital skills such as coding are becoming increasingly…
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Google sponsors 60 EU Code Week projects that introduce students to computer science
27.09.2017By Verónica Gebhardt, Google’s Computer Science Education Outreach Program Manager. Across Europe digital skills are becoming essential to successful careers…
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NewPathways Into Creating With Code
18.09.2017By Lisa O’Brien, Executive Director Scratch Foundation and Natalie Rusk, research scientist at the MIT Media Lab Looking for ideas…
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Apply now for grants from “Meet and Code” to enthuse young people about coding and digitization
12.07.2017By Mailin Künstler, Stifter-helfen.net You want to engage and enthuse children and youth in Europe with coding and digitalization, and…
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EU Code Week Romania: Robotics? How can I do that?
20.01.2017By Academia inventeaza.ro The latest data regarding the progress towards a knowledge economy and a digital society place Romania…
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EU Code Week ambassadors showcase coding activities at the launch of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
02.12.2016Yesterday, EU Code Week ambassadors, Alan McCullagh (France), Mags Amonds (Ireland), Evgeni Minev (Bulgaria), Cindy Smits (Belgium), Rosanna Kurrer (Belgium)…
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Crana College exploring code for CodeWeek.EU
17.11.2016In September Crana College took the innovative step to include coding on the curriculum for its incoming First Year students.…
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Francavilla Fontana, Italy: activities to stimulate children’s curiosity for coding
14.11.2016As part of EU Code Week our school, the Second Coprehensive Instituite in Francavilla Fontana, in the amazing Apuglia region…
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Raising children’s awareness of Code and Ecological Matters thanks to #SuperCodeurs!
08.11.2016Join in the 3rd edition of #SuperCodeurs! This year again, Orange, in partnership with Simplon.co, has launched its #SuperCodeurs programme…
View Activity Sensibilisez les enfants au code et à l’écologie avec #SuperCodeurs !
08.11.2016Participez à la 3ème édition de #SuperCodeurs! Cette année encore, Orange lance, en partenariat avec Simplon.co, son programme #SuperCodeurs et…
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100 teachers in Catalonia, Spain, learn programming with App Inventor
08.11.2016On Saturday 15 October 2016 the first Catalan European Code Week event took place. It was the 2nd edition of…
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Future Makers Awards challenge: use code and technology to make the world better
24.10.2016Can you think of a problem that affects the world and the people around you? Of course you can. But…
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We are the children of the (digital skills) revolution
21.10.2016The landscape of the working world has changed dramatically in the last 50 years. Industries have transformed and technology has…
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Check out the special EU Code Week Scratch tutorials
17.10.2016MIT Scratch Team invites everyone to tell stories, make games and animations with Scratch during EU Code Week. Check out…
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Google grants to 46 EU Code Week projects that introduce students to computer science
12.10.2016While digital competency quickly becomes one of the most important prerequisites for getting a job, too few students have access…
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Generation code: Born at the library
06.10.2016When you think of a library – you think of books, don’t you? Did you know though that libraries are…
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EU Code Week – Keep up the momentum!
03.10.2016With just two weeks until the annual Code Week, events are popping up on the map as we speak! Last…
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“I decided to run a programming club”
23.08.2016My school, Ursuline College in Sligo, encourages 5th year students to run lunchtime clubs for first years to help them…
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New record for the EU Code Week: more than half a million people took part in 2015
18.01.2016Almost 570,000 people cross Europe and beyond learned to create with code during EU Code Week that took place from…
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Google supports Europe Code Week by funding 60 initiatives in 24 countries!
22.10.2015While digital competency quickly becomes one of the most important prerequisites for getting a job, too few students are studying…
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eSkills for Jobs 2015 European Video Competitions on the lookout for Digital Talents
16.10.2015eSkills for Jobs 2015 is currently running its European video competition. This competition is an opportunity to highlight and reward…
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Be the first to design 3D games with Scratch and win prizes
13.10.2015Scratch is an amazing environment where you can express yourself with coding, focusing only on creativity. In spite of the…
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Ayrshire kids make dojos their mojo!
13.10.2015Ayrshire is a region in the west coast of Scotland. The birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns, young people in…
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Inspirational People in Computer Science – Interview with Miles Berry
06.10.2015We asked many questions about coding to Miles Berry, principal lecturer and the subject leader for Computing Education at the…
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30.09.2015Miles Berry is the principal lecturer in computing education at the University of Roehampton and board member of UK ICT…
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Coding with kids in Italy
30.09.2015We had great fun coding with 75 ten-year-olds in a school in northern Italy. This video is the…
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TECHxture- Beyond EU Code Week Switzerland
28.09.2015Reflecting upon our successes of this year’s EU Code Week extravaganza we were left wondering, ‘What next?’. The journey we…
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Developing the digital skills of teachers for creating the education of tomorrow
28.09.2015Born into a world where technology is an integral part of everyday life, students need to understand technology and to…
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Code Week EU event organisers to receive a certificate!
16.09.2015This year we decided that each event organiser should receive a certificate to recognise and celebrate their effort and achievement…
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Interview with Eva Hu and Mari Luz Aguado, the main developers of Dr. Scratch by Jesús Moreno León
02.09.2015Eva Hu and Mari Luz Aguado are the main developers of Dr. Scratch, a tool that allows young programming…
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Learning to code with children in Europe and Africa: unveiling the true power of coding workshops!
02.09.2015by Karolina Telejko, EU Government Relations Manager at SAP and Member of the Africa Code Week Steering Committee Seeing a smile…
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Interview with Tonko Sabolčec, a young programmer from Croatia by Ivana Ružić
20.08.2015Ivana Ružić interviewed Tonko Sabolčec, a young programmer from Croatia. Can you tell us a little bit about…
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18.08.2015To mark Europe Code week, Google is offering a limited number of grants up to 4000 USD to support individuals…
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Ministry of Education of Catalonia has promoted the project “Mobilitzem la informàtica” (Mobilize computing)
09.07.2015From september 2013 and during last two academic years (2013/14 and 2014/15) the Ministry of Education of Catalonia…
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Ministry of Education of Catalonia organized the “Jornada Programa” (Code Day) for Primary and Secondary Schools
03.07.2015This event was organized for teachers to share their experiences and find out about different ideas and strategies that can…
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Programamos (We code) family coding event, May 2015
30.06.2015Last May, Programamos (We code), a Spanish non-profit organization that promotes programming from schools, and Orange joined forces to offer…
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Inspirational People in Computer Science – Interview with Prof.Michael Kölling
24.06.2015As part of the inspirational people in Computer Science series, we interviewed Prof. Michael Kölling from the School of Computing…
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Scratch Day May 9 2015 by Jesús Moreno León, EU Code week Ambassador for Spain
24.06.2015This year’s Scratch Day was celebrated last May 9, 2015. Scratch Day is a global network of events that celebrates…
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Coding with parents during Code Week in Barcelona, Spain
27.10.2014Wednesday, October 15th, 5 p.m. A group of parents of the school are at the main hall with…
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Let’s make every week of the year a Code Week
16.10.2014We don’t want Code Week 2014 to end, let’s make every week of the year a Code Week! …
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Official EU Code Week kickoff
13.10.2014On Saturday 11 October, EU Code Week officially kicked off – and what a start it was! During the past three days,…
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Learn to code the fun way!
12.10.2014Rovio unveils Angry Birds Fun Learning Still looking for fun coding resources to use in your classroom? Check out funlearning.com, a…
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Coding testimonials: Why is coding important?
10.10.2014Coding testimonials: Why is coding important? Learning to code is learning how our new reality is built. Teachers, coding experts,…
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Special edition Skill Sharer badge
07.10.2014Will you be sharing your coding skills during the upcoming EU Code Week? If yes, then we’ve prepared…
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The story of Computing at School from the UK
07.10.2014On the 30th of September EU Code Week Ambassadors met in Brussels to exchange ideas and talk about how to move…
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New promo video for EU Code Week
03.10.2014We have a new promo video for EU Code Week that we hope to get broadcasted as a TV spot…
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Meet Patrick Balestra, a young mobile app developer from Switzerland
03.10.2014Gabriella Fumagalli, the Swiss EU Code Week Ambassador interviewed Patrick Balestra, a brilliant student and developer. Who are…
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How to make “making” possible in schools
02.10.2014Mark Shillitoe from Switzerland writes about his personal journey of becoming a maker and his plans for this year’s Code…
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#codeEU Events Scoreboard
26.09.2014Did you ever wonder, which country has the most coding activity? Well, now you can easily check by visiting…
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How Allcancode, an adventurous coding game, came to be
25.09.2014All started back in August of 2011 when I decided to introduce my then 5 y.o. son to computer programming.…
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Scratch EU Code Week game
24.09.2014One of the coolest activities that will be run during EU Code Week is the distributed and collaborative development of…
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Our coding map of Europe is already showcasing over 300 events
03.09.2014Do you think last year’s 300 #codeEU events were impressive? Well, think again! This year, we’re eating last…
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Coding for migrant children: A pilot project from Les Voyageurs du Code and the Association Hors la Rue, France
26.08.2014Lucie, one of several EU Code Week Ambassadors for France, brings us a story about teaching coding to migrant children:…
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Robots in a Dutch school: from the basics of coding to driving robots
06.08.2014RoboMind Academy is an online educator-friendly platform that can be used with students aged 8 years or older. By programming a…
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Europe Code Week 2014 – Resources and guides
03.08.2014Europe Code Week 2014 – Resources and guides The resources page for EU Code Week now includes recommendations for apps…
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Europe Code Week – Guide for Organizers
20.07.2014Europe Code Week – Guide for Organizers Thinking about organizing or supporting an EU Code Week event? Don’t miss out…
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Neelie Kroes’ Speech at Future Classroom Lab “Coding: connect and scale up!”
30.06.2014Coding is a tool that entertains, educates, empowers. It encourages new ways of thinking and solving problems: challenging, creative, fun.…
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