Game On! Empowering Students with Kitronik Arcade Kits and micro:bits in School Coding Clubs
Riverside Primary School
Description
1. This event teaches game development, coding, and digital creativity using BBC micro:bits and Kitronik Arcade kits. Students will learn programming concepts such as loops, conditionals, events, and input/output, while designing and coding their own playable games.
Methods and resources include:
Hands-on game development: Students use the Kitronik Arcade handheld consoles to build, test, and play games they’ve created.
Block-based and Python programming: Using platforms like MakeCode Arcade, students will code game logic and interactions.
Creative design tasks: Students will develop characters, game mechanics, and user interfaces, blending coding with storytelling and art.
Collaborative challenges: Students work in pairs or small groups to co-design games, encouraging communication and problem-solving.
Teacher-led instruction: Mr. Sage and Mrs. Mills will guide students through tutorials, design prompts, and open-ended game projects.
2. To make coding fun and relevant by connecting it with gaming, a context that is familiar and exciting for students.
To build digital skills including logical thinking, creativity, and algorithmic reasoning through interactive, hands-on projects.
To encourage inclusive participation in computing by offering accessible tools and a supportive learning environment.
To foster confidence and collaboration by allowing students to create and share games in a safe, engaging space.
To expand access to resources by providing durable equipment that can be reused by many students across both clubs.
3. The event is aimed at students attending Mr. Sage’s and Mrs. Mills’ computing clubs, with a particular focus on reaching underserved and underrepresented groups, including:
Students from low-income households
Learners with disabilities
No access to computing equipment at home
4. Engaging through gaming: The use of game creation as a teaching tool is highly motivating and taps into existing interests.
Accessible coding environment: Block-based coding in MakeCode allows all learners to participate, regardless of experience.
Creative freedom: Students have control over the design of their games, promoting ownership and self-expression.
Hands-on, tangible outcomes: Seeing their game play out on a physical console makes learning real and rewarding.
5. Registration will be managed through school channels, with priority access offered to students from underrepresented and underserved groups.
Methods and resources include:
Hands-on game development: Students use the Kitronik Arcade handheld consoles to build, test, and play games they’ve created.
Block-based and Python programming: Using platforms like MakeCode Arcade, students will code game logic and interactions.
Creative design tasks: Students will develop characters, game mechanics, and user interfaces, blending coding with storytelling and art.
Collaborative challenges: Students work in pairs or small groups to co-design games, encouraging communication and problem-solving.
Teacher-led instruction: Mr. Sage and Mrs. Mills will guide students through tutorials, design prompts, and open-ended game projects.
2. To make coding fun and relevant by connecting it with gaming, a context that is familiar and exciting for students.
To build digital skills including logical thinking, creativity, and algorithmic reasoning through interactive, hands-on projects.
To encourage inclusive participation in computing by offering accessible tools and a supportive learning environment.
To foster confidence and collaboration by allowing students to create and share games in a safe, engaging space.
To expand access to resources by providing durable equipment that can be reused by many students across both clubs.
3. The event is aimed at students attending Mr. Sage’s and Mrs. Mills’ computing clubs, with a particular focus on reaching underserved and underrepresented groups, including:
Students from low-income households
Learners with disabilities
No access to computing equipment at home
4. Engaging through gaming: The use of game creation as a teaching tool is highly motivating and taps into existing interests.
Accessible coding environment: Block-based coding in MakeCode allows all learners to participate, regardless of experience.
Creative freedom: Students have control over the design of their games, promoting ownership and self-expression.
Hands-on, tangible outcomes: Seeing their game play out on a physical console makes learning real and rewarding.
5. Registration will be managed through school channels, with priority access offered to students from underrepresented and underserved groups.
Location
Age group
8 - 11
Difficulty
Type Offline-Event
Date 08.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
09.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
10.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
15.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
16.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
22.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
23.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
24.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
Address Ferry Road
SS5 6ND Hullbridge, Essex
Max. Participants 30
You want to take part in? Please contact our local contact person.
Participation is free.
Contact Riverside Primary School
Website: https://riversideprimary.co.uk/
Mail of contact person: h.mills@riversideprimary.co.uk
Social media https://www.facebook.com/HullbridgeRPS/
https://www.instagram.com/RiversidePrimaryHullbridge/#
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Difficulty
Type Offline-Event
Date 08.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
09.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
10.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
15.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
16.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
22.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
23.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
24.10.2025 12:30 - 13:00
Address Ferry Road
SS5 6ND Hullbridge, Essex
Max. Participants 30
You want to take part in? Please contact our local contact person.Participation is free.
Contact Riverside Primary School
Website: https://riversideprimary.co.uk/Mail of contact person: h.mills@riversideprimary.co.uk
Social media https://www.facebook.com/HullbridgeRPS/
https://www.instagram.com/RiversidePrimaryHullbridge/#
Share on Social Media
