Coding classes for kids in Biel/Bienne: in French or in German

Biel/Bienne is the largest bilingual city in Switzerland: you switch from French to German at the next street corner, and many children grow up between the two. It is also a city of precision, the capital of watchmaking and home to the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne. A parent who wants to introduce their child to coding immediately faces two questions: in which language, and in line with which school?

One city, two curricula

In Biel/Bienne, French-speaking pupils follow the curriculum of French-speaking Switzerland (PER) and German-speaking pupils follow Lehrplan 21. Both include computing: algorithms, programming, data. The ideas are the same; only the vocabulary changes. A good coding class should therefore follow these big ideas and let the child learn in the language they reason in best.

The Coding Lab: switch language in one click

The Coding Lab is our online space for 7 to 15-year-olds, in French, German, English and Italian. Your child can switch language at any time without losing progress: read the lesson in German, hear Neo explain it in French, then switch back. For a bilingual child it is a real comfort; for a child learning the second language, it is even a little practice.

The path starts at 7 with Smart Blocks, blocks to snap together to guide Neo, our robot, through a village. Around 10 come real Python and the workshops: drawing with a turtle, programming a virtual robot, making games and a website, understanding artificial intelligence. 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 it is included in our Solo and Duo classes. A mission can be played without an account on the page.

With a teacher, in the language you choose

Our online Solo classes (from CHF 249/month) or Duo classes (from CHF 169/month per child) take place in French, German or English, once a week, at a time you choose between 9 am and 7 pm. The 30-minute trial class is free: a chance to see which language your child is most comfortable in.

Biel/Bienne, Seeland, Bernese Jura

The online format also suits families in the Seeland, Nidau, Lyss or the Bernese Jura (Saint-Imier, Tramelan, Moutier), where coding activities for children are rare. During school holidays, an online coding camp gives a great boost, which the Coding Lab helps keep all year round.

Frequently asked questions in Biel/Bienne

My child is in the bilingual stream: which language should we choose? The one they read most easily. In the Lab they can switch at any time; Neo even reads the instructions aloud in all four languages.

Does the curriculum follow school? It follows the computing ideas shared by the PER and Lehrplan 21, and the Maths & code path revises school maths through programming.

From what age? From 7 with Smart Blocks. See at what age to start programming.