The digitalswitzerland «nextgeneration» initiative supports digital education offerings primarily for children and adolescents to foster curiosity and build fundamental skills early in life. Our role is to connect these existing platforms and provide reach and publicity via our channels and network. There are offerings in all language regions of Switzerland.
The generation of tomorrow, the talents and shapers of the future are central to Switzerland. For this reason, digitalswitzerland is committed to concrete projects to teach digital skills. On this page, you will find activities and camps for children and young people aged 5 to 19 as well as for adults, distributed throughout Switzerland, to immerse themselves in the fascination of the digital world.
Activities and camps in the German speaking part of Switzerland
Robotics for Makers
Ages 11 and up
Have you ever dreamt of building a full robot from scratch? In the RoboticsForMakers Labs you will have the unique opportunity to understand and build the „MiniCat“ quadripod robot. Sounds complicated? Don’t worry, our specialists will guide you from the 3D printing of the body, through the electronics cabling until software testing. Everyone is welcome, the course content will be adapted for kids (11+) and adults.
Code Camp
Ages 7 – 13
Code Camp offers a unique introduction to the creative world of programming for kids. From Drag&Drop to JavaScript to CSS and HTML, you’ll find it all in our advanced camps – find the one that’s right for you! And after the camp, you can develop, play and share your game or website with friends without limits.
ICT KidsCodeCamp
Ages 8 – 12
Get a taste of robot building and programming, solve tricky puzzles, secret languages and invent your own codes together with other participants, program your first own computer game and develop a specific joystick to play your game!
Techspark Academy (in English)
Ages 8 – 18
TechSpark Academy prepares the next generation to thrive in our digital world. Discover the camps that help craft creative problem solvers and tech entrepreneurs who will use their digital skills to make the world a better place! Join day-camps and discovery workshops throughout Switzerland.
Jetz
Ages 13+
Jetz offers nationwide courses for boys and girls who want to learn more about electronics and technology.
The „learning by doing“ concept means that theory is also taught to a necessary and meaningful extent in addition to the mainly practical work. In this way, Jetz actively promotes STEM with the aim of strengthening the Swiss workplace in the long term and providing young people with a meaningful leisure activity.
Smartfeld
Ages 10 – 14
Discover creativity in nature and technology with smart textiles and coding with ease. A summer program of the city of St.Gallen (Sommerplausch) and Smartfeld for children in 6th and 7th grade. Intelligent robots, self-driving cars, high-tech textiles and even more, the combination of STEM and creativity.
logiscool
Ages 7 – 15
Whether you want to save the world from evil hackers by learning their tricks in our „hacker camp“ or rather let your creativity run wild and learn to program a 3-D game or an Android app: Logiscool, the unique programming learning platform for kids and teens between the ages of 7 and 15, is sure to have the right camp for you.
Explore-it (for teachers)
Explore-it equips teachers with material boxes that are intended directly for the children’s hands. The starting point for engaging with the natural sciences is always the construction of a technical object. All instructions, tasks, experiments, invention tasks and more are stored on the explore-it website.
CreativeLabZ
Ages 12 – 18
Giving young people a space for creativity and getting them excited about science is the goal of CreativeLabZ! The project combines art and science through „tinkering“: a playful process that is constrained by topic and material specifications. Young people are encouraged to actively test and look for new solutions.
Startbahn 29: Where ideas take off
Ages
School Classes: 6 – 20
Open Lab: 9+
Leisure Activities: 9+
In a unique place of learning, an experiments lab is being established to interface with research and provide access to a high-tech infrastructure, such as the realm of robotics at ETH Zurich. Children and youth, as well as young adults, will be given the opportunity to discover the fascinating world of science. With the help of experienced specialists, they’ll get to develop and implement their own ideas.
Mission Rosetta
Ages 10 – 14
…and what robotics, food and medicine have to do with it! MINT&Pepper offers children and young people the opportunity to get a taste of „STEM air“ (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Projects are accompanied by researchers from ETH Zurich.
Tekmania
Ages 5 – 11
The workshops help to learn basic concepts of robotics, engineering, and programming to learn. Using the Thymio II, Ozobot, and Lego WeDo 2 robots, children learn design, programming, and other digital skills. Children learn self-directed problem solving through exciting puzzles and tasks.
go tec! Lab
Ages 8 – 18
The go tec! Lab has been inspiring children and young people for mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and especially technology (MINT) in a playful way for more than four years. To this end, the go tec! Lab offers school classes from Schaffhausen and the surrounding area numerous exciting courses free of charge, ranging from robotics to magnetism.
Futurekids
Ages 5 – 16
Futurekids has made it its mission to give children and young people the means to use and acquire new technologies – weekly courses, vacation camps, events. In this way, the next generation becomes an actor rather than a simple consumer of tomorrow’s world. Participants in Futurekids activities acquire in-depth knowledge that they can apply in many different areas.
Hack an app
Ages 11 – 14
The students can develop their own app in just four days. From the idea to the design and the presentation of the app to the parents, they experience all the steps up to the final product. Supported by experts from the IT sector, the children also learn about the latest innovations such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence from the IT sector and program a space racing game.
Technology in Learning (for teachers)
The workshops are designed to give teachers tools and confidence to use technology with their students and be ready for the demands of the 21st century. Technology in Learning offers workshops in robotics, programming, sprint design theory and more!
Youth Intelligence Agency
Ages 6 – 16
YIA offers children and young people the opportunity to immerse themselves in the digital world in a playful way. At individual workshops as a supplement to school, birthday party or vacation course, the participants come together regularly and are continuously accompanied and encouraged with various projects. In this way, every child can follow his or her interests and discover talents.
Robotics for Makers
Ages 11 and up
Have you ever dreamt of building a full robot from scratch? In the RoboticsForMakers Labs you will have the unique opportunity to understand and build the „MiniCat“ quadripod robot. Sounds complicated? Don’t worry, our specialists will guide you from the 3D printing of the body, through the electronics cabling until software testing. Everyone is welcome, the course content will be adapted for kids (11+) and adults.
Startbahn 29: Where ideas take off
Ages
School Classes: 6 – 20
Open Lab: 9+
Leisure Activities: 9+
In a unique place of learning, an experiments lab is being established to interface with research and provide access to a high-tech infrastructure, such as the realm of robotics at ETH Zurich. Children and youth, as well as young adults, will be given the opportunity to discover the fascinating world of science. With the help of experienced specialists, they’ll get to develop and implement their own ideas.
Code Camp
Ages 7 – 13
Code Camp offers a unique introduction to the creative world of programming for kids. From Drag&Drop to JavaScript to CSS and HTML, you’ll find it all in our advanced camps – find the one that’s right for you! And after the camp, you can develop, play and share your game or website with friends without limits.
Mission Rosetta
Ages 10 – 14
…and what robotics, food and medicine have to do with it! MINT&Pepper offers children and young people the opportunity to get a taste of „STEM air“ (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Projects are accompanied by researchers from ETH Zurich.
ICT KidsCodeCamp
Ages 8 – 12
Get a taste of robot building and programming, solve tricky puzzles, secret languages and invent your own codes together with other participants, program your first own computer game and develop a specific joystick to play your game!
Tekmania
Ages 5 – 11
The workshops help to learn basic concepts of robotics, engineering, and programming to learn. Using the Thymio II, Ozobot, and Lego WeDo 2 robots, children learn design, programming, and other digital skills. Children learn self-directed problem solving through exciting puzzles and tasks.
Techspark Academy (in English)
Ages 8 – 18
TechSpark Academy prepares the next generation to thrive in our digital world. Discover the camps that help craft creative problem solvers and tech entrepreneurs who will use their digital skills to make the world a better place! Join day-camps and discovery workshops throughout Switzerland.
go tec! Lab
Ages 8 – 18
The go tec! Lab has been inspiring children and young people for mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and especially technology (MINT) in a playful way for more than four years. To this end, the go tec! Lab offers school classes from Schaffhausen and the surrounding area numerous exciting courses free of charge, ranging from robotics to magnetism.
Jetz
Ages 13+
Jetz offers nationwide courses for boys and girls who want to learn more about electronics and technology.
The „learning by doing“ concept means that theory is also taught to a necessary and meaningful extent in addition to the mainly practical work. In this way, Jetz actively promotes STEM with the aim of strengthening the Swiss workplace in the long term and providing young people with a meaningful leisure activity.
Futurekids
Ages 5 – 16
Futurekids has made it its mission to give children and young people the means to use and acquire new technologies – weekly courses, vacation camps, events. In this way, the next generation becomes an actor rather than a simple consumer of tomorrow’s world. Participants in Futurekids activities acquire in-depth knowledge that they can apply in many different areas.
Smartfeld
Ages 10 – 14
Discover creativity in nature and technology with smart textiles and coding with ease. A summer program of the city of St.Gallen (Sommerplausch) and Smartfeld for children in 6th and 7th grade. Intelligent robots, self-driving cars, high-tech textiles and even more, the combination of STEM and creativity.
Hack an app
Ages 11 – 14
The students can develop their own app in just four days. From the idea to the design and the presentation of the app to the parents, they experience all the steps up to the final product. Supported by experts from the IT sector, the children also learn about the latest innovations such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence from the IT sector and program a space racing game.
logiscool
Ages 7 – 15
Whether you want to save the world from evil hackers by learning their tricks in our „hacker camp“ or rather let your creativity run wild and learn to program a 3-D game or an Android app: Logiscool, the unique programming learning platform for kids and teens between the ages of 7 and 15, is sure to have the right camp for you.
Technology in Learning (for teachers)
The workshops are designed to give teachers tools and confidence to use technology with their students and be ready for the demands of the 21st century. Technology in Learning offers workshops in robotics, programming, sprint design theory and more!
Explore-it (for teachers)
Explore-it equips teachers with material boxes that are intended directly for the children’s hands. The starting point for engaging with the natural sciences is always the construction of a technical object. All instructions, tasks, experiments, invention tasks and more are stored on the explore-it website.
Youth Intelligence Agency
Ages 6 – 16
YIA offers children and young people the opportunity to immerse themselves in the digital world in a playful way. At individual workshops as a supplement to school, birthday party or vacation course, the participants come together regularly and are continuously accompanied and encouraged with various projects. In this way, every child can follow his or her interests and discover talents.
CreativeLabZ
Ages 12 – 18
Giving young people a space for creativity and getting them excited about science is the goal of CreativeLabZ! The project combines art and science through „tinkering“: a playful process that is constrained by topic and material specifications. Young people are encouraged to actively test and look for new solutions.
Activities and camps in the Suisse Romandie
Robotics for Makers
Ages 11 and up
Have you ever dreamt of building a full robot from scratch? In the RoboticsForMakers Labs you will have the unique opportunity to understand and build the „MiniCat“ quadripod robot. Sounds complicated? Don’t worry, our specialists will guide you from the 3D printing of the body, through the electronics cabling until software testing. Everyone is welcome, the course content will be adapted for kids (11+) and adults.
Techspark Academy (In English)
Ages 8 – 18
TechSpark Academy prepares the next generation to thrive in our digital world. Discover the camps that help craft creative problem solvers and tech entrepreneurs who will use their digital skills to make the world a better place!
CreaCode Club
Ages 9 – 13
The objective of the CreaCode Club is to accompany young people in the discovery of technology, while having fun. By going through various workshops, our young creators get to know robotics, they create mini-games using the Scratch programming language, create their first mobile application or produce a stop motion movie.
Graines d’Entrepreneurs
Ages 11 – 17
Innovation and entrepreneurship workshops for young people, During our vacation workshops, initiation days or weekly workshops, young people learn how to invent tomorrow’s startups, services and products. Coached from A to Z by entrepreneurs, students simulate all the steps in the creation of a company and thus gain an overall view of an entrepreneurial project that they have invented themselves. This programme is partnered with UNIL-HEC, EPFL, HES-SO and uses all modern digital tools.
Mon Robot est malin
Ages 11 – 13
This camp aims to introduce you to the world of science and technology, while having fun with robots. The Lego Mindstorms educational platform is used to introduce the basics of mechanical engineering, programming and show a practical application of mathematics. The camp is mixed, 50% girls – 50% boys.
Futurekids
Ages 5 – 16
Futurekids holds a mission to empower all young people to use and appropriate new technologies. In this way, the next generation becomes an actor and not just a consumer of tomorrow’s world. Participants in Futurekids activities acquire in-depth knowledge that they will be able to apply in many fields.
Explore-it (for teachers)
Explore-it equips teachers with boxes of materials that children can handle directly. The starting point for discussions in the natural sciences is always the construction of a technical object. All instructions for tasks, experiments and invention tasks are deposited on the explore-it website.
Robotics for Makers
Ages 11 and up
Have you ever dreamt of building a full robot from scratch? In the RoboticsForMakers Labs you will have the unique opportunity to understand and build the „MiniCat“ quadripod robot. Sounds complicated? Don’t worry, our specialists will guide you from the 3D printing of the body, through the electronics cabling until software testing. Everyone is welcome, the course content will be adapted for kids (11+) and adults.
Mon Robot est malin
Ages 11 – 13
This camp aims to introduce you to the world of science and technology, while having fun with robots. The Lego Mindstorms educational platform is used to introduce the basics of mechanical engineering, programming and show a practical application of mathematics. The camp is mixed, 50% girls – 50% boys.
Techspark Academy (In English)
Ages 8 – 18
TechSpark Academy prepares the next generation to thrive in our digital world. Discover the camps that help craft creative problem solvers and tech entrepreneurs who will use their digital skills to make the world a better place!
Futurekids
Ages 5 – 16
Futurekids holds a mission to empower all young people to use and appropriate new technologies. In this way, the next generation becomes an actor and not just a consumer of tomorrow’s world. Participants in Futurekids activities acquire in-depth knowledge that they will be able to apply in many fields.
CreaCode Club
Ages 9 – 13
The objective of the CreaCode Club is to accompany young people in the discovery of technology, while having fun. By going through various workshops, our young creators get to know robotics, they create mini-games using the Scratch programming language, create their first mobile application or produce a stop motion movie.
Explore-it (for teachers)
Explore-it equips teachers with boxes of materials that children can handle directly. The starting point for discussions in the natural sciences is always the construction of a technical object. All instructions for tasks, experiments and invention tasks are deposited on the explore-it website.
Graines d’Entrepreneurs
Ages 11 – 17
Innovation and entrepreneurship workshops for young people, During our vacation workshops, initiation days or weekly workshops, young people learn how to invent tomorrow’s startups, services and products. Coached from A to Z by entrepreneurs, students simulate all the steps in the creation of a company and thus gain an overall view of an entrepreneurial project that they have invented themselves. This programme is partnered with UNIL-HEC, EPFL, HES-SO and uses all modern digital tools.
Activities and Camps in Italian
TEENformatiCAMP
Ages 13 – 15
Lo scopo dell’attività è quello di introdurre ed appassionare i ragazzi al mondo dell’informatica in modo semplice, divertente e costruttivo. TEENformatiCAMP non è un semplice corso su come utilizzare il computer e i vari programmi (Word, Excel, Power Point, …). Il nostro obiettivo è piuttosto quello di andare in dettaglio su come funzionano i computer ed incominciare a capire come ragiona e lavora un informatico. Infatti, le attività proposte hanno lo scopo di fornire ai ragazzi un’introduzione ai vari ambiti dell’informatica.
Explore-it (for teachers)
explore-it provides teachers with boxes of materials designed specifically for the end users: children. The starting point for a direct confrontation with the world of natural sciences is the construction, each time, of a technical object. On the explore-it website you can find all the instructions, descriptions and deliveries of the tasks, experiments and much more.
TEENformatiCAMP
Ages 13 – 15
Lo scopo dell’attività è quello di introdurre ed appassionare i ragazzi al mondo dell’informatica in modo semplice, divertente e costruttivo. TEENformatiCAMP non è un semplice corso su come utilizzare il computer e i vari programmi (Word, Excel, Power Point, …). Il nostro obiettivo è piuttosto quello di andare in dettaglio su come funzionano i computer ed incominciare a capire come ragiona e lavora un informatico. Infatti, le attività proposte hanno lo scopo di fornire ai ragazzi un’introduzione ai vari ambiti dell’informatica.
Explore-it (for teachers)
explore-it provides teachers with boxes of materials designed specifically for the end users: children. The starting point for a direct confrontation with the world of natural sciences is the construction, each time, of a technical object. On the explore-it website you can find all the instructions, descriptions and deliveries of the tasks, experiments and much more.