3 August 2020
Going online has helped Sanctuary Point Coding
Club win STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics) technology for the Club.
Club members were very disappointed when library
programs were cancelled due to COVID. Ten kids
aged 7 to 10 years usually meet each Wednesday
afternoon during the school term to learn how to
code games and animations in the Scratch
environment, a free, block based programming
language and online community.
Their first online session in May corresponded with Moonhack, an international event that brings
together kids from across the world for a week of
coding.
By sharing and tagging how they were preparing for
Moonhack on social media, the Club went in the
draw to win $3000 of STEM technology.
Mayor Amanda Findley said, “This is a fantastic
example of our library staff making the most of
digital opportunities while we can’t run our usual
library programs.”
“The theme this year was sustainability, so our
library staff designed a save the trees game and
filmed a tutorial for the kids that premiered on the
library Facebook page,” said Clr Findley.
“The fact that they won $3,000 worth of STEM
technology just underlines how important it is to
adapt to our current situation,” she said.
“Code Club initiative, a free support and resource
hub to get kids coding, advised our library staff on
the best tech for the club. Library staff will be able to
utilise these items when physical programming
recommences,” said Clr Findley.
The Club’s winning entry game can be viewed via
their Code Club studio link along with some other
games from their online Coding Club.
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