Netherlands · Girls, ages 6 to 18 · Live online

AI and Python academy for girls in the Netherlands

In 2023 women made up 17.0 percent of the people working in ICT jobs in the Netherlands, according to the national statistics office's emancipation monitor. A decade earlier it was 13.3 percent. The numbers in education are moving faster: the share of women among university informatica students rose from 22 to 29 percent in eight years, and in hbo informatica it roughly doubled. Yet the same monitor shows the gap reopening after graduation, when far fewer women with an ICT degree go on to work in ICT than men with the same degree. This page is for families with a daughter who is curious about computers, AI or building things. It does not claim that girls learn differently, because there is no good evidence that they do, and our groups are mixed. What it does offer is an honest look at the figures, and classes that start early, build confidence through finished projects and leave a portfolio that speaks for itself.

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In short

Modern Age Coders teaches AI and Python live online to learners in the Netherlands, and this page describes that teaching for girls aged six to eighteen and their families. The classes are the same as for everyone: mixed groups of five to ten learners at one level, or one-to-one lessons, with a live teacher, in English. We make no claim that girls learn differently. What helps, we find, is starting early, finishing real projects and keeping a public portfolio, so that a girl's ability is visible to herself and to others. The first lesson is free; after it a group place is USD 100 a month and private lessons USD 150.

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Three courses many girls start with

The same courses every learner takes: one for the younger child ready to type, one for the teenager curious about AI, one for the teenager who wants to build an app people can use. Each card opens its own syllabus.

Python and AI for Kids course thumbnail

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Python and AI for Kids

Typed Python from about nine: drawings, games and a first program that learns, finished and shown to the family every few lessons.

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AI and Machine Learning for Teens course thumbnail

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AI and Machine Learning for Teens

For a teenager who uses AI and wants to understand it: statistics, models and neural networks, each project written up and kept.

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App Development for Teens course thumbnail

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App Development for Teens

A real app built from an idea the teenager chooses, ending with something friends can install.

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The numbers

Women in Dutch ICT study and work, from the national emancipation monitor

All figures below come from the CBS Emancipatiemonitor 2024, the national statistics office's regular report on differences between women and men, in its chapters on learning and working.

Women and men in ICT, CBS Emancipatiemonitor 2024
MeasureFigure
Women among people in ICT occupations, 202317.0 percent
The same, 201413.3 percent
Maths and natural science graduates with an ICT job, 202319 percent of men, 7 percent of women
ICT graduates working in an ICT occupation58 percent of men, 34 percent of women
Women among university (wo) informatica studentsfrom 22 percent in 2015/'16 to 29 percent in 2023/'24
Women among hbo informatica studentsfrom just over 6 percent to just over 13 percent over the same years
Women in university technology, industry and constructionfrom 26 percent to 31 percent
Girls choosing techniek in vmbofrom 9 percent to 16 percent

Read down the table and two stories appear. In education the numbers are rising steadily: more girls choose technical routes in vmbo, and the share of women studying informatica has grown at both hbo and university level.

In work the picture changes more slowly. Women still make up fewer than one in five of the people in ICT occupations, although the share has risen since 2014.

The sharpest contrast is in the step from diploma to job. Among people with an ICT degree, 58 percent of men worked in an ICT occupation, against 34 percent of women. Among maths and science graduates the gap is wider still in relative terms: 19 percent of men and 7 percent of women had an ICT job.

Those figures do not explain why; the monitor describes the difference without assigning a single cause. They do suggest that the years between choosing a subject and choosing a job matter a great deal.

Sources: CBS Emancipatiemonitor 2024, Werken; CBS Emancipatiemonitor 2024, Van leren naar werken. Read 15 September 2026; figures quoted as published.

Where the gap opens

Where the gap opens, and what classes can and cannot do about it

A coding class cannot change a labour market. It can change what a girl knows she can do, and what she can show. That is where we put our effort.

Start before the choices

Profile and study choices come early in the Dutch system: a profile in the third or fourth year of havo and vwo, a sector in vmbo. A girl who has already built programs by then chooses from experience rather than from impressions. That is the strongest reason to begin at nine or ten rather than sixteen.

Finish real things

Confidence in a technical subject comes from finished work more than from praise. Our learners, girls and boys alike, complete projects every few weeks: a game, an app, a trained model with its results. Each finished project is evidence a learner can point to.

Make ability visible

The step from diploma to job is where the monitor shows the widest gap. A public portfolio of real work, begun at school age, makes a candidate's ability visible to employers, universities and, not least, to herself.

What we do not do matters too. We do not run girls-only groups, because the classes themselves are not the problem and separate groups can signal that they are. We do not teach a different curriculum, because there is no evidence that girls need one. And we do not promise to fix the figures above.

What families tell us helps is simpler: a teacher who expects a lot, groups where a learner is placed by ability rather than assumption, and projects a daughter is proud to show. The free first lesson is a good way to see whether that fits.

The approach in this section is ours. It draws on the CBS figures above for context and makes no claim about differences in how girls and boys learn.

Routes

The same routes as every learner, described for girls and their families

There is no separate girls' track. These are the ordinary routes, with pointers to the pages that describe each stage.

For girls aged six to twelve, the route starts with Scratch and moves to typed Python; see coding classes for kids in the Netherlands. For teenagers, the teens page covers Python, AI, apps and the web.

A girl drawn to AI in particular can go further on machine learning for school students, where pupils build and test models themselves.

For the language itself, Python classes in the Netherlands covers every age. The global page on coding classes for girls describes the same approach internationally.

For women returning to technology later in life, coding comeback for women is the page to read.

The ladder

The same five rungs, climbed with finished work at each

Every learner climbs the same ladder. At each rung, the aim is a finished piece of work the learner can show, because finished work builds the kind of confidence that lasts.

The route, with the finished work at each rung
RungUsuallyFinished work to show
1. First codeAges 6 to 10A game or animation in Scratch, then first typed Python
2. Real programsAges 10 to 13A program with files, choices and loops that solves a real problem
3. Data and modelsAges 13 to 16A trained model with its results written up
4. Apps and projectsAges 14 to 18An app or a larger project other people can use
5. PortfolioThroughoutA public repository that shows what the learner can do

Why finished work matters so much

A learner who has finished five projects knows she can finish the sixth. That knowledge is worth more than any reassurance, and it is the same for every learner.

The complete order of subjects is on the coding roadmap.

Around the Dutch school years

Starting in the last years of the basisschool leaves time to build real experience before the profile or sector choice. In exam years, most families keep lessons light.

Girls at international schools follow the same rungs, placed by ability.

The catalogue

Eight live courses, the same for every learner

Grouped by age. Each card opens the course page with its schedule and fee; the free lesson settles where a learner starts.

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Ages 6 to 12

First code and first AI ideas

GIRLS / YOUNG / 01

Scratch Coding for Kids

Games and animations from blocks, the gentlest first step, with something finished every few lessons.

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GIRLS / YOUNG / 02

Python and AI for Kids

Typed Python and a first learning program for ages nine to twelve.

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GIRLS / YOUNG / 03

AI Literacy for Kids

How AI tools work and when not to trust them, for children from eight.

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II

Ages 12 to 18

Python, AI, data and apps

GIRLS / TEEN / 01

Python for Teens

The full Python language over two years, the base for everything after.

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GIRLS / TEEN / 02

AI and Machine Learning for Teens

Models trained, tested and written up, from statistics to neural networks.

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GIRLS / TEEN / 03

Data Science for Teens

Real datasets in Python, cleaned, plotted and modelled.

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GIRLS / TEEN / 04

App Development for Teens

An app from idea to installable, built with React Native.

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GIRLS / TEEN / 05

Git and GitHub for Teens

A public portfolio from the first commit, so finished work is always visible.

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How the classes run

Mixed groups, a teacher who expects a lot

Teachers are based in India, which keeps one time all year, so they are three and a half hours ahead of the Netherlands in summer and four and a half in winter. Lessons for girls, as for every learner, usually fall in the late afternoon or at the weekend, at a regular time agreed during the free lesson.

After school

Late afternoon, Dutch time. The most common choice.

Early evening

By arrangement, for older teenagers with afternoon commitments.

Weekend

Saturday or Sunday, for longer project sessions.

A free first lesson

Your daughter builds something real while the teacher watches how she thinks, and the right starting rung becomes clear.

Mixed groups of five to ten

Learners from several countries at the same level. Groups are formed by ability, never by gender.

One to one if preferred

For a learner who prefers a teacher to herself, has a project deadline, or is far ahead of her age.

Parents informed

We talk with a parent before anything is booked and keep the family up to date, as Dutch consent rules expect for under-sixteens.

In English

Lessons are in English; Dutch school terms are used as families use them.

A portfolio from the start

Every finished project goes into her own GitHub repository.

Student work

What our students have built

Four live projects by our students. More, by learners of every age and background, are on the student labs page.

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NutriLife

An AI nutrition coach that reads what you eat and works you toward a target.

by Bhavya · Open it

Misti AI chatbot for maths and coding screenshot

AI and ML

Misti

A chatbot that answers mathematics and programming questions, built and deployed by a student.

by Harshit · Open it

GuardianX AI internet safety assistant screenshot

AI and ML

GuardianX

An assistant that helps a young person recognise unsafe situations online.

by Vivaan · Open it

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Web app

SkyCast

A weather forecasting site with live conditions for any location.

by Krish

Fees

Fees

Monthly, in US dollars, the same for every learner and every country outside India. No enrolment fee and no annual contract.

Free first class

USD 0

no card required

  • A real lesson on a real task
  • Places the learner at the right rung
  • No card details needed
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Group batch

USD 100

a month, billed in US dollars

  • Five to ten learners at one level
  • Mixed groups, the same live teacher
  • Work reviewed every week
  • A certificate at the end
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One to one

USD 150

a month, billed in US dollars

  • A teacher for one learner
  • Pace set around her goals
  • Good for projects and deadlines
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What families say

Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews

From Google, as families and students wrote them. We do not write or pay for reviews.

★★★★★

"The one step solution for my son. Modern Age Coders make learning coding so simple that kids love it. The teachers explain complex concepts clearly with practical exercises and interactive content."

Ria Mukherjee

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★★★★★

"Modern Age Coders has been a game-changer for me. I struggled to grasp IT concepts and coding before joining, but their classes transformed everything. I can now confidently write complex programs with ease."

Samriddha Mondal

Student

★★★★★

"One of the most wonderful education centres out there. Education is not limited to school syllabus but focuses on skill development."

Vansh Agarwal

Student

★★★★★

"My child Dhairya is really enjoying the Modern Age Coders classes. This is his first online class and he eagerly looks forward to it. I can already see his improvement, and the teachers are very cooperative."

Sonam Oswal

Parent of Dhairya

★★★★★

"Modern Age Coders have wonderful teachers who teach in a clear, easy and practical way. The teacher boosts students' confidence and inspires them to learn without hesitation."

Sonu Goyal

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★★★★★

"I highly recommend this computer coding class! The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about coding."

Ritu Kedia

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Questions from families

What families with daughters ask us

Do you run girls-only groups?

No. Our groups are mixed and formed by ability. We do not think the classes themselves are the problem, and separate groups can suggest that they are. One-to-one lessons are available for any learner who prefers them.

Do girls learn coding differently?

We make no such claim, because the evidence does not support it. Every learner gets the same curriculum, the same expectations and the same teachers.

How many women work in ICT in the Netherlands?

According to the CBS Emancipatiemonitor 2024, women made up 17.0 percent of people in ICT occupations in 2023, up from 13.3 percent in 2014.

Are more girls studying informatica?

Yes. The share of women among university informatica students rose from 22 percent in 2015/'16 to 29 percent in 2023/'24, and in hbo informatica it roughly doubled over the same years.

What age should my daughter start?

From six with blocks, and typed Python from about nine. Starting before the profile or sector choice gives her real experience to choose from.

Will the teacher be a woman?

We cannot promise a particular teacher. Every teacher is chosen for the subject and the level, and every learner gets the same high expectations.

Are the lessons in English?

Yes, with Dutch school terms kept. Programming languages and tools are in English anyway.

What does it cost?

USD 100 a month for a group place and USD 150 a month for one-to-one lessons, billed in US dollars, with no enrolment fee and no yearly contract. The first lesson is free.

When are lessons held?

After school or at the weekend, Dutch time. The teacher is three and a half hours ahead in summer and four and a half in winter.

What happens after we send the form?

We call a parent at a Dutch hour to arrange the free lesson. Nothing is charged unless you decide to continue.

Elsewhere on this site

More for girls, women and families

Pages for each stage, and for the wider picture.

Coding classes for girls

The same approach, described internationally.

Coding comeback for women

For women returning to technology later.

Coding classes for kids

Ages 6 to 12, from Scratch to first Python.

Coding classes for teens

Ages 12 to 18, Python, AI and apps.

Machine learning for school students

For pupils who want to build and test models.

AI and Python Academy, Netherlands

The national ladder behind every route.

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Book a free lesson for your daughter

Leave a parent's number and we will call at a Dutch hour. In the free lesson your daughter builds something real with a teacher, and by the end we know where she should start.

Would you like to read first? See the course list, how we teach and the coding roadmap.

WhatsApp us · +91 91233 66161 · contact@modernagecoders.com

WhatsApp from a Dutch phone is free and usually fastest. The number is Indian; we have no office or premises in the Netherlands.

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