Where tech meets outdoor adventure
Give your students the chance to explore tech, teamwork and big outdoor challenges – all in one trip.
New to Condover Hall, our School of Coding workshops blend hands-on digital learning with classic JCA adventure, helping young people build future-ready skills while enjoying the action-packed residentials they love.
Adventure meets digital discovery
In today’s digital world, understanding technology is essential – and seriously exciting.
Our School of Coding workshops introduce students to key digital skills through fun, practical and confidence-boosting sessions.
Workshops help students:
- Build problem-solving skills
- Spark creativity
- Boost confidence
- Strengthen teamwork
- Explore future-focused tech
- Get inspired about STEM and digital careers
Your JCA adventure can now stretch across the outdoors, indoors and the digital world – the perfect hybrid trip for modern learners.
Choose from four brilliant coding courses
We offer four introductory workshop options that slot neatly into your JCA timetable – perfect for students who are brand new to coding and those who already love tech.
Workshops can be delivered as part of:
- A full residential
- A themed STEM trip
- A School of Coding Activity Day
Integrating your School of Coding sessions
We make planning simple with flexible, school-friendly options.
For groups up to 25 students
- Sessions can run back-to-back
- Perfect for splitting into smaller learning groups
For groups over 25
- Run simultaneous workshops
- Ideal for larger classes or multiple groups
For schools wanting more variety
- Create a rotational timetable
- Two groups enjoy coding while two take on adventure – then swap
Staying 3–5 days?
- Add extra workshops to build deeper digital skills
School of Coding workshops
STEM workshops
Give students hands-on experience with:
- Engineering challenges
- Coding fundamentals
- Drone technology
STEM sessions encourage curiosity, teamwork and creative thinking – all through real-world problem-solving.
Coding workshops
Explore three exciting coding pathways:
- Web Development
- App Development
- Python Programming
Ideal for building logical thinking, digital confidence and early programming skills.
Engineering workshops
Perfect for primary and secondary learners.
These workshops blend:
- Robotics
- Coding
- Drones
- Engineering challenges
Students design, build and test their ideas – bringing engineering concepts to life.
Robotics workshops
A fully hands-on session where students:
- Build robots
- Program behaviours
- Apply computational thinking
- Understand real-world robotics
It’s exciting, collaborative and incredibly rewarding.
Get in touch
Want help planning your School of Coding residential or tech-themed activity day?
Call our JCA team on 01273 647 200 or submit an enquiry form below.