Digital Pioneers — Foundations
👤 INSTRUCTOR: Lara Soares
October 2026 to June 2027. Sundays 13:30–15:30. Participation fee is €760.00.
- 👥 Max 12 Students · 2 Team members Per Class
- 🎓 Includes 2 Live Parent Showcases
- ✓ All laptops, robots, and materials provided — no equipment purchase required
Step into the world of game creation, robotics, and digital discovery!
Digital Pioneers — Explorers gives children a complete, hands-on foundation in computer science and game design.
Students start each concept away from screens, using flowchart cards, grid games, and unplugged puzzles to understand the step-by-step logic that powers digital technology.
Kids apply these ideas to build their own interactive video games in Scratch Jr and Code.org, programming character movements, score triggers, and sound effects.
They code robots to act as game characters in physical floor challenges and discover how AI works by training computers to recognize human gestures.
- Hands-Off Logic & Unplugged Thinking: Every module starts with offline logic. Children sketch game storyboards, act out computer loops, and map out event triggers (When Clicked, On Collision) to understand how software works under the hood.
- Game Development & Robotics: Students code interactive catch games, maze challenges, and animated stories in Scratch Jr and Code.org. They transfer this logic to physical robots (like Dash & Dot and Sphero), programming them to navigate real-world game arenas.
- AI & Digital Safety: Using Google Teachable Machine, kids train simple machine learning models to recognize sound claps and body poses. Cyber safety lessons introduce online privacy, secure habits, and respectful digital behavior.
- Twice-Yearly Parent Showcases: Twice a year (mid-year and end-of-year), parents attend live showcase events where kids demonstrate their video games on screen, run live robot missions, and practice public speaking.
- Added Value for Your Child: Builds strong analytical reasoning, digital self-defense skills, and creative confidence.
Practical Information
- Ages: 6–7
- Group size: up to 12 children
- Session Duration: 2 hours per weekly Sunday lesson.
- Prerequisites: None — ideal for beginners.
- Technology Used: Scratch Jr, Code.org CS visual modules, Dash & Dot, Sphero, Google Teachable Machine.
- Class Structure: Collaborative small-group learning with dedicated instructor support.
- Showcases: Includes mid-year and end-of-year parent presentation sessions.
📜 Graduates receive an official Kids Life Skills Certificate of Achievement at the End-of-Year Showcase
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