acodemy: Learning coding for children
The coding school acodemy provides programming courses for children and young people in the form of video courses and holiday camps. This involves programming in a playful and age-appropriate way. This promotes the digital skills and problem-solving skills of children and young people.
Acodemy’s offer in concrete terms:
- Programming courses in schools
- Holiday camps
- Holiday camps for businesses
Target audience
Children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years old
Programming courses in schools
Programming courses in schools are aimed at primary schools across Austria. The teaching units will be held with the cody21 video series. This is accompanied by worksheets and interactive exercises. Cody21 can be booked through a paid subscription from schools for all third and fourth classes. The Abo includes the following elements:
- 40-45 minutes lessons
- 10 units per school year and class
- with statements, animations, stories and exercises
Children do not need laptops. The content has been developed in accordance with international standards.
Holiday camps
The acodemy holiday camps take place in different locations in Vienna and Lower Austria with variable thematic areas. Participants in the holiday camps programme stories and computer games in the programming language Scratch or create robots in the minecraft world and programme robots in the workshops.
There are different types:
Holiday camps with Scratch Jr.: Scratch Jr. Is suitable for children from 5 to 7 years of age to learn the basics of computer science.
Holiday camps with app inventory: This type is aimed at young people between 12 and 14 years old. Simple apps for Android devices can be programmed. Programming is intuitive and easy to understand.
Holiday camps with minecraft: Suitable for children and adolescents from 8 years of age. Minecraft is a so-called “open world game” in which constructions can be built in a 3D world.
Holiday camps with robotics: This type is intended for children between 6 and 10 years old. This will allow children to build their own robots and write programmes for them to make their lives virtually.
Holiday camps with Arcade Games with Python: ARCADE Games with Python targets adolescents between 12 and 16 years old. Its own pixel computer games and animations are programmed.
Holiday camps with game design with Unity: Young people aged between 14 and 17 are targeted. As part of this camp, a separate game can be organised. It promotes logical, structured and algorithmic thinking.
In addition to the playful teaching sessions, children and young people are offered a summer leisure programme in the fresh air, with a lot of sport and exercise.
Holiday camps for businesses
Acodemy also offers holiday camps specifically for the children of company employees. The company must provide the place and catering itself, and acodemy is responsible for the content design of the camp, organises coaches, provides the technical equipment and manages the entire administration.
The duration of the camps can be chosen in a variable manner:
- half-day
- all-day holidays
- week-by-week
Acodemy GmbH has been awarded several awards, including the ‘Familie Digital Kompetent 2019’ label, an initiative of the Federal Ministries for Women, Families and Youth.
What makes acodemy good practice?
acodemy is a good example of good practice by offering a wide range of programming courses and holiday camps for children and young people. These courses are fun and age-appropriate, promote digital skills and offer children a practical opportunity to learn coding. In addition, special holiday camps are offered to the children of company employees, providing a flexible and comprehensive educational opportunity. The award of the ‘Fami Digital Competence 2019’ label highlights the quality and added value of this educational offer.
