Students at Indian Island and Sipayik Elementary Schools Learn About Coding Through ‘Scratch Day’ Activities
Students at Indian Island School (home of the Penobscot Nation) and Sipayik Elementary School (located at one of the sister reservations of the Passamaquoddy Tribe) now know a bit more about coding, thanks to their recent participation in the nationwide “Scratch Day” initiative.
Scratch Day revolves around Scratch, a free, creative coding platform that serves as an online community for kids, cultivating creativity, systematic reasoning, and collaboration. The Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), houses Scratch and funds projects and resources across the country to ensure they are available to all children.
Recently, the Scratch Foundation selected Maine Indian Education’s two schools as one of six partner organizations, providing them with a generous donation to support their Scratch Day events. The schools also received significant support from Scratch Foundation team members Dr. Jarvis Bailey and Jacy Edelman, with monthly check-ins related to Scratch Day planning.
Ultimately, the Tech Team at Indian Island School and Ellen Nicholas at Sipayik Elementary School planned amazing Scratch Day learning opportunities for their students. Dedicated colleagues worked to facilitate and support Scratch Day stations, where students engaged in activities like creating and playing games using Scratch. Mark Goff, Community Moderator for the Scratch Foundation, also attended the Scratch Day programming.
Overall, staff members at each school noted that students seemed very captivated by Scratch Day, and all who participated had a good time.
“The students were incredibly engaged with Scratch and Scratch Jr. and created their own projects that immersed them in the foundations of coding,” Beth Clifford, Maine Indian Education Curriculum Coordinator said. “We see these experiences as wonderful opportunities to share digital tools that expand students’ repertoires for expressing creativity, for enjoyment, and for opening doors to possible career aspirations.”
Information for this story was provided by Maine Indian Education. To submit good news from your school, fill out the Maine DOE good news submission form.
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