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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"We don't want help. We can do it on our own." During a recent NewTechKids computer science class at an Amsterdam primary school, we challenged students to design robots which can play musical instrument toys. Our collection of toy instruments includes a plastic didgeridoo which has never been used. When I mentioned this and challenged students to choose it, a pair of girls grabbed it. Not just any girls: a pair that loves building, figuring
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Register here. NewTechKids is conducting a research study about our past 10 years of teaching computer science with the University of Amsterdam and Vrije University. When asked what we should teach more of, many parents mentioned art and digital creativity. So we are chuffed to announce that NewTechKids is introducing a new, after-school bootcamp with classes aimed at fighting kids' passive tech consumption by helping them use technology to explore new forms of art, design
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It's hard to help kids understand what AI is, how it works, and how computer "intelligence" is far from perfect. That's why NewTechKids is devoting more time to developing an AI curriculum for older primary school students. We're not only teaching them how the tech behind AI works, we're also teaching them to think critically about the pros, cons and implications of tech. (Should AI companies pay artist if work is generated from an artist's
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For the first time in our history, the bulk of our clients are primary schools! And this is a good thing. Schools are waking up to the fact that a good education which prepares kids for the future includes basic computer science (and computational thinking) and digital literacy to foster critical thinking skills about technology and its influence on our lives. NewTechKids is teaching tech programs during school hours and as after-school programs on site.
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