PRESS RELEASE: Take Action Global Collaborates with Apple to Support 2026 Coding for Climate Program
Contact: Grace-Anna Douglas Director of Marketing & Communications grace@takeactionglobal.org
Clearwater, Florida, March 16, 2026 — Take Action Global (TAG), a nonprofit organization advancing climate action education through global collaboration and student-led action, today announced a collaboration with Apple to support their 2026 Coding for Climate program.
Through this collaboration, Take Action Global will introduce a new App Design Playbook for educators and students participating in Coding for Climate. The playbook is designed to help classrooms explore environmental challenges through creativity, coding, and solution-driven thinking, empowering students to see themselves as problem solvers in a changing world.
Coding for Climate is a free, global program led by Take Action Global that brings together classrooms from more than 120 countries. Open to students of all ages and subject areas, the program blends climate education with computer science, inviting learners to build foundational digital skills while collaborating across borders to design solutions connected to real-world environmental issues.
The App Design Playbook supports this experience by guiding students through the full design process, from understanding a challenge to imagining and prototyping solutions by following Apple’s four step Challenge Based Learning framework: Engage → Investigate → Act → Document, Reflect, and Share.
Throughout the program, students apply computational thinking, digital literacy, and creative design skills as they develop app concepts using freely available tools, including Keynote and offline student workbooks. The focus remains on exploration along with experimentation, helping students approach climate topics with curiosity, optimism, and a sense of positive agency.
“Coding for Climate reflects our belief that some of the most powerful learning happens through play, creativity, and shared problem-solving,” said TAG Executive Director and Co-Founder, Koen Timmers. “By connecting climate education with computer science and design, students gain practical skills while developing the confidence to engage with global challenges in thoughtful and optimistic ways.”
“With the right tools and resources, young people around the world have the power to achieve anything they put their mind to,” said Alisha Johnson Wilder, Apple’s Senior Director of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives. “We’re proud to support Take Action Global’s Coding for Climate program to help students develop creative solutions to protect the environment in their own communities.”
The 2026 Coding for Climate program launches on March 16th, 2026 and will be open to educators worldwide.
For more information, visit www.coding4climate.org and www.takeactionglobal.org.
