Code Club Resources

Bring environmental topics into your Code Club

Did you know World Environment Day has been marked by the United Nations since 1972? It takes place every year on 5 June to raise awareness of the environmental challenges facing our planet.

It’s a great opportunity to give young people space to explore the issues that matter to them, and to see how technology can be part of the solution, while building skills and sharing their ideas about the planet

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Coding for creativity, conversation, and change

Our ‘Protect our planet’ project collection is designed to do just that — encourage exploration, spark discussion, and support learners at every level.

Whether your club includes beginners or more experienced coders, there’s something for everyone to create, experiment with, and make their own.

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Projects to try in your club

Here are a few projects you can explore with your learners:

Green goals
Create an animation while learning about the United Nations’ environment-focused Sustainable Development Goals.

Save the shark
Build a game to help a shark survive plastic pollution, highlighting the impact of waste on ocean habitats.

Electricity generation
Create a data visualisation using real-world data to compare how countries generate electricity.

Explore the full project collection in your Code Club.

Meet creator April! 

April is a creator from Code Club Australia, and invites you to try ‘Drone planting’ — a beginner Scratch project inspired by real drones used to restore forests and bushland lost to fires in Australia.

Through the project, young people can explore how technology can help tackle real-world environmental challenges.

Starting the conversation in your Code Club

Code Clubs are a great space to start conversations about issues that matter to young people, and to explore how technology can help address them.

The ‘Protect our planet’ projects are a great conversation starter. You could ask your learners:

  • What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the natural world?
  • What small actions can we take to help the environment?
  • How could technology be used to solve environmental problems?

You might also:

  • Encourage learners to create a project about an issue they care about
  • Support them to share their ideas through storytelling and design
  • Give them time to reflect and discuss their perspectives
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World Environment Day isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about giving young people the chance to explore, create, and be heard.

Inspire your learners to take action — explore the ‘Protect our planet’ project collection and start building projects that make a difference.

A Code Club for every community: Our new offer for trusts and local authorities

Last year we announced a bold ambition — to see a Code Club in every school and library across the UK. Today we’re excited to announce the next step in this journey — a package of support for multi academy trusts and local authorities who are interested in establishing Code Clubs across their network.

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Why this is important

Feedback from educators, as well as independent research, tells us that Code Club works. Not only does it help young people develop their programming skills, but it also builds life skills like confidence, resilience and problem solving. We also know that to achieve our aims, we need to have a great package for trusts and local authorities that makes it easy to get new Code Clubs up and running.

Grounded in feedback

Over the past year, we’ve worked with teachers, librarians, and school leaders across the UK to explore how we can make it easier to support organisations to set up Code Clubs at scale.

Part of this work saw us partner with teachers from Three Spires Trust — a Church of England multi academy trust in Staffordshire — for a hands-on training day focused on the practical side of setting up new Code Clubs. Together, we explored the value of Code Club, how to structure sessions, how to use technologies like Scratch and the micro:bit in non-formal settings, and how to navigate common challenges of running a club.

By the end of the day, teachers felt more confident and better equipped to run Code Clubs in their own settings.

“This initiative will empower our pupils with the digital skills they need for the future, opening doors to creativity, problem solving, and innovation” – Chris Leek, Head of ICT & Systems at Three Spires Trust

Following the training, the Trust established six Code Clubs across its academies and has since brought creators together through a trust-wide coding competition led by the King’s CofE Academy Code Club.

This impact, moving from initial training to embedded, scalable delivery, is what we aim to support more organisations to achieve across the UK.

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An offer that works for you

Code Club is already free — which is a great foundation — but for new Growth Partners, we’re pleased to offer you:

  • A dedicated member of our team to work with you to get new Code Clubs up and running
  • Training for your team on how to run a great Code Club experience
  • Exclusive partner logos to use on your website and social posts
  • Resources to promote and celebrate your clubs and the chance to be included in our global communications
  • Priority places at our community events
  • Access to a digital platform to monitor and manage your clubs
  • A welcome pack including some of our most popular resources
  • And of course, easy to follow projects for your young people, including our collection of AI projects
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We’re just getting started, you can too!

This is just the beginning. As we develop new partnerships across the UK, we are committed to developing this package of support even further, listening to the advice you give us. Code Club is about more than just coding — it’s about giving every child essential life skills, and helping them have fun along the way. 

Contact us today to learn more about how we can work together to give every young person the opportunity to be part of Code Club

Full Stack Vision Foundation: Empowering the next generation of Caribbean creators through Code Club

Full Stack Vision Foundation, a Code Club partner, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to create the foundations for knowledge in the digital sector and provide opportunities for children in the Caribbean through activities like Code Club.

Ruhee Shah, Global Partnerships Coordinator at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, spoke to Bruce Harms, Founder and President of Full Stack Vision Foundation, about their work and how Code Clubs are inspiring the next generation of coders in the Caribbean.

Engaging the next generation of Caribbean makers

Since launching in 2022, Full Stack Vision Foundation has grown from a single library session in Oranjestad to a thriving network of ten clubs. The foundation is driven by a “full-stack” philosophy,  meaning it works on every level of the community, from youth programs to regional digital strategy. 

To engage young people who might not initially see themselves as “coders”, Bruce uses technology that feels relevant to their daily lives. By using Raspberry Pis and BBC micro:bits to build wildlife cameras or retro gaming consoles, he demonstrates the practical uses of these tools for islanders. He often demonstrates to coders how these devices can solve real-world problems, such as a Pi-powered door opener for a family member with limited mobility or a micro:bit “Heart Listener.”

“Our ecosystem of Code Clubs have no boundaries: we have 7-year-olds doing microbits, parents joining in learning to Scratch, university students helping out in sessions and teachers getting inspired to learn.” – Bruce Harms, Founder and President of Full Stack Vision Foundation

For Bruce, tailoring content to the local context is a core part of the learning experience. When using the Experience AI curriculum, clubs analyse pollution data from Aruba. In Scratch, a project about growing sugar is adapted to focus on the aloe vera plant. These cultural and historical contact points help creators see themselves as part of a global movement that respects local roots.

“The word ‘resilience’ has a special meaning for us islanders. Raspberry Pis and Code Club are the building blocks for a sustainable future.” – Bruce Harms, Founder and President of Full Stack Vision Foundation

Building pathways to STEM careers

The impact of Code Club is evident in the individual journeys of the participants. Former mentors and students are now using their Code Club experience as a foundation for higher education and international STEM competitions. For example, Jean-Luc transitioned from mentoring into university, and Ruart secured a top spot in a global robotics competition. Another creator, Gervinio, started as a CoderDojo “Ninja” and was inspired to pursue studies at Instituto Pedagogico Arubano with a focus on cybersecurity.

“We want to see more of these stories and hope to benchmark these journeys as a whole.” – Bruce Harms, Founder and President of Full Stack Vision Foundation

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Building a Caribbean-wide network

Looking ahead, the Full Stack Vision Foundation has ambitious plans to continue growing its digital ecosystem. This year, they established the Caribbean’s first Raspberry Pi Lab at the EduCampus Code Club, providing a dedicated space for more advanced making and experimentation.

By building partnerships with organisations like UNESCO and the University of the West Indies, Bruce is helping to connect the region through a shared digital language. To support their mission of uniting the region, they are also launching codeclubcaribbean.org. This new platform will serve as a hub to share stories and resources, helping to onboard new clubs in islands like Barbados, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.

“Giving young people the ability to make, create, and sustain technological solutions is what the Caribbean wants.”
– Bruce Harms, Founder and President of Full Stack Vision Foundation

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Inspired by the work in Full Stack Vision Foundation’s work in the Caribbean? Find out more on how to run your own Code Club.