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Same question, two completely different answers. Both are true 👇 🧒 TO A 6-YEAR-OLD:'It's a computer that has seen a LOT ...
06/09/2026

Same question, two completely different answers. Both are true 👇

🧒 TO A 6-YEAR-OLD:
'It's a computer that has seen a LOT of examples. If you showed someone a million cats, they'd get very good at spotting cats. It hasn't been to the park. It's just seen a lot of pictures of parks.'

🧑 TO A 16-YEAR-OLD:
'It's a system that predicts the most likely next thing based on patterns in its training data. That means it can be fluent and wrong at the same time — which is why your job is to check it, not trust it.'

The six-year-old version isn't a simplification we'll undo later. It's the same idea, sized correctly.

That's the actual craft in teaching this age range: not dumbing down, but finding the version of the truth that fits.

Which version would land better in your house right now? 👇

No kit. No soldering. No shopping trip. Five real robotics builds using things you already own 🔌Inside the free PDF:→ A ...
05/09/2026

No kit. No soldering. No shopping trip. Five real robotics builds using things you already own 🔌

Inside the free PDF:
→ A door alarm made from foil and a clothes peg
→ A balancing arm that teaches counterweight
→ A simple circuit tester
→ A grabber claw from cardboard and string
→ A wind-powered car (the one every child rebuilds four times)

Each one has a photo, the steps, and one question to ask your child while they build it. Ages roughly 6–12.

Why free: half the parents who message us aren't sure their child will actually enjoy this. Fair. Find out on a Saturday morning at your kitchen table before you spend anything.

New little series for term time. Every week we'll give you one question to ask your child at dinner. Takes thirty second...
04/09/2026

New little series for term time. Every week we'll give you one question to ask your child at dinner. Takes thirty seconds, no screen, no prep.

This week: "What's something you think AI would be really bad at?"

Why this one: children asked what AI is good at will list things they've seen in adverts. Asked what it's bad at, they have to actually think about how it works — and that's the beginning of every useful AI conversation.

Answers we've heard in class: comforting someone who's crying. Knowing if a joke landed. Tasting food. Deciding what's fair.

Ask it tonight and tell us what your child says — some of the answers we get are better than the ones adults give 👇

That thing that makes supermarket doors open? We opened it up 🔧Inside: one infrared sensor, one relay, and a rule so sim...
03/09/2026

That thing that makes supermarket doors open? We opened it up 🔧

Inside: one infrared sensor, one relay, and a rule so simple a nine-year-old writes it in a single line.

IF something is closer than 2 metres → open the door.
That's it. That's the whole magic trick.

This is what we mean when we say robotics isn't abstract. Half the 'smart' things in your child's daily life run on logic they'll write in their first month with us.

What should we take apart next? Drop it in the comments and we'll do it 🔧

The first fortnight of term is when after-school plans get locked in for the whole year. Here are three questions worth ...
01/09/2026

The first fortnight of term is when after-school plans get locked in for the whole year. Here are three questions worth asking any provider — including us 👇

1️⃣ 'What will my child have built by December?'
If the answer is a list of topics rather than a thing, ask again.

2️⃣ 'What happens when my child is ahead — or behind — the plan?'
A fixed syllabus can't answer this. A personalised path can.

3️⃣ 'How will I know it's working, without asking my child?'
Progress you can only see by interrogating a nine-year-old at dinner isn't progress you can see.

We built our reporting, PTMs and project showcases around question 3 specifically, because it's the one parents give up on first.
What's your own non-negotiable question when choosing an activity? Add it below 👇

We don't usually tease things before they're ready, but a few of you have asked what's next, so here's a small preview o...
30/08/2026

We don't usually tease things before they're ready, but a few of you have asked what's next, so here's a small preview of what our team is working on for September:

→ A revised beginner pathway for our youngest learners, built around shorter, more focused project cycles
→ New robotics builds that respond to sound, not just touch or light
→ An expanded set of Generative AI projects designed specifically around responsible, age-appropriate use

Nothing launches until it's actually ready — we'd rather under-promise here. But if any of these sound like something your child would enjoy, keep an eye out over the next few weeks.

Want to be first to know when these launch? Follow along or visit icodejr.com

We gave our Gen AI mentor and an AI image tool the SAME 60 seconds and the SAME brief: "design a logo for a space-themed...
29/08/2026

We gave our Gen AI mentor and an AI image tool the SAME 60 seconds and the SAME brief: "design a logo for a space-themed lemonade stand" 🍋🚀

Watch both attempts, then vote in the comments: Team Human or Team AI? 🤖⚔️🎨

(Fair warning: the AI's result is... unexpected 😂)

This is exactly the kind of playful comparison our Gen AI students explore — understanding what AI is actually good at, and where it still needs a human's judgement.

We usually describe the free trial from a parent's perspective. Here it is from the kid's side instead, in their own wor...
28/08/2026

We usually describe the free trial from a parent's perspective. Here it is from the kid's side instead, in their own words (paraphrased from real feedback):

"I thought it'd be like school, but it wasn't. It was just me and my mentor, and she asked what I actually wanted to build instead of telling me what to do. I picked a game idea I'd had for ages. By the end I had a tiny bit of it actually working, and I wanted to keep going after we were done."

That's genuinely the shape of most first sessions — less instruction, more "what do YOU want to make," with just enough guidance to get something real working by the end.

Curious what your child's version of that story would be? Free trial link below 👇

Everyone talks about packing a school bag. Let's talk about packing a different kind of backpack this year 🎒Swipe throug...
27/08/2026

Everyone talks about packing a school bag. Let's talk about packing a different kind of backpack this year 🎒

Swipe through what we'd put in it 👉

💡 One finished project, not just started ones ❓ A question they've learned to sit with instead of googling immediately 🤝 One thing they made WITH someone, not alone 🩹 A memory of a mistake that didn't end the world

That's a heavier backpack than pencils and books — worth packing on purpose.
What would YOU add to the list? Tell us 👇

New challenge for our music-loving builders 🔁🎧 We made a simple 4-bar loop (link in bio, free to download). Your job: tu...
26/08/2026

New challenge for our music-loving builders 🔁🎧

We made a simple 4-bar loop (link in bio, free to download). Your job: turn it into something bigger. Add drums, layers, your own twist — whatever direction you want to take it.

Submit your remix by tagging . Our favourites get featured — and one lucky remix gets professionally mixed by one of our mentors 🎚️

Beginners very welcome. This is exactly the kind of thing our Music Production sessions are built around.

Deadline: 5 September. Let's hear what you've got 👇

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