YEAR 4 and 5 were on the bus today, getting to grips with the online programming system known as SCRATCH.

To quote wikipedia: “Scratch is a visual programming language and online community targeted primarily at children. Using Scratch, users create their own interactive stories, games and animations, then share and discuss their creations with one another. Developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab[1], the service is designed to help children (ages 8 and up) learn to think creatively, reason systematically and work collaboratively.

Scratch is translated into 70+ languages and is used in homes, schools, and after-school clubs in every country in the world[2]. Scratch is often used in teaching coding, computer science, and computational thinking. Teachers also use it as a creative tool across many other subjects including math[s], science, history, geography, and art.”

Either way, the Year 4/5 boys and girls and their teachers are now up to speed with the system which has taken the educational computing world by storm.

Well done!