Tag Archives: computer kits for children

Robots and Raspberries in the UK

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Great excitement at Little Pi Shop HQ today as we took delivery of our first stock of Rapiro robots from Japan. Rapiro, the cute programmable robot, is the successful Kickstarter project from Shota Ishiwatari, an established Japanese inventor, previously know for … Continue reading

What a Jam..

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What a fantastic Raspberry Pi Jam here in Malvern last week! Key IQ and Little Pi Shop welcomed over 20 children from more than 6 local schools to spend an hour playing with the Raspberry Pi and to have a … Continue reading

Learning to crack the code

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Malvern’s first Student Edition Raspberry Pi Jam – a joint collaboration with Key IQ, CAS (Malvern), and the folk at Little Pi Shop has made it into the newspapers! The sessions, which are aimed at local Primary and Secondary School … Continue reading

Computing At School

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The primary aim of the Computing at School group is to directly support teachers, and promote the teaching of computing in schools. One way to achieve this is to provide teachers with a local forum to share ideas and mutual interests. CAS … Continue reading

Malvern Festival of Innovation 2013

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Little Pi Shop took the opportunity to showcase its Raspberry Pi Starter kits to MP Harriet Baldwin at the Malvern Festival of Innovation 2013. The event was open to the public on the Saturday and it was a chance to … Continue reading

Key IQ & Wyche Innovation Centre

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Key IQ is a business and technology catalyst, helping entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and succeed. They manage the Wyche Innovation Centre in Malvern, where we hold monthly Raspberry Pi Jams for local children, organise the annual Malvern Festival … Continue reading

Malvern Raspberry Jam – Student Edition

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Little Pi Shop had a fun time on Tuesday afternoon taking part in the very first Student Edition Raspberry Pi Jam at The Wyche Innovation Centre, Malvern. It was great to see kids embracing a barebones computer and coming away … Continue reading

Inspiring young people

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STEMNET (the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) creates opportunities to inspire young people in STEM. They are an inspirational organisation, and being involved with STEM is a wonderful opportunity to be inspired and to help inspire the next generation. … Continue reading

Raspberry Pi Jam First!

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Tuesday 2nd October 4.00pm saw the first Raspberry Pi Jam take place here in the 3 Counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. Organised by John Palmer, Curriculum Leader in IT & Computing at The Chase, Malvern, and Regional Contact for … Continue reading