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№ 01 · For students
Courses, paths and the glossary
The courses, curated learning paths, and the glossary. Work at your own pace; your progress stays in your browser.
Cybersecurity
Everyday online-safety habits: strong passwords and MFA, spotting phishing and social engineering, and staying safe against AI-powered scams.
- Time:
- About 6 to 8 hours plus a 45-minute final drill · 40 lessons
- Before you start:
- No technical experience required · Comfort using a browser and email
- Tools:
- A modern browser · Paper or notes for the final drill
Programming in a Data World
Python from your first steps
Python from first steps to data thinking: Turtle graphics, loops and functions, and a first taste of machine learning.
- Time:
- About 3 to 5 hours plus time to build the final game · 11 lessons
- Before you start:
- No programming experience required · Basic keyboard and file skills are helpful
- Tools:
- A computer with Python 3 and Turtle · A text editor or Python learning environment
Future of Mobile Development
Build working mobile apps with no code
Build working mobile apps with no code, using Adalo and Bubble.
- Time:
- About 2 to 4 hours plus prototype work · 7 lessons
- Before you start:
- No coding required · Access to the current external tools used in the lessons
- Tools:
- A modern browser · An account with the external no-code tool used by the lesson
Data Structures, Algorithms & the Web
Organise data and make it fast, then build a web page
Go beyond the basics: collections, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and a first taste of the web.
- Time:
- About 5 to 7 hours plus project work · 23 lessons
- Before you start:
- Variables, conditions, loops and functions in Python
- Tools:
- Python 3 · A text editor · A modern browser
How Computers & the Internet Work
Short, code-free lessons on how the internet moves data, what artificial intelligence really is, and the ethics that come with it.
- Time:
- About 75 minutes, including the packet-journey systems practice · 5 lessons
- Before you start:
- No technical experience required
- Tools:
- A modern browser
Glossary
Key cybersecurity terms, explained in plain language.
Cheat-sheets
One printable page per module: the ideas, the words, what to do. Plus a wallet card of security habits and a page for your parents.
Learning tracks
7 curated paths across the courses. Follow a field, or a way of learning.
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Security & the Human Factor
Everyday cybersecurity for the AI era, from passwords to a talk-through drill.
Learn to Program (Python)
From your first Turtle drawing to data structures, algorithms and the web.
Build Apps Without Code
Design and ship a real mobile app with Adalo and Bubble, no programming required.
How Computers & AI Work
Code-free concepts: the internet, artificial intelligence, and a first look at cryptography.
By approach3
Guided Concept Lessons
Every read-and-understand lesson on the site, building ideas step by step with no setup needed.
Hands-on Labs
Every build-as-you-read lesson: the no-code app course, the cipher lab, and hand-writing HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Projects & talk-through drills
Every capstone build across the courses, plus the cybersecurity talk-through drill.
№ 02 · For teachers
Classroom-ready material
Classroom-ready material: unplugged Hour of Code activities and a printable teaching pack.
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Programming on a Map
Move a character across a grid using only direction commands, and discover what an algorithm really is.
20 min readProgramming the Math Sheet
Turn a blank grid into a picture by following movement and colour commands, one square at a time, and see that every image is just data.
15 min readHow Does a Computer Think?
Add up every number from 1 to 12 without adding them one by one, and learn the four thinking steps behind every program.
20 min readThe Game with Conditions
Play a fast classroom game where one rule decides everyone's move, and feel how if, else if and else work from the inside.
15 min read№ 03 · Games
Learn by doing
Learn by doing: a quiz arcade, interactive tools, term match and guided talk-through drills.