Coding for kids in Basel: online classes and the Coding Lab

Basel sits where three countries meet, and that shapes everyday life: many families work in the life sciences, often in international teams, and quite a few children grow up with German and English or French. Programming has long been a tool in many of these jobs, from data analysis to research. No wonder parents in Basel want to show their children early how code works.

From school to their own project

Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft follow Lehrplan 21 with its "Media and Computer Science" module: algorithms, first programs, data. School lays the foundation. Children who want to go further, build their own game, analyse data or understand artificial intelligence, need time and a clear progression, week after week.

The Coding Lab: programming, data and AI

The Coding Lab is our online space for 7 to 15-year-olds, in English, German, French and Italian, with language switching at any time. Your child progresses alone, guided by Neo, our little robot who reads the instructions aloud. From age 7 they start with Smart Blocks; around 10 comes real Python. Particularly fitting for Basel: the "Data & maths" workshop (statistics, charts, a small data report) and the "Artificial intelligence" workshop (recognising shapes, training a neuron, building a chatbot, without any external AI service).

Every step is checked automatically, and you follow progress in a dashboard. The Lab costs CHF 49 per month (12-month commitment) or CHF 490 per year and is included in our Solo and Duo classes. A mission can be played without an account, right on the page.

With a teacher, in English or German

Our online Solo classes (from CHF 249/month) or Duo classes (from CHF 169/month per child) offer one session a week with a teacher, in English, German or French, at a time between 9 am and 7 pm. The 30-minute trial class is free.

During the Basel school holidays

Autumn, carnival or spring holidays: an online coding camp during the holidays produces a first game in a week, and the Coding Lab keeps the momentum going.

Frequently asked questions in Basel

We live in Riehen or in Baselland: does it work for us? Yes, everything happens online: Basel, Riehen, Allschwil, Binningen, Muttenz or Liestal, it makes no difference.

My child goes to school in English: which language? The one they read most easily. In the Lab they can switch between English and German at any time.

From what age? From 7 with Smart Blocks, Python around 10. The data and AI workshops are mainly for 11 to 15-year-olds.