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Scratch Day

  • May 17, 2014
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • West Ridge Elementary School, Chicago


Scratch Day is a global event initiated by MIT for people who enjoy Scratch to get together to learn more about Scratch and create with Scratch. At Scratch Day - Chicago, we have sessions for students who already know Scratch as well as sessions for beginners. We also have sessions for K-12 teachers or any other adults who want to learn Scratch and techniques for teaching with Scratch.


Scratch is a programming environment created by MIT and introduced in 2007. It allows young people to create stories, animations, games, music and art while developing 21st century literacy skills. It is free and has a large community of users around the world. The Scratch community and its 3.3 million (and counting) Scratch projects can be found at the Scratch web site.


Admission is free and no prior registration is required. Click here for complete details.




This year's Scratch Day schedule will include

  • Meet & Greet: Meet dozens of other Scratchers from throughout the Midwest
  • Coding Dojo: Special coding challenges to encourage creativity and collaboration
  • Free lunch: Pizza, healthy snacks and beverages
  • Beginner's workshop: A special session for students and parents new to Scratch
  • Finch Robots: Program a robot using Scratch
  • MIT App Inventor: Get started using this popular visual coding environment to create mobile apps
  • Special presentation from Lane Tech High School robotics teams
  • Special workshop hosted by Chicago Girls in Computing
  • Project Showcase: Participants share their best projects on the big screen
  • Parent's workshop: A special session for DIY/Hackers of all ages
  • Starlogo TNG workshop: A hands-on workshop to get you started on Starlogo TNG
  • Drawings for prizes including a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, and books from No Starch Press

. . . and more! 

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The Chicago Gifted Community Center (CGCC) is a member-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by parents to support the intellectual and emotional growth of gifted children and their families. 

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