12 Jan Learning from each other: why Codam’s way of learning works differently
How peer-to-peer learning works at Codam
For many people, coding feels like something you either can do or you can’t.
Something for people who have been doing it for years, who know exactly what they’re doing, who never seem to doubt themselves.
But somewhere there’s that thought:
Maybe coding could be something for me.
And right after that comes the question: but how do you actually learn it?
At Codam, the answer doesn’t start with a classroom or a teacher at the front of the room. It starts with how people really learn.
Learning works better when you do it together
Codam is built around one simple idea: you learn best when you are actively involved and when you learn with others. There are no lectures where you mainly listen. Instead, you work on projects where you take responsibility yourself. You learn by building, testing, getting stuck, and starting again.
Not alone. Together.
Students work side by side every day, talk through problems, share solutions, and help each other move forward. Sometimes you are the one helping someone else. Sometimes you are the one asking for help. Those roles change constantly.
That is peer-to-peer learning.
It is not a concept on paper, but a daily reality where learning becomes something shared. Not competitive, but collaborative. Not hierarchical, but equal.
“For the first time, learning didn’t feel like something being done to me”
Many students recognise the same moment. They realise that learning suddenly feels different. Not like something imposed from the outside, but something they are in control of.
When you try to explain a problem to someone else, you understand it better yourself. When someone helps you, you see that everyone struggles with similar questions. That takes away pressure and creates space to grow.
Doubt does not disappear overnight, but it changes from something paralyzing into something normal. Something that belongs to the process.
What this does for motivation
In traditional education, motivation is often tied to grades, deadlines, and expectations from others. At Codam, motivation comes from progress. You see what you build. You notice when something starts to work. You feel yourself moving forward.
Every step, no matter how small, is tangible.
That feeling is powerful. Not because someone tells you that you’re doing well, but because you experience it yourself. Learning becomes something you want to keep doing, simply because you are in it.
What this does for pace
Everyone learns differently. Some people need time for things to sink in, others want to move fast. At Codam, there is no fixed pace that everyone has to follow.
You work at your own rhythm, within a structure that leaves room for differences. You don’t have to keep up with anyone, and no one has to keep up with you. What matters is that you keep learning.
That freedom makes learning feel less like falling behind or racing ahead, and more like moving forward in your own way.
What this does for confidence
Many people who are exploring Codam don’t doubt their interest, but themselves. They wonder if they are smart enough, technical enough, fast enough.
Peer-to-peer learning shows that no one understands everything right away. That making mistakes is not a weakness, but part of learning. That asking questions is not a sign of failure, but of engagement.
Slowly, the way people see themselves begins to shift.
“It wasn’t me that didn’t fit learning before. It was the system.”
The difference with classroom-based education
In traditional education, explanation comes first. At Codam, experience comes first. You don’t learn everything before you are allowed to do something. You learn by doing.
That asks something different of you. More initiative, more curiosity, more perseverance. But it also gives something back: ownership, confidence, and skills that go beyond just writing code.
It doesn’t only prepare you for a diploma, but for how learning and working in tech actually happens.
“I didn’t know if coding was for me, until I was allowed to learn like this”
You don’t have to be sure yet whether Codam is right for you. No one is at the beginning. All it takes is curiosity.
That’s why Codam doesn’t start with signing up or committing, but with experiencing.
Play the Game and discover whether this way of learning fits you. Not by reading about it, but by trying it yourself.
Maybe coding is something for you.
And maybe learning from each other is exactly what you needed to find out.