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Python classes in the Netherlands

The most widely taught programming language in the world was designed in Amsterdam. In December 1989 Guido van Rossum, working at the national research institute for mathematics and computer science, CWI, began a language he later named after Monty Python's Flying Circus. Version 0.9.0 was released to the public in February 1991, and for many years since Python has been among the ten most used languages, running everything from school projects to systems at NASA and CERN. For a learner in the Netherlands that is a pleasing piece of history, but the practical reasons to start with Python are better still. It reads almost like English, it is the language of data and artificial intelligence, and it grows with a learner: the same language serves a ten-year-old's first game and a professional's machine learning pipeline. This page covers Python classes for every age, live online and in English.

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In short

Modern Age Coders teaches Python live online to learners in the Netherlands from six to sixty-seven. Children type their first Python at around nine; teenagers build the full language over two years; students and adults learn it from scratch or deepen it for automation, web development, data science and AI, with optional preparation for the PCEP and PCAP certifications. Learners are placed by ability, in groups of five to ten or one to one, and every lesson is taught in English by a live teacher. The first lesson is free; after that, a group place costs USD 100 a month and private lessons USD 150.

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Three Python courses, three stages of life

One for a child typing their first code, one for a teenager building the whole language, one for an adult starting from zero or filling gaps. Each card opens its own syllabus, schedule and fee.

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Python and AI for Kids

For children of nine to twelve: turtle drawings, small games and a first program that learns from examples, all in typed Python.

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PY / 02

Python for Teens

Two years from an empty file to object-oriented programs, files, data and small applications, the foundation for everything a teenager builds next.

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PY / 03

Python Masterclass

Python from zero to advanced at an adult pace, for students, career changers and professionals moving from spreadsheets or other languages.

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Made in Amsterdam

Python was designed at a research institute in Amsterdam

CWI, the Centrum Wiskunde en Informatica, is the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science. Its own account of Python's origins, published for the language's twenty-fifth anniversary on 4 March 2015, is the source for this section.

Python's beginnings at CWI, in CWI's own words
WhenWhat happened
December 1989Guido van Rossum designed Python while working at CWI in Amsterdam
1990He finished the first working draft some months later
20 February 1991The first public release, version 0.9.0
The nameTaken from the British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus
Since thenFor many years among the ten most used computer languages in the world
UsersCompanies such as Dropbox, Google, Mozilla and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and banks, universities, NASA and CERN

It is worth pausing on how unlikely this is. A language started by one researcher over a Christmas period in Amsterdam became, over three decades, the default language of scientific computing, data analysis and machine learning, and the first language taught in a great many schools and universities around the world.

For Dutch learners there is a small, real pleasure in that. The language a teenager in Groningen or Eindhoven types in their first lesson was born a short train ride away.

CWI's account also explains why the language spread. Python was designed to be readable, so that programs could be understood by people other than their author. That same quality is why it suits learners so well: a beginner can read a short Python program aloud and mostly understand it.

We have no connection with CWI. We quote its public account because it is the primary source for the language's origin.

Source: CWI, 25 Years of Python at CWI, 4 March 2015, read 15 September 2026.

Why Python first

Why Python is the right first language for most Dutch learners

Python is not the only good first language, and for some goals another is better. But for most learners in the Netherlands, of most ages, it is the right place to start.

It reads like English

Python uses words where other languages use symbols, and indentation where others use brackets. A beginner spends their energy on the problem, not on punctuation, which is exactly where a first lesson should spend it.

It is the language of data and AI

The libraries used to analyse data and train machine learning models are overwhelmingly written for Python. A learner who wants to reach AI eventually saves a whole language by starting here.

It grows with the learner

A child's first game, a teenager's school project, a student's thesis analysis and a professional's automation script can all be written in the same language. Nothing learned early has to be thrown away later.

The same language at four stages
StageWhat the learner writes in PythonWhere it leads
Child, 9 to 12Turtle drawings, a guessing game, a first learning programConfidence with real, typed code
Teenager, 12 to 18Programs with files, functions and classes, small data projectsData science, machine learning, apps
StudentAnalysis for coursework, algorithms, a thesis pipelineResearch, internships, technical interviews
AdultScripts that automate reports, files and web dataHours saved at work, or a new career

When is Python not the first choice? For a teenager heading into Android development, Kotlin may suit better; for one preparing for AP Computer Science A, Java is required; for a younger child who cannot yet type comfortably, blocks come first. The free lesson sorts this out.

For learners who want proof of their Python, the Python Institute's PCEP and PCAP certifications give an external benchmark, and we prepare learners for both.

Python by age

Python routes for every age in the Netherlands

The same language, taught differently at each stage. The age pages describe each route in more detail.

Children usually start with blocks and move to typed Python at about nine; the kids page covers that step, and Python for 10-year-olds shows what it looks like.

Teenagers build the whole language beside school; see coding classes for teens. Those drawn to models continue on machine learning for school students.

Adults learn Python for automation, data or a career change; see coding and AI classes for adults. For projects on real Dutch data, building real AI projects shows the public sources learners use.

The Amsterdam academy page follows Python and AI into the city where the language began.

The Python ladder

From a first line of Python to data, AI and certification

Each rung builds on the last. A learner who rushes to machine learning libraries without the basics can copy code but not fix it; one who climbs in order can do both.

The Python route
RungUsuallyWhat the learner can do
1. First PythonAge 9 up, or any beginnerVariables, loops, conditions, small programs from a blank file
2. The full languageTeenagers and adultsFunctions, files, classes, errors, modules
3. Applied PythonAfter rung 2Automation, web development or data analysis
4. Data and AIUpper school, students, adultsLibraries for data and machine learning, used with judgement
5. ProofAt any stageA public portfolio, and PCEP or PCAP certification if wanted

Why the full language comes before libraries

Libraries do a great deal of work in a single line, which is exactly why a learner needs to understand the language underneath them. When something goes wrong, and it will, only a learner who knows plain Python can see why.

The complete order of subjects is on the coding roadmap.

Python beside Dutch school and work

Pupils usually take two lessons a week and pause in test weeks. Students and adults often study in the evening, some one to one.

Certification preparation fits best once rung 2 is secure, often in a single focused term.

The catalogue

Nine live Python courses, from first code to certification

Grouped by stage. Each card opens the full course page with schedule and fee, and the free lesson decides where a learner starts.

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First Python

Children and beginners of any age

PY / FIRST / 01

Python and AI for Kids

Typed Python for ages nine to twelve, with games, drawings and a first learning program.

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PY / FIRST / 02

Python for Teens

The complete language over two years, from first lines to object-oriented programs.

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PY / FIRST / 03

Python Masterclass

Zero to advanced Python for students and adults, at an adult pace.

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Applied Python

Automation, the web and data

PY / APPLY / 01

Python and AI Automation

Scripts that handle files, reports and web data, joined with AI tools into dependable routines.

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PY / APPLY / 02

Python Web Development with Django and Flask

Web applications in Python for learners who already know the basics.

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PY / APPLY / 03

Data Science for Teens

Python for real data, from cleaning to a first predictive model, for teenagers.

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PY / APPLY / 04

Data Science Course

Python, SQL, statistics and machine learning for students and adults.

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III

Proof of Python

External certification

PY / CERT / 01

PCEP and PCAP Python Certification

Preparation for the Python Institute's entry and associate certifications, from about thirteen upwards.

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PY / CERT / 02

PCAP Certification Prep

Focused preparation for the associate certification, for learners with PCEP-level Python.

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How the classes run

Python lessons at a Dutch hour

The teachers are in India, which does not observe summer time, so they are three and a half hours ahead of the Netherlands from late March to late October and four and a half ahead the rest of the year. Children and teenagers usually learn in the late afternoon, adults in the evening or at the weekend, at a regular time agreed in the free lesson.

Late afternoon

After school, Dutch time, for children and teenagers.

Evening

By arrangement, for students and working adults.

Weekend

Saturday or Sunday, for any age.

A free first lesson

The learner writes real Python while the teacher watches, and the right starting rung becomes obvious.

Groups of five to ten

Learners from several countries at the same level, so a quick learner is stretched and a beginner is not rushed.

One to one if preferred

For deadlines, certification, a specific project or a learner who works best alone with a teacher.

Code read aloud

Teachers ask learners to explain their code line by line, the habit Python's readability was designed for.

In English

Python's keywords, error messages and documentation are in English; lessons are too, with Dutch school terms kept.

Everything saved

Each lesson's programs go into the learner's own GitHub repository.

Student work

Python projects our students published

Four live projects built by our students, most of them in Python. More on the student labs page.

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

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

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Fees

Python lesson fees

Monthly, in US dollars, at the same rates for every country outside India. No enrolment fee, no annual contract, and the same price for every Python course.

Free first class

USD 0

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  • A real Python lesson
  • Places you at the right rung
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Group batch

USD 100

a month, billed in US dollars

  • Five to ten learners at one level
  • The same live teacher each week
  • Code 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 to yourself
  • Pace and focus set by your goal
  • Good for certification and deadlines
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Questions about Python

What learners in the Netherlands ask about Python classes

Was Python really created in the Netherlands?

Yes. According to CWI, the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science, Guido van Rossum designed Python there in Amsterdam in December 1989, and version 0.9.0 was released publicly on 20 February 1991.

Why is it called Python?

After the British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, not the snake, as CWI's own account records.

What age can a child start Python?

Most children type their first Python at about nine. Younger children usually start with blocks such as Scratch and move to Python when they are ready.

Is Python enough for AI?

It is the main language of data science and machine learning, so it is the right foundation. AI also needs mathematics and careful evaluation, which our later courses add.

Should my teenager learn Python or Java?

Python for most, because of data and AI. Java for a teenager preparing for AP Computer Science A or heading for Android or enterprise software. The free lesson helps decide.

Can I get certified?

Yes. We prepare learners for the Python Institute's PCEP and PCAP certifications, usually once the full language is secure.

Are the lessons in Dutch?

No, in English. Python itself is written in English words, so learners at Dutch schools usually adapt quickly.

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?

Late afternoons, evenings and weekends, Dutch time. The teacher is three and a half hours ahead in summer and four and a half in winter.

What happens after I send the form?

We call at a Dutch hour to arrange the free lesson. There is no charge unless you decide to continue afterwards.

Elsewhere on this site

More about Python and learning in the Netherlands

Pages for each age, and for where Python leads.

Coding classes for kids

The step from blocks to first Python.

Coding classes for teens

Python and beyond, from the brugklas to the exam year.

Coding and AI classes for adults

Python for automation, data or a new career.

Machine learning for school students

Where Python leads for pupils interested in AI.

Python for 10-year-olds

What a child's first Python looks like.

AI and Python Academy, Netherlands

The national ladder from Python to building AI.

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Leave a number and we will ring at a Dutch hour. In the first lesson you or your child write real Python with a teacher, and by the end we know where to start.

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

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