Coding is one of the things that research tells us is becoming ever more important in the digital society. Former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes refers to coding as "the new literacy".  The job market will be offering more and more jobs for which you have to be able to code, or where you will be working alongside and communicating with programmers.

The basics of coding are not difficult themselves, the most important thing is to get started step by step. Children often have the mentality of just leaping in, which is a must for coding.
You will be surprised how quickly they find their feet.
Daniyar Talipov, CoderDojo mentor and SimplICiTy4Kids coach 

Does this mean that children in primary schools need to be able to build their own website or game? No, of course not. But being exposed to coding and other facets of the IT world when young teaches them to think logically at an early age. It also teaches them to think in a solution-oriented manner, a skill that is useful in any job.

During SimplICiTy4Kids, training in Word and PowerPoint has already been offered to over-12s.
In the recent Christmas holidays, the over-7s played at developing their own game.

Not every child needs to become a programmer. But we at Realdolmen want to help to make children futureproof while having fun, and help to bridge the digital chasm in the (future) job market.

My son was so proud that he could finally see for himself the work that I do.  The impact of even a single day is huge: he got involved in a creative way in a subject he knew nothing about, he made some new friends and was able to display what he achieved to the 'the general public' (the parents). I am just amazed at how much he learned in a single day.
Dave Van Der Sypt, Dante's father

SimplICiTy4Kids exposes children to coding at a young age. That is important because IT is an instrument that they will be able to make use of in future jobs in any area.
Rabie Fikri, Taha's father

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