❄️Winter 2024

Welcome to the Code for Life Newsletter

A Decade of Empowering Young Minds with Coding Education!

We are thrilled to announce a momentous milestone in our journey - Code for Life is celebrating its 10th anniversary! 🎉

What started as a small initiative has grown into a thriving community, and we couldn't have done it without the support and enthusiasm of educators like you who share our vision for equipping the next generation with essential coding skills. We've been on an incredible journey, developing innovative teaching resources that cater to learners at various stages, starting with Blockly and progressing to Python.

To celebrate a decade of empowering learners through coding, we have some exciting updates and celebrations in store this year. Stay tuned for new features, enhanced game experiences, and more engaging content to keep the coding journey fresh and inspiring!

Thank you for being an integral part of Code for Life's success story. Here's to another decade of fostering curiosity, creativity, and coding brilliance!

Impact Report

As Code for Life turns 10 years old, we are thrilled to share the incredible achievements of our not-for-profit initiative in our first Impact Report.

Code For Life is consistently used in over 180 countries, achieving over 600,000 registrations worldwide.

Exciting milestones for the year ahead!

Python with Rapid Router and Raspberry Pi Code Editor

Python with Rapid Router and Raspberry Pi Code Editor

We have some exciting releases planned for the year ahead, including our new Python sessions. This is a brand new resource hub that combines Rapid Router with the use of Raspberry Pi's code editor in order to build on the student's learning. If you want early access to the Beta version, get in touch.

AI with Barefoot Computing

AI with Barefoot Computing

We are bringing Ocado's technology to the classroom through our AI Collaboration with Barefoot Computing. There will be lessons and videos. Keep an eye out for updates!

Under the Spotlight - Darcie Gomer, Graduate User Researcher

Darcie Gomer

Have you ever clicked on a button expecting it to do one thing but it does another? My role in UX (User Experience) is to capture instances like this, and feed them back to my team so they can make better choices in the design of websites. I do this by running interviews, sending out surveys, and testing prototypes directly with the people who will use the website. My job means I get to learn from new perspectives and ask lots of questions. I find it really exciting knowing that data I collect impacts product decisions and improves what we offer to customers.

"Understanding your user is especially important in a technology company. It takes a lot of time and effort for software engineers to write code for a new feature, programme, or product. So, it's critical to make sure that what is developed is needed and understood by users."

I had a tough time choosing what I wanted to do at university; for my A levels I did Chemistry and Maths, Theatre Studies and English Literature! I then came across Anthropology - a social science where you can study people and their cultures. Anthropology combined my passion for learning about people and reading with my skills for research and analysis. When it came to my career I did not think I would be able to use my degree every day, but now I'm a User Experience Researcher!

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