EU code week October 2025

 

In October, some classes took part in the European Code Week, a Europe-wide celebration of creativity and digital thinking! Although the activities were unplugged, students had the chance to explore the basics of coding through pixel art, discovering how simple patterns and logical steps can bring images to life in a fun, hands-on way.

Let’s code food!

This activity acquainted learners with the idea of art in pixels so that they could realise how digital pictures are created bit by bit and how each pixel represents one specific colour. 6^th grade explored the theme of food, a sub-topic within the shopping unit in their coursebook while celebrating World Food Day, which is observed on October 16^th.

Bit by bit, they decoded colourful, food-themed pixel pictures — from juicy fruits to delicious pizza— uncovering how digital images come to life through colour coding.

But that wasn’t all! Along the way, they explored a list of fun and surprising facts about the kind of food they were decoding. From quirky fruit trivia to astonishing snack secrets, each student chose the fact that impressed them most and shared it with the class.

Draw just like Mondriaan

Younger learners were introduced to the idea of pixel art and coding/decoding in order to realise how a picture is digitally created. At the same time the acivitiy aimed at acquainting them with Mondriaan's art and the primary colours he used.

The learners decoded animals painted in the famous Dutch painter's style, realising how a number corresponds to a specific colour on paper and seeing the image revealed in their eyes "pixel" by "pixel". At the same time they cultivated their logical, observational and aesthetic skills, while consolidating colours, animals and shapes in English.