Teaching with Raspberry Pi Pico in the computing classroom

Reading Time: 6 minutesRaspberry Pi Pico is a low-cost microcontroller that can be connected to another computer to be programmed using MicroPython. We think it’s a great tool for exploring physical computing in classrooms and coding clubs. Pico has been available since last year, amid school closures, reopenings, isolation periods, and restrictions for students and teachers. Recently, I […]

Get kids coding and learning electronics with Raspberry Pi Pico

Reading Time: 7 minutesSince the release of the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller in 2021, we have seen people all over the world come up with creative Pico-based inventions. The Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller. Now, thanks to our brand-new and free ‘Introduction to Raspberry Pi Pico’ learning path, young coders can easily join in and make their own cool […]

Python coding for kids: Moving beyond the basics

Reading Time: 7 minutesWe are excited to announce our second new Python learning path, ‘More Python’, which shows young coders how to add real data to their programs while creating projects from a chart of Olympic medals to an interactive world map. The six guided Python projects in this free learning path are designed to enable young people […]

Three new reasons to register for Coolest Projects Global 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the last ten years, thousands of young people from all over the world have shared their digital creations at a Coolest Projects event. This year, there are a few brand-new and exciting reasons why young people will want to get involved in Coolest Projects Global online tech showcase and share their tech creations in […]

Share your tech project with the world through Coolest Projects Global 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s time for young tech creators to share with the world what they’ve made! Coolest Projects Global 2022 registration is NOW OPEN. Starting today, young people can register their technology creation on the Coolest Projects Global website, where it will be featured in the online showcase gallery for the whole world to see. By registering […]

Coding for kids: Art, games, and animations with our new beginners’ Python path

Reading Time: 7 minutesPython is a programming language that’s popular with learners and educators in clubs and schools. It also is widely used by professional programmers, particularly in the data science field. Many educators and young people like how similar the Python syntax is to the English language. That’s why Python is often the first text-based language that […]

Get an easy start to coding with our new free online course

Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you curious about coding and computer programming but don’t know how to begin? Do you want to help your children at home, or learners in your school, with their digital skills, but you’re not very confident yet? Then our new, free, and on-demand online course Introduction to Programming with Scratch course is a fun, […]

Calling all young creators: Get ready for Coolest Projects Global 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s time to start your countdown! Young people from all over the world will soon be invited to share their digital creations at Coolest Projects Global 2022, our world-leading online technology showcase event for young creators. In mid-February, project registration opens for a new and improved, online-only experience. Through Coolest Projects Global, young creators can […]

New free resources for young people to create 3D worlds with code in Unity

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday we’re releasing an exciting new path of projects for young people who want to create 3D worlds, stories, and games. We’ve partnered with Unity to offer any young person, anywhere, the opportunity to take their first steps in creating virtual worlds using real-time 3D. The Unity Charitable Fund, a fund of the Tides Foundation, […]

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 engaging and meaningful […]

Introducing Code Club World: a new way for young people to learn to code at home

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday we are introducing you to Code Club World — a free online platform where young people aged 9 to 13 can learn to make stuff with code. In Code Club World, young people can: Start out by creating their personal robot avatar Make music, design a t-shirt, and teach their robot avatar to dance! […]

Inspiring learners about computing through health and well-being projects | Hello World #17

Reading Time: 5 minutesYour brand-new issue of the free Hello World magazine for computing educators focuses on all things health and well-being, featuring useful tools for educators, great ideas for schools, and inspiring projects, ideas, and resources from teachers around the world! One such project was created by the students of James Abela, Head of Computing at Garden […]

Celebrating the community: Avye

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re excited to share another incredible story from the community — the second in our new series of inspirational short films that celebrate young tech creators across the world. Avye discovered robotics at her local CoderDojo and is on a mission to get more girls like her into tech. These stories showcase some of the […]

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 Projects! These stories […]

Coolest Projects 2021: young people’s journeys & special judges’ favourites

Reading Time: 5 minutesWow, we haven’t stopped smiling since yesterday’s live Coolest Projects celebration! Hosts Maddie Moate and Greg Foot led us through a live online event jam-packed with stories from participants, cool tech creations, and inspiring messages from our special judges. AND they revealed whose projects the judges picked as their favourites from among all of this […]

Colin Furze is among our special Coolest Projects judges

Reading Time: 4 minutesYoung tech creators from more than 40 countries have already registered to take part in this year’s Coolest Projects online showcase! To help us celebrate this year’s wonderful group of participants, we’re lucky to have brought on board Colin Furze, Melissa Pickering, James Whelton, and Fig O’Reilly as special judges. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1BYsFKuJ7U?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] “Since the first […]

How your young people can create with tech for Coolest Projects 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn our free Coolest Projects online showcase, we invite a worldwide community of young people to come together and celebrate what they’ve built with technology. For this year’s showcase, we’ve already got young tech creators from more than 35 countries registered, including from India, Ireland, UK, USA, Australia, Serbia, Japan, and Syria! Register to become […]

Pi Day at the Raspberry Pi Foundation

Reading Time: 3 minutesPi Day is a special occasion for people all around the world (your preferred date format notwithstanding), and I love seeing all the ways that makers, students, and educators celebrate. This year at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we’re embracing Pi Day as a time to support young learners and creators in our community. Today, we […]

Creative projects for young digital makers

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith so many people all over the world still living in various levels of lockdown, we’ve been working hard to provide free, creative project resources for you to keep young digital makers occupied, learning, and most importantly having fun. As a dad of two, I know how useful it is to have resources and project […]

Idea registration is open for Coolest Project 2021!

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s official: idea registration is finally open for Coolest Project 2021! Our Coolest Projects online showcase brings together a worldwide community of young people who make things with technology. Everyone up to age 18, wherever they are in the world, can register for Coolest Projects to become part of this community with their own tech […]

Save the date for Coolest Projects 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe year is drawing to a close, and we are so excited for 2021! More than 700 young people from 39 countries shared their tech creations in the free Coolest Projects online showcase this year! We loved seeing so many young people shine with their creative projects, and we can’t wait to see what the […]

Spread the joy of learning through making

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom our first prototype way back in 2006, to the very latest Raspberry Pi 400, everything we have built here at Raspberry Pi has been driven by a desire to inspire learning. I hope that each of you who uses our products discovers — or rediscovers — the joy of learning through making. The journey […]