Congratulations to Conor O’Leary, 2nd Year, who we are delighted to announce has be selected as one of 30 finalists in the country to proceed to the National Scratch Competition for Coding. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition had to been postponed until the new school year and a date is yet to be confirmed. Every year the standard of Scratch projects is high, with the judges having a really difficult job selecting 30 projects out of 500 entrants to proceed to the national finals. 

Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively – essential skills for life in the 21st century. Scratch teaches computational thinking and problem-solving using a powerful yet simple-to-use building block approach to app creation. Scratch is a fun and interesting way to introduce software development to students.  Students experience Scratch as part of their Junior Cycle Coding course at Kinsale Community School.