I just submitted the Sugar Labs application for Google Code In (GCI). For those of you unfamiliar with GCI, it is a programming contest for children ages 13-17. We've participated the past 2 years -- it is really fun but the reason why we participate is that we want to re-enforce the message that Sugar belongs to its users and that they have both ownership and the responsibility that ownership implies. Just as learning is not something done to you, but something you do, learning with Sugar ultimately means participating in the Sugar development process. At Sugar Labs, we are trying to bring the culture of Free Software into the culture of school. So the Code-in is not just an opportunity for us to get some tasks accomplished, it is quintessential to our overall mission.
It is now time to sign up as a mentor (See [1]). Our organization ID is sugarlabs. Mentors help coach the students on their tasks and can sign off on work that is completed. (Note: mentors must be age 18+). Please contact me if you have any questions. regards -walter [1] http://www.google-melange.com/gci/homepage/google/gci2014 -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep