New Tech Kids | workshops

20 Jun 2017

NewTechKids at Codestarter Event

For the third year in a row, NewTechKids will give workshops at Codestarter, Science Center NEMO's annual event focused on encouraging children ages 8 - 11 to learn how to program. Codestarter is a free event which takes place on Saturday, July 1st. Four rounds of workshops will take place from 10:00 - 15:30. NewTechKids will be giving our popular no tech, 'Intro to Coding' which introduces young children to computer science concepts such as commands,

15 Nov 2016

NewTechKids in United Arab Emirates

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NewTechKids recently taught computer science workshops to children in the United Arab Emirates during the Sharjah International Book Fair (November 2 - 12, 2016). The Book Fair is one of the largest in the Middle East, with thousands of participants including children from local and private schools. It was an honour to be selected as the only company providing technology-themed workshops covering topics such as algorithmic thinking, programming, binary systems, and design and rapid prototyping. (We wondered why

5 Jun 2016

NewTechKids Summer 2016 Bootcamps

By NewTechKids

While children should rest and have fun during the summer, it's also important to keep them engaged in learning while they are out of school. NewTechKids has developed a series of bootcamps for children ages 7-9 and 10-12 years which will expose them to computer science education in a fun, interactive way while helping them strengthen their thinking, problem-solving and collaboration skills. The bootcamps will take place at Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (OBA)/Amsterdam Municipal Library, Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

2 Jul 2015

NewTechKids @ NEMO Codestarter

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NewTechKids was pleased to be invited by NEMO to participate in its inaugural Codestarter event on May 28th. In case you haven't heard, Google Netherlands donated $1 million to Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam to stimulate interest in coding, technology and computer science amongst primary school children. NewTechKids' teachers taught two of our popular 'Robot Boogie' workshops at the event. Rather than focusing on hardcore programming or more technical activities, the workshops exposed kids to a structured

9 Jun 2015

NewTechKids @ Nemo

By NewTechKids

NewTechKids is pleased to be joining NEMO's inaugural Codestarter event which takes place on June 27th from 10:00 - 16:00 at NEMO in Amsterdam. The Codestarter event is all about programming and will feature workshops, lectures and activities which cover everything from explaining how a computer works to programming a 3D printer and coding a robot. The target audience is children aged 8 - 12 years. The big plus: it's free! NewTechKids will organize two workshops (held in