Hands-on, project-based courses that teach real digital skills — cyber security, AI and coding — through activities kids actually play, not walls of text.
Inspect element, passwords, phishing, web hacking, AI deepfakes and the final Capture-the-Flag — taught through 30+ hands-on activities and a live multiplayer quiz every single session. Learn it, then battle the whole class.
A Kahoot-style multiplayer quiz called CyberClash. Your teacher launches a game, everyone joins with a code, and you race to answer fastest. Learn the topic, then prove it — and top the leaderboard.
Jump into Session 1 — it takes about 90 minutes, and your progress saves as you go.
A five-session journey from total beginner to confident cyber defender. Each session mixes short lessons, hands-on projects, and a live multiplayer quiz to lock it all in.
Unlocks at 100%. Complete every session's quiz to claim it.
Kahoot-style multiplayer quiz on everything from this session. Teacher hosts on the big screen, students join from any device.
Optional .mcworld files students can play between sessions. Bring back a completion screenshot for a camp badge.
Crack encrypted messages to escape the cipher temple. Pairs with Crypto Lab in Session 4.
📥 Download .mcworldHunt down malware infections in a 3D virtual office. Pairs with Session 5 attacks.
📥 Download .mcworldDefend a virtual server building. Patch BAC, kick attackers out, keep the firewall up.
📥 Download .mcworldEverything you need to run the course in a classroom or holiday camp.
Projection-ready slides covering all 6 sessions: mission, concepts, activities, flow, ethics.
🖥 Open HTML deck 📥 PowerPoint .pptxPrint-ready A4 landscape Cyber Defender certificate. Add the student's name + sign.
🖨 Open certificateFull time-blocked plan with timings, teacher tips and ethics moments per session.
📥 Lesson plan .docxTeacher versions of the HTML Detective and Password Projects with all code filled in.
📥 HTML Detective (teacher) 📥 Password Projects (teacher)First-time setup guide for students. Tells them how to run the camp locally.
📖 Setup guide 🚀 Firebase deployFree cyber security programmes your students can join right now to keep going.
NCSC's UK programme for 11–17 year olds — free Adventurers, Defenders & Futures courses.
Visit CyberFirst →Carnegie Mellon's free CTF designed for students. Ongoing puzzles + an annual contest.
Visit picoCTF →Guided cyber tutorials with hands-on labs. Free tier; great kid-friendly intro path.
Visit TryHackMe →Real bug bounty programmes. Big companies pay you to find vulnerabilities — legally.
Visit HackerOne →A more advanced deliberately-vulnerable site to practise on once they've mastered the Candy Shop.
Visit Juice Shop →External programmes operated by third parties; Code Kids isn't affiliated. Please review their terms before signing up under 18.
Each session ends with CyberClash — a Kahoot-style live multiplayer quiz you can host on the big screen. Open CyberClash Host on the projector, students join from their devices with the code shown.
Teacher slides: HTML deck · PowerPoint