NewTechKids has been teaching lessons on the topic of biomimicry (how technology can mimic plants and animals) for years and we've seen how this topic enchants kids. We've shown them videos of what happens when robots designed to look like animals are placed in animal colonies as well as videos of robotic buildings which can move or open and close based on the sun. We've shown them examples of robots developed to mimic the movements
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Early intervention is the key to ensuring that kids adopt healthy attitudes and behaviors towards technology. NewTechKids is developing ways to shape these in young children through a series of lessons we're teaching which emphasize good judgement and active decision-making. During the 2025-2026 school year, we are teaching weekly digital literacy lessons at IKC Metropool, a primary school located in Amsterdam southeast, an area with a large proportion of low-income, immigrant and refugee families. Our
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NewTechKids will be teaching another after-school robotics and coding bootcamp at the Amsterdam Public Library's Ijburg branch on Monday afternoons. The bootcamp begins this Monday, January 26th and a few spots are left. Register here. Dynamo, an after-school activity provider in Amsterdam, has heavily subsidized the bootcamp which is free for children from low-income families who have a Stadspas. This is because Dynamo is one of our long-term partners in making sure that tech education is
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Should you a) bury your head in the sand or hope that your child(ren) will be okay in the future or b) make sure they receive tech education that will prepare them for a tech-driven future and turn them from tech users into tech innovators? If option B is your answer, NewTechKids is a willing partner. Check out our upcoming workshops and bootcamps for early 2026. All activities are for kids ages 8-12 and held
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It's time for the education system to make a choice: continue to ignore the importance of teaching kids and teens how to navigate technological innovation OR try to prepare them for constant and rapid technological innovation. Nowhere is this now more critical than when it comes to AI. Fail to teach kids to understand how it works, form ethical behavior around it and use it responsibly and schools will undo a lot of the benefits
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NewTechKids is collaborating with IKC Metropool, a primary and middle school in Amsterdam southeast, to integrate technology education into its formal school curriculum. For the 2025-2026 school year, NewTechKids is teaching all students at this small school once per week, covering digital literacy, introduction to digital productivity tools, computer science and AI literacy. For older students (ages 10-12), our first module focused on hacking for good. We taught them how to stay safe online and
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Give the gift of a learning experience, rather than a thing. NewTechKids is teaching two, 3-day bootcamps during the 2025 Christmas holidays at the Amsterdam Public Library for kids ages 8-12. Kids will discuss technology and design, build and code robots in pairs based on fun class challenges. Taught in a combination of Dutch and English by professional teachers and instructors. Daily 10:00 - 14:00. All kids welcome, newbies and kids with previous experience. Discounted
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While NewTechKids teaches primary and middle school students tech knowledge and skills and an innovator's mindset, we don't control how they deploy them. We were reminded of this very fact recently. This week, we wrapped up our game design module for students at an Amsterdam primary school. We use game design as the context for teaching digital literacy topics, including: online safety dopamine and tech addiction privacy and the way gaming companies use our data
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NewTechKids wants to partner with one primary school in Diemen or Amsterdam Southeast to bring digital literacy lessons to all of its students (groups 1-8) over the 2025-2026 school year. We're looking for a school which serves low-income students and their families: particularly students who would not normally have access to technology education. We're looking for a school director and team of teachers who understand the importance of tech education and want to give their
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The earlier kids learn about computer science and digital literacy, the better. Since many don't learn these subjects in regular school, NewTechKids' bootcamps are a great way to introduce them in a fun and social way. Too busy during the week? Register kids ages 8-12 for the school holiday bootcamps we teach during every Dutch school holiday period. Taught in a combination of Dutch and English by professional teachers or experienced computer science instructors, our
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