U Can Too

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We are a small team who are passionate about Technology in Education. STEM/Computing Workshops | CPD | Curriculum Development |Tech Projects & Camps | Drop-Down Days | Curriculum Consultancy | #EdTech ๐Ÿ”—Check out more on our website: ucantoo.org.uk

๐ŸŽ“ It's Back to School Time! ๐Ÿ“… Are you looking for engaging and exciting activities for the coming academic year? Here is what we offer for your school: ๐Ÿค– Interactive computing workshops ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher CPD ๐Ÿ“ฆ Loan Kits ๐Ÿ“… Multi-day workshops (great as a residential alternative)

๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿค–๐ŸŽฎ We're getting very excited about tomorrow, because we'll be delivering hands-on computing workshops online to over 700 pupils across Kent for the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership Computing Enrichment Day!

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๐Ÿค” Have you ever wondered what we do, here at U Can Too? ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Hereโ€™s a video that sums us up! In short, we bring coding and making together in schools with creative, engaging and unique curriculum-linked #computing workshops and CPD for all ages! #EdTech #STEM

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๐Ÿค” Have you ever wondered what we do, here at U Can Too? ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Hereโ€™s a video that sums us up! In short, we bring coding and making together in schools with creative, engaging and uniqueโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“ฆTHINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Check out our latest blog post (link in the comments) to find out about our recent collaborative project with Vision Libraries: a micro:bit powered escape room-in-a-box aimed at families with children, inviting them to explore story-filled boxes!

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๐Ÿ’ป This week we finished our run of STEM mini-activities across schools in Maidstone with a visit to The Lenham School. ๐ŸŽฎ We enjoyed introducing year 7 students to the world of videogame development as part of their STEM enrichment day!

๐Ÿข Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Maplesden Noakes School in Maidstone as part of their STEM Careers Focus Day. ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ The children very much enjoyed exploring all of the creative tech we had on show, particularly the arcade games and the animatronic eye!

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“š HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ“— Our book focus at the moment is 'Make: AI Robots' as we are using our development time to further enhance our current AI offering across our workshops. Watch this space for exciting things to come! ๐Ÿ“˜ What are your favourite tech books? #WorldBookDay #WBD26

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๐Ÿซ It was a pleasure visiting Valley Park School in Maidstone yesterday as part of National Careers Week. During the session we talked about STEM careers and students built their own platform games in our Speedy Game Jam! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Check out the example below to see the type of game we were building.

๐Ÿ’ป๐ŸŽจ Earlier this week we had the pleasure of delivering a variety of #STEM workshops to children at Sallygate School. ๐Ÿ•‘ Throughout the day, the children: --- ๐ŸŽจ Created moving Kandinsky-style images --- ๐Ÿค– Built robotic animals --- ๐Ÿ’ก Programmed LED light sequences to respond to movement #STEM #EdTech

๐Ÿ”๏ธ Wow! What an exciting 4 months! Weโ€™ve just returned from Davos, Switzerland, where we delivered the 10th iteration of #DavosCodes to the 4th student cohort. This is a Salesforce-funded initiative showcased at The #WEF in Davos, teaching local students coding and tech skills for social good.

Salesforce+ Davos Codes: Celebrating a Decade of Impact

Celebrating 10 years of Davos Codes. From a local experiment to a movement across schools, students and educators come together to use technology for environmental and social good, driven byโ€ฆ

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๐ŸŽ‰ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wow! What a year we have had at U Can Too! As we enter 2026 we'd love to share some of our 2025 journey! ๐Ÿค– We've worked directly with over 900 young people from ages 4 to 16, bringing #STEM, #edTech and physical computing to their classrooms with over 400 interactive creations!

We were so saddened yesterday, to read of the loss of the wonderful, Dr. Jane Goodall; a huge loss to humanity. We had the privilege of meeting Jane, back in 2024, when she captivated a room-full of teenagers by introducing herself in Chimpanzee! Her passion and energy were truly inspirational.

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๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Happy International Women in Engineering Day! At U Can Too we celebrate #INWED because we passionately believe in encouraging more girls to see the wonder and value of engineering and #STEM subjects from a young age! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป Our workshops bring creativity, computing and engineering together ๐Ÿ‘‡

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๐Ÿ‘‹โœจ Happy Friday, everyone! ๐Ÿ’ก We thought we would shine a spotlight on the U Can Too facilitators today! If you book a workshop with us it will be led be either Su or Nicki (sometimes both)! ๐ŸŽ“ If you'd like us to visit your school and inspire your learners, get in touch! #EduSky #teamCompSci

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๐Ÿ“ข NEW BLOG POST . . . ๐Ÿ’ป #EduSky - Did you know that some schools are unaware that Computing should still be taught at Key Stage 4, even if learners have not selected it as a GCSE option? ๐Ÿ‘‡ Find out how you can help your key stage 4 learners meet curriculum needs in our latest blog post.

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