So why start so early? “We want to change thinking that computers and programs are just things as they are. There is an opportunity to create something, and be a smart user of technology,” she says. Lauringson started the project not long after completing three years of maternity leave, and has a son in kindergarden. “He is four years old, and I am thinking of ways to start [him] programming,” she says.

Estonia's ProgeTiiger coordinator Ave Lauringson

For the youngest students, the new courses won’t be strictly focused on learning programming languages like Java, Perl and C++. Rather they’ll ease kids into the necessary skills for coding like logic, which has the benefit of some overlap with subjects like math and potentially, robotics.