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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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 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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Do you know of any schools or after-school clubs in the Amsterdam area looking to integrate technology lessons during the 2024-2025 school year? If so, NewTechKids has time slots open for Fall 2024. NewTechKids is expanding the number of classes it teaches in Amsterdam during the 2024-2025 school year. Our teaching team is available to teach during school hours (our preference) or after school. We can teach children ages 4-12 in Dutch, English or a
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NewTechKids has taught thousands of primary school aged children about computer science, coding, robotics, design and critical thinking about technology. What we've found is that while enrolling kids in computer science programs is a great first step, it's only one of the factors which influence the likelihood that kids will choose a tech-related study, training or career path down the line. In order to imprint the importance of tech and reinforce the desire to master
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NewTechKids ended up making some important last-minute changes to our digital literacy programs for primary school students at Wereldwijs Primary School in Amsterdam Southeast. Why? The explosion of generative AI. In their article "Teaching Digital Literacy is a 21st Century Imperative & This is Why", Miah Daughtery and Laura B. Hansen write "In classrooms, digital literacy enables students to access information in new ways and then communicate what has been learned with others, giving students
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NewTechKids is going out with a bang in 2022. We're finishing up a bunch of bootcamps at the moment and we've come up with a novel way to challenge our students to put their knowledge of computer science, coding and robotics to the test. We've been hosting a series of friendly robot races with a twist. In teams, kids design, build and code robots which can grab (wrapped) candies which are scattered on the floor
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Register for NewTechKids bootcamps. Teaching through the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, to say the least. But it has become even more challenging now that cases have risen rapidly in the Netherlands due to the Omicron variant. From the start, NewTechKids has taken serious measures to protect our students and teachers and reduce the risk of transmission in our after-school and holiday bootcamps. This includes requiring our students to wear masks for the duration of
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