programmes

Modules through which we build digital, programming, robotics, networking, and multimedia skills.

The Association works in technical and computing culture, digital literacy, making, and the responsible use of technology. Learning is long-term, and participants progress by what they know, not by age. Some modules run for the whole school year, and some for one semester, depending on the group’s focus and interests.

modules

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Algorithmic programming

What you will learn

Write your first program and a small game you can show your friends
Teach the computer to repeat a boring job instead of you
Solve a task that would take days by hand, in one second
Explain why one solution is fast and another is too slow
Count how many ways something can happen and prove that it is correct

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Project programming

What you will learn

Make your own web page that anyone can open
Make a game in which a character jumps and collects points, and publish it
Save data so that they remain when you turn the computer off
Work on the same project with a friend without wiping each other's work
Find and fix a bug in your code instead of guessing

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Artificial intelligence

What you will learn

Use AI as a tool and catch it when it invents an answer
Make something of your own with the help of AI: text, an image or a small program
Recognise when a graph in a newspaper or on the internet is misleading
Make an honest graph from data you collected yourself
Recognise a scam, a fake prize and an application that keeps you on the screen

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Creative workshops and art

What you will learn

Edit a photograph and draw a picture on the computer
Record sound and clean it so that your voice sounds clear
Edit a short film: cuts, music and transitions
Add subtitles so that people who cannot hear can watch your video too
Know which music and images you may use in your work, and which you may not

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Operating systems

What you will learn

Organise files so that you never again have to look for where something ended up
Make a backup so that your photos do not disappear when the computer breaks down
Explain why a computer becomes slow over time and how to help it
Install a second operating system (Linux) in a safe virtual machine
Tell the computer what to do by typing in the terminal, without clicking the mouse

older primary-school pupils and secondary-school pupils

Networks

What you will learn

Draw a map of your home network and know everyone who is on it
Make a network cable yourself and connect two computers
Explain the path by which a photo from your phone reaches the other side of the world
Set strong passwords, two-factor authentication and a passkey on your accounts
Recognise a scam in a message and know what to do if you lose your phone

For younger and older primary-school pupils, and secondary-school pupils

Robotics and mechatronics

What you will learn

Build a robot that moves by itself
Add a sensor so that it stops before a wall
Control the motors and teach the robot to drive a given course
Make a badge (micro:bit) that lights up and shows a message
Make a device that even Grandma knows how to switch on and use straight away

Free activities

What matters most

What you will learn

Automate work in Minecraft with belts and redstone
Plan a large factory in Factorio and see what breaks when it grows
Draw a 3D model and print it so you can take it home
Program a drone to fly a set path on its own
Come to the playroom, play and carry on your projects with a mentor

Detailed curricula, with learning outcomes, levels of mastery, and topics, are on a separate page.

Curricula