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EU Code Week invites children to try coding

7 min · A2 · Elementary · Oct 20, 2026

EU Code Week runs from October 10 to 25, 2026, with coding clubs, robot challenges and activities without computers.

Do you like puzzles and robots? Then you might really enjoy coding! Coding means giving clear steps to a computer or a robot. Right now, it is EU Code Week! It runs from October 10 to October 25, 2026.

EU Code Week started in 2013. This year, it is happening for the 14th time. The European Commission supports the event. Anyone can plan an activity, from teachers to families. You do not need to be a coding expert.

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curiousadjective

Wanting to know or learn about something.

At the event, she asked young people to be curious.

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