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The Lego coding projects have a sustainability focus and projects introduce themes of renewable energy, biodiversity, recycling and environmental responsibility as a global citizen though building windmills, electric vehicles, and biodiversity tracking tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Children also program a microbit device to animate, send text messages, play sounds, and sense movement. We program the device to count steps in a fun game. Children will design their own 2D character and world using pixel art to create a video game. They spend time designing and creating a game world through which the character navigates and they learn the basics of block coding by using blocks to move a character around the maze to collect coins and earn a score each time. This game they create is published and they can access it at home to show parents and friends and continue to code in their own time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hosted by Galway County Libraries<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dates\/Locations below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuam Mar: Fridays 3-4.30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Headford Mar: Saturdays 11-12.30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Letterfrack Apr: Tuesdays 4.45-6.15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Portumna May: Thursdays 3.30-5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gort&nbsp; May: Thursdays 6-7.30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aran Islands Jul: Coding Day 10-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carraroe Aug: Coding Day 10-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ballinasloe Sep: Saturdays 11-12.30<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":41251,"template":"","class_list":["post-41250","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creative Technology Workshops for Children - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Corrib Kids Coding will run 4 week coding clubs which introduce children aged 8-14 to the world of creative technology using a variety of formats.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/creative-technology-workshops-for-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Creative Technology Workshops for Children - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Corrib Kids Coding will run 4 week coding clubs which introduce children aged 8-14 to the world of creative technology using a variety of formats.Groups will build 4-5 robots with Lego, connect them to the computer via Bluetooth and code them to carry out various tasks using lights, sounds, sensors, and motors. 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