
Learn to code: Part 3 & Let's start from Scratch
In case you missed it... On Thursday 11 May, we ran our third and final session in a three-part series of web conferences: Let's start from Scratch and learn to code. Part 3: Let's build a computer game and make learning about Cartesian coordinates fun. Learn about algorithms, sequencing, branching and looping.

Let's start from Scratch and learn to code: Part 2
Part 2 is digital artwork and animation movies.
In the words of Steve Jobs, "Computer science is a liberal arts". Let's create digital artwork and introduce how you can make animated stories with Scratch. Learn about Cartesian coordinates, algorithms, and sequencing.

Transforming my son’s screen time one coding class at a time!
Managing my son’s screen time and online gaming has (so far) been my biggest everyday parenting challenge. I’ve set time limits. I’ve ensured he does other activities before screen is allowed. And I’ve ‘Mum-splained’ many times that the TV and iPad do not count as a ‘screen break’ from his computer. He also does a number of sports. I have every strategy going, and yet screen time still feels like an ongoing negotiation, requiring energy I don’t have. He is nearly ten and he is exceptionally persistent when it comes to computers.
Super Saturday coding kids

Variables and how to use them in Scratch
Variables are so important because they allow us to hold a bit of information in a 'container' so that it an be edited and used multiple times in our code. Come check out how to use them in Scratch and find out more about the ins and outs of variables!

Who says coding isn't for girls?
Check out some of our super fun, girly, empathetic tech projects.