Code Summer Camp: Kod camps for children and young people – Sweden

Code Summer Camp is a camp for children and young people aged 7-17 who are interested in programming. The camp is organised by the Skill organisation, which, together with several other organisations, makes it possible to open the doors to children and young people’s interest in technology, programming, digital creation and problem-solving. Regardless of previous knowledge, the Code Summer Camp offers the possibility to keep others with the same interest!

Background and objectives

In an increasingly digitalised society, the need for digital skills is also growing – both in the short term and in the long term. Code Summer Camp is an initiative running for ten years with the aim of attracting interest in technology, programming, digital creation and problem-solving early in life – regardless of prior knowledge.

Why is Code Summer Camp a good practice?

Code Summer Camp opens the doors to children and young people aged 7 to 17 each year. This results in more fears to attract interest in tech and programming early in life, lowering the threshold for those who do not know where to start. In good cooperation between a variety of organizations, Skill organizes facilities, skills, housing and funding for the benefit of young people. In the ten years of the project, 1,600 students have participated. 

The purpose of Code Summer Camp is to arouse interest and curiosity in technology, programming, digital creation, creativity and problem solving in everyone regardless of prior knowledge. Participants will get to try out Scratch, Python and web programming as well as participate in inspiring meetings with our partners in the industrial and tech/IT industry.