We had a very busy start to the new year last Saturday, with (we think) over 50 children attending! (This was a lot more than expected; please book a free ticket!)
Because we had so many we ended up working on Scratch only, just to get everyone up and running. We know, though, that some have done Scratch before (whether with us before or at their own schools) and might be looking for something new.
So, next Saturday we plan to start two extra things.
We were fortunate to get a small number (four, I think?) Kano kits which are complete Raspberry Pi-based computer kits. If you have a Raspberry Pi yourself, feel free to bring it in as well (along with cables, keyboards, etc, if possible!).
The other thing we’ll be looking at is using the Python programming language. We’ll try jumping in at the deep end and get started on the Django Girls tutorial, which will get us up and running with writing a simple web application to run a blog. This will probably be best suited to older children.
Look forward to seeing you on Saturday!