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10 Board games to enjoy family time this summer
Summer is the ideal time to share special moments with your family and friend, and a fantastic way to do this is by playing board games. Board games are also great exercises for the mind, as they encourage key skills such as logical reasoning, creativity, and teamwork. With summer here, this week we recommend 10 board games that will help you spend quality time together during vacation and provide many benefits.
Strategy Summer: play and train your mind!
July has begun, and it’s time to start thinking strategically. As every year, from July 1st to 31st, there will be special activities both on the platform and at our academies, and this time they will all be related to strategy games. To help you enjoy summer in a fun way, we’ve made some changes to the Games and Activities section of the online platform and are ready at our centers with a ton of board games to enjoy afternoons at Codelearn.
Roger Torres and Luca Bouman crowned champions of the 2025 Karel Challenge
On Saturday, May 31, we hosted the grand final of the 2025 Karel Challenge at the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB—UPC). Divided into two age-based categories, nearly a hundred young programmers took part in the final stage of this unique programming competition organized annually by Codelearn. This eSport tests speed, strategy, and precision in programming—and this year, the fastest and most skilled were Roger Torres, winner of the Junior category, and Luca Bouman, champion of the Senior division.
Karel Challenge 2025: The Ultimate Coding Competition Is Back!
As the school year wraps up, it’s time for the 9th edition of the Karel Challeng —the fast-paced programming competition organized annually by Codelearn. Karel Challenge 2025 kicks off on May 2 and runs through Saturday, May 31, when the thrilling in-person grand finale will take place in Barcelona. Students from other regions in Spain can also join the competition remotely through their local Codelearn centers. Once again, the challenge is open to everyone, not just current Codelearn students.
1st Edition of Speed Logo
We’re kicking off spring with a brand-new competition on the platform! From April 7 to 13, a new event will pop up in the Games and Activities section: Speed Logo. This fast-paced challenge invites students to complete a Logo exercise as quickly as they can — but there’s a twist: each activity will appear at a specific time.