Technology for real life
27th February 2017
We recently welcomed Cambridgeshire based HackLab for a special enrichment day of Computing at Melbourn Village College. Year 9 students learnt how to use the Raspberry Pi to create scrolling messages and pixel art using LEDS, while Year 8 students were programming Minecraft using Python. Computing Teacher, Mr Richardson said 'We saw an opportunity to show our students how Computer Science is used practically in the real world. The event was a great success with students enjoying every session.' 
Year 7 students also had the chance to get involved with a special after-school enrichment session featuring the SonicPi, software that enables students to make music with code. One enthusiastic student said 'It was the best lesson of my life!' Head of Maths and Computing, John Holder, was extremely pleased with the outcomes of the day: ‘The programming sessions provided to over a hundred students by the team from HackLab were a huge success. It showed that we have so many talented students who are really interested in computer programming and have the potential to become specialists in this field in the future. Given our proximity to the many IT companies around this area, this can only be a good thing for them’.
This event is one part of an expanding enrichment programme in the Computing department here at Melbourn. Students also have the opportunity to take part in Computing club, Robotics club, Minecraft club and finally the Cyber Centurion challenge. An exciting time to be at MVC!
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