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Highlights

Some of the many highlights from KCJ and our community.

2023

August

2023-08-07

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Data and algorithm literacy awareness campaign for young Canadians

July

2023-07-25

Photo by David Boily, Archives la presse

Digital Moment's CEO and Founder, Kate Arthur, signs a letter to support the AI and Data Act (AIDA)

2023-07-18

Image: KCJ

Kate Arthur at the ParlAmericas in Santiago, Chile

2023-07-11

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"DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality", a celebration of International Women's Day

2023-07-04

Photo by Liz McDonald

Thanks to Kids Code Jeunesse's micro:bit donation, a Sun Peaks School student qualified for Canada Wide Science Fair!

June

2023-06-19

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Phase 1 of the Lunar Gateway Challenge is over but for one school in the District School Board of Niagara, it is still going strong!

2023-06-12

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Meet the finalists for the Digital Moment Innovation Awards at this year's Canada-Wide Science Fair!

March

2023-03-21

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The Lunar Gateway Challenge's first phase is over! Who will qualify for a week at STEM workshops!

2023-03-14

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Digital Moment's CEO and founder Kate Arthur invited in Barcelona to discuss how technologies can be used to reduce educational gaps

2023-03-07

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KCJ's AI Computer Vision Card Game is traveling around North America!

February

2023-02-28

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GraffitAI, a KCJ event bridging the gap between arts and artificial intelligence

2023-02-21

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Digital Moment at MEGAMIGS 2022 to provide game-based learning activities.

2023-02-17

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Digital Moment is a finalist for Charity Village's Best Youth Engagement Award with The Digital2030 Challenge

2022

September

2022-09-28

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Giving access to digital education to Indigenous communities with FabLab Onaki

August

2022-08-26

The annual KCJ Summer Institute

The KCJ Summer Institute just ended and here's what Digital Moment's senior finance manager had to say about it!

January

2022-01-10

Image: Micro:bit Educational Foundation

Phil Greene blows minds at Micro:bit Live

2021

December

2021-12-17

Video: TEDx Talks

Algorithms, AI and Our Kids | KCJ at TEDxHamiltonPublicLibraryStudio

2021-12-08

Image: UNESCO

UNESCO and Kids Code Jeunesse join forces to promote data and algorithms literacy

September

2021-09-01

Image: KCJ

Meet Mariam, a #kids2030 Challenge Community Champion

August

2021-08-24

Photo: Zélia Capitão-Tavares

Teachers across Canada connect at Summer Institute 2021

2021-08-04

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KCJ joins Scratch Education Collaborative

2021-08-02

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CAS Virtual Showcase: Kate Arthur on Ethics in AI and Sustainable Development

July

2021-07-28

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Meet Aleena, a #kids2030 Challenge Community Champion

2021-07-26

Images: Mr. Lee's Grade 5/6 Class

Mr. Lee’s class wins Community Champion Award

2021-07-21

Image: MobileSyrup

MobileSyrup: Women in game development

2021-07-19

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KCJ receives PromoScience grant

June

2021-06-21

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École Branchée: Discovering Artificial Intelligence

2021-06-15

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KCJ collaborates with Algora Lab and RÉCIT to bring AI education to high schools

2021-06-08

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Code Club Canada featured in "Mon Mag à Moi"

2021-06-01

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Willow Park School starts Code Club

May

2021-05-26

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Radio-Canada: KCJ discusses teaching coding in the classroom

2021-05-13

Image: Sophia Sountsova

IBM employees are helping more kids learn to code

2021-05-11

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350+ students and educators attend Let’s Talk AI symposium

April

2021-04-26

Image: Willow Dell

Meet the first #kids2030 Challenge Community Champion!

2021-04-19

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CTV News: New Quebec Program offers coding skills for kids

2021-04-12

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KCJ receives SDG Funding Program Grant

2021-04-05

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15 year old coder launches kits to promote Agriculture Technology

March

2021-03-30

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See the #kids2030 Challenge submissions on display in our gallery

2021-03-26

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Girls and Women Talking Tech

2021-03-23

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Global News: KCJ Introduces Students to AI & Machine Learning

2021-03-16

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Special guests join AI workshops in high schools

2021-03-04

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Educating for the future - Citoyen 2.0

2021-03-02

Image: Maria Steller

Eating plastic-free to reduce pollution

February

2021-02-25

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KCJ on Are You A Robot Podcast

2021-02-23

Image: Ms.Thompson's Grade 1-2 class, Willow Park Junior Public School

Nothing like receiving snail mail thank you letters!

2021-02-18

Image: Ocean School

Ocean School dives into the #kids2030 Challenge

2021-02-10

Image: Markus Spiske

Machine learning for human learners: opportunities, issues, tensions and threats

2021-02-10

Image: KCJ

Kids are sending their code to space

2021-02-08

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KCJ on RE•WORK’s Women in AI podcast

2021-02-04

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KCJ on South Shore Vibe

2021-02-01

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AI, Ethics & Empathy discussion panel - catch the replay!

January

2021-01-26

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Amazon Future Engineer To Fund AI & Coding Workshops in High Schools

2021-01-26

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#kids2030 initiative named one of the Top 100 Recovery Projects

2021-01-18

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KCJ at UNESCO's International Forum on Artificial Intelligence and the Futures of Education 2020

2021-01-15

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Kate Arthur named one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women

2020

December

2020-12-21

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Give a warm welcome to the new members of KCJ's Board of Directors

2020-12-15

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Ubisoft Montreal joins as first sponsor of Code Québec initiative

2020-12-10

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Kate Arthur receives the Information and Education Award at the 27th Annual Women of Distinction Awards

2020-12-04

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Kate Arthur named one of the 100 entrepreneurs changing the world!

November

2020-11-26

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Code in the Classroom goes virtual

2020-11-02

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Help achieve the SDGs with tech: take the #kids2030 Challenge!

2020-11-17

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CEO Kate Arthur advocated for children's privacy rights with UNICEF's Steven Vosloo

2020-11-11

Image: KCJ

Thank you to all who attended our virtual film screening of Coded Bias

2020-11-02

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KCJ wins the Printemps Numérique Youth Recognition Award

October

2020-10-21

Image: Stevie Awards

2020 Stevie Awards: KCJ wins gold!

2020-10-14

Image: KCJ

We All Deserve to Know More About AI

2020-10-07

Photo: @mr_robcannone

Teachers in Ontario are ready to tackle the new coding curriculum!

2020-10-02

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Social Impact Awards: KCJ received an honourable mention!

September

2020-09-23

Photo: Algora Lab

KCJ hosts UNESCO Youth Open Dialogue on AI Ethics

2020-09-14

Photo: Power to Fly

Hustling with the Heart: CEO Kate Arthur shares her story

2020-09-08

Photo: KCJ

CBC: Want to get your kids into coding?

2020-09-01

Photo: Breakfast Television Toronto

Breakfast Television: Coding’s role in Ontario’s new math curriculum

August

2020-08-28

Photo: CIRA

CIRA: Five fun (and educational!) ways for kids to spend screen time

2020-08-26

Photo: Canada Learning Code

We’re proud to have helped develop a new K-12 Computer Science Education Framework!

2020-08-21

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FirstCry Parenting: KCJ helps kids start coding

2020-08-13

Photo: KCJ

Summer of Learning: a blog series for educators learning to code

2020-08-11

Photo: Trade Up Manitoba

Construction meets code in Manitoba

2020-08-07

Photo: Annie Spratt (Unsplash)

How we’re future-proofing kids’ education

2020-08-05

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We spoke at the first AI conference hosted on Animal Crossing!

July

2020-07-31

Photo: Patricia Dorantes

This family put our micro:bit weather station to work in their own yard!

2020-07-21

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KCJ at the Together|Ensemble conference: the SDGs and K-12 Education

2020-07-16

Photo: KCJ

Thanks for sharing our micro:bit weather station project, Micro:bit Educational Foundation!

2020-07-14

Photo: KCJ

We’re excited to help Ontario teachers navigate the new coding curriculum

2020-07-10

Photo: IBM Canada

IBM & KCJ worked together to bring STEM skills to kids during the pandemic

2020-07-08

Photo: IPsoft

IPsoft's Women in AI series features KCJ's Kate Arthur

2020-07-02

Photo: CIRA

Thank you, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) for investing in #kids2030!

June

2020-06-30

Photo: Code Club World

Our very own Maddy Bazett in conversation with Code Club World

2020-06-25

Photo: CTV News

Ontario announces new digital skills-focused math curriculum, with consultation by KCJ!

2020-06-19

Photo: KCJ & asselinos_jr

This Scratch project lets you paint with your voice!

2020-06-17

Photo: KCJ

Meet the KCJ Ambassadors!

2020-06-12

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KCJ at CogX

2020-06-10

Photo: Aide Pédago

Aide Pédago - How KCJ is teaching kids and educators remotely

2020-06-05

Photo: KCJ

MP Ali Ehsassi Joins Code Club

2020-06-03

Photo: Accélérer 2030 pour le Québec

Accélérer 2030 pour le Québec has launched

May

2020-05-28

Photo: ecoleouverte.ca

Find us on Open School

2020-05-27

Photo: KCJ

Bring a smile to your community with a high five!

2020-05-15

Photo: KCJ

Coding with Special Guest Minister Steven Guilbeault

2020-05-12

Photo: KCJ

micro:bit Case Studies: KCJ

April

2020-04-29

Photo: KCJ

Code an Earth Day video game with Scratch!

2020-04-28

Photo: KCJ

Celebrating Earth Day with code

2020-04-23

Photo: CCUNESCO

CCUNESCO: How Canadian organizations are responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

2020-04-17

Photo: @MsLombardoClass

It’s been one month since we went virtual!

2020-04-15

Photo: CUSEC

CUSEC: Kate Arthur on AI Education

2020-04-09

Photo: KCJ

CBC Radio: How to keep kids busy during the pandemic

2020-04-08

Photo: Ubisoft

Discover the virtual activities and resources from Ubisoft's partners.

2020-04-01

Photo: Meggie Carrier

Radio-Canada: How Kids Code Jeunesse is continuing to offer quality education online.

March

2020-03-31

Image: KCJ

micro:bit arcade: Pong

2020-03-24

Image: KCJ

Teaching online? KCJ is ready!

2020-03-23

Photo: Beauce Numérique

KCJ at Beauce Numérique

2020-03-19

Photo: KCJ

Code Club goes virtual!

2020-03-12

Photo: KCJ

Kids Code Jeunesse launches campaign to teach children about algorithms - Radio Canada International

2020-03-10

Photo: KCJ

Kate Arthur wins Leadership Excellence Award

2020-03-04

Photo: KCJ

The Algorithm Literacy Project launches!

February

2020-02-28

Photo: KCJ

Code Clubs help kids develop an interest in science and technology - Ubisoft

2020-02-24

Photo: Daniel Brown

Morell, P.E.I. youth sending computer coded messages to the International Space Station

2020-02-19

Photo: KCJ

Turn your micro:bit into a weather station!

2020-02-18

Image: École Branchée

5 school subjects that can be taught using code (other than math!)

2020-02-09

Photo: KCJ Amanda Myerson

Kids across Canada are launching their code into space!

2020-02-07

Photo: Andrea McGuire

Kids send code to the cosmos from the Halifax Central Library

2020-02-05

Photo: KCJ

Watch these students send a message by radio from one end of the school to the other using micro:bits!

January

2020-01-31

Photo: KCJ

Canadian Edtech leaders help kids learn about climate change with coding

2020-01-24

Photo: AMI - Kelly and Company

Kelly and Company Podcast: inside KCJ’s Code in the Classroom workshops

2020-01-23

Photo: KCJ

KCJ and InkSmith partner to integrate Global Goals and coding into Canadian classrooms

2020-01-17

Photo: KCJ

L’Usine Digitale: In Canada, artificial intelligence courses are taught as early as elementary school.

2020-01-16

Illustration: RE•WORK

RE•WORK Podcast: Interview with Lucie Luneau, AI Project Manager at KCJ

2020-01-10

Photo : Henri Willox

Radio-Canada: Interview with Henri Willox, teacher and leader of the first Code Club in Gaspésie.

2020-01-09

We’re back from the holidays and so are our Code in the Classroom workshops!

2019

December

2019-12-17

So many teachers and students across Canada took part in Hour of Code 2019!

2019-12-10

Did you know your micro:bit can make sounds?

2019-12-07

This week was packed with Teacher Trainings all over the country!

November

2019-11-29

Photo: MobileSyrup

Mobile Syrup: Inside the past, present and future of Canada’s rapidly-growing game industry

2019-11-27

Photo: Digital Finance Institute

Kate Arthur named VISA Entrepreneur / Innovation Leader of the Year

2019-11-18

Photo: Getty Images / Wachiwit

Radio-Canada: Canada's Video Game Industry Continues to Grow

October

2019-10-28

Photo: KCJ

This teacher recreated our spooky micro:bit project

2019-10-22

Photo: KCJ

Playing micro:bit basketball in class

2019-10-15

Photo: KCJ

Learn how to play basketball with micro:bits in our latest YouTube tutorial