Schlagwort: Code Club
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Introducing Code Clubs in eastern India: 32,000 more young digital makers
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the Raspberry Pi Foundation, our mission is to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. One way we achieve this is through supporting a global network of school-based Code Clubs for young people, in partnership with organisations that share our mission. For…
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Help us understand UK students’ attitudes to coding
Reading Time: 3 minutesNon-formal learning initiatives are a popular way to engage children in computing from a young age and introduce them to the fun, creative world of coding and digital making. As part of our commitment to an evidence-based approach, we are partnering with Durham University on an exciting evaluation project to study the…
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Clubs Conference 2023: Ideas and tools for CoderDojos and Code Clubs
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 24 and 25 March, more than 140 members of the Code Club and CoderDojo communities joined us in Cambridge for our first-ever Clubs Conference. At the Clubs Conference, volunteers and educators came together to celebrate their achievements and explore new ways to support young people to create with technology. The event…
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Celebrating the community: Nadia
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe meet many young people with an astounding passion for tech, and we also meet the incredible volunteers and educators who help them find their feet in the digital world. Our series of community stories is one way we share their journeys with you. Today we’re introducing you to Nadia from Maysan,…
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Take part in Moonhack 2022: Community, culture, coding
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2016, Code Club Australia launched the Moonhack online coding event and broke the world record for the most children coding in one day. Then in 2017 they broke the record again. By now, more than 150,000 young learners from 70 countries have participated in Moonhack. Moonhack inspires young people to celebrate…
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Back to school 2022: Our support for teachers
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe summer months are an exciting time at the Foundation: you can feel the buzz of activity as we prepare for the start of a new school year in many parts of the world. Across our range of fantastic (and free) programmes, everyone works hard to create new and improved resources that…
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Say “aye” to Code Club in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince joining the Raspberry Pi Foundation as a Code Club Community Manager for Scotland earlier this year, I have seen first-hand the passion, dedication, and commitment of the Scottish community to support the digital, personal, and social skills of young people. Code Club launched in schools in 2012 to give opportunities to…
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Say “aye” to Code Club in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince joining the Raspberry Pi Foundation as a Code Club Community Manager for Scotland earlier this year, I have seen first-hand the passion, dedication, and commitment of the Scottish community to support the digital, personal, and social skills of young people. Code Club launched in schools in 2012 to give opportunities to…
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How do I start my child coding?
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou may have heard a lot about coding and how important it is for children to start learning about coding as early as possible. Computers have become part of our lives, and we’re not just talking about the laptop or desktop computer you might have in your home or on your desk…
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Celebrating the community: Sophie
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s wonderful hearing from people in the community about what learning and teaching digital making means to them and how it impacts their lives. So far, our community stories series has involved young creators, teachers, and mentors from the UK and US, India, Romania, and Ireland, who are all dedicated to making…
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Code Club in Wales with translations, teacher training and a country-wide codealong
Reading Time: 4 minutesSince the inception of Code Club in 2012, teachers in Wales have been part of the Code Club community, running extracurricular Code Club sessions for learners in their schools. As of late 2021, there are 84 active clubs in Wales. With our new Code Club Community Coordinator for Wales, Sarah Eve Roberts,…
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5750 Scottish children code to raise awareness of climate change with Code Club
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis month, the team behind our Code Club programme supported nearly 6000 children across Scotland to “code against climate change” during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. “The scale of what we have achieved is outstanding. We have supported over 5750 young learners to code projects that are both…
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Celebrating the community: Zaahra and Eesa
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday we are launching an exciting series of impact stories from the community, to shine a spotlight on some of the young people who are learning and creating with technology through our educational initiatives. Zaahra and Eesa have been learning to create technology through attending Code Club and taking part in Coolest…
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Raspberry Pi has partnered with Shaun the Sheep!
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re super excited to announce our new partnership with Studiocanal and Aardman Animations celebrating their new film A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, in cinemas this autumn. Raspberry Pi has partnered with Shaun the Sheep! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://rpf.io/ytsub Help us reach a wider audience by translating our video content:…
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Possibilities of the Raspberry Pi — from Code Club to Coolest Projects USA
Reading Time: 3 minutesYolanda Payne is a veteran teacher and Raspberry Pi Certified Educator. After discovering a love for computers at an early age (through RadioShack Tandy), Yolanda pursued degrees in Instructional/Educational Technology at Mississippi State University, the University of Florida, and the University of Georgia. She has worked as an instructional designer, webmaster, and…
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Real role models for International Women’s Day 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission is to bring computing and digital making to everyone. Tackling the persistent gender imbalance in technology is a crucial part of this undertaking. As part of our work to increase the number of girls choosing to learn how to create with technology, we are marking International Women’s…
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Scratch 3, and upgrading our free resources
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 2 January, MIT released the latest version of their incredible visual programming language: Scratch 3! Scratch 3 is here We love Scratch — it’s the perfect starting point for young people who want to try coding, and we’re offering a huge variety of free Scratch project guides for all interests and…
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The Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide is out now (and it’s huge!)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Raspberry Pi Press has been hard at work of late, producing new issues of The MagPi, HackSpace magazine, and our latest publication, Wireframe. But that hasn’t slowed us down, and this week, we’re pleased to announce the release of The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, a 244-page book that will help…
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Take part in Hour of Code 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery year for the last five years, Hour of Code has encouraged school students to spend just one hour writing some code, in the hope that they get bitten by the bug rather than generating too many bugs! This year, you can find activities from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Code Club, and…
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Moonhack 2018: reaching for the stars!
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year, Code Club Australia set a new world record during their Moonhack event for the most young people coding within 24 hours. This year, they’re hoping to get 50000 kids involved — here’s how you can take part in this interstellar record attempt! Celebrating the Apollo 11 moon landing Nearly 50 years…
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Four days of STEAM at Bett 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re an educator from the UK, chances are you’ve heard of Bett. For everyone else: Bett stands for British Education Technology Tradeshow. It’s the El Dorado of edtech, where every street is adorned with interactive whiteboards, VR headsets, and new technologies for the classroom. Every year since 2014, the Raspberry Pi…
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Prepare to run a Code Club on FutureLearn
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrepare to run a Code Club with our newest free online course, available now on FutureLearn! FutureLearn: Prepare to Run a Code Club Ready to launch! Our free FutureLearn course ‘Prepare to Run a Code Club’ starts next week and you can sign up now: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/code-club Code Club As of today, more…
