Micro:bit Educational Foundation

💚 As 2025 comes to a close, one thing is clear: teaching digital skills has never mattered more. This year, educators around the world used micro:bit to build confidence, creativity and inclusion in their classrooms — supporting young people to develop essential digital and data literacy skills in a rapidly changing world 🌍 . 👉 Swipe to see what educators and students achieved with micro:bit in 2025, from inclusive classroom practice to global collaboration. 🤓 Read the full 2025 impact report: https://lnkd.in/efa7uZpr #ComputingEducation #CSforAll #DigitalSkills #EdTech #InclusiveEducation #STEMeducation #microbit #TeacherConfidence

A moment of festive fun from the Micro:bit Educational Foundation team 💚.... Because play belongs everywhere - even team meet-ups! 👀 What’s the micro:bit game? #microbit #ComputingEducation #CSforAll

💚 micro:bit Live: building community through creative computing From Virginia to California, educators came together at micro:bit LIVE to explore creative ways to bring computing to life with the micro:bit — connecting, learning, and building confidence along the way. Across two separate micro:bit LIVE events, teachers, partners and innovators got hands-on, shared practical ideas, and discovered they’re part of a much wider computer science community — many for the very first time. 💚 micro:bit Live Virginia A thought-provoking keynote on thrival skills, AI and inclusive computer science education helped set the tone, as 120 educators came together to learn and connect. 💚 micro:bit Live California Champion-led, creative sessions highlighted just how playful, powerful and wide-reaching micro:bit learning can be, bringing together 60 educators from across the country. The impact: ✨ 180 educators across two events ✨ Attendees from 21 US states + Canada ✨ 95% plan to teach with micro:bit more often ✨ Nearly half were new to micro:bit What stood out most was the sense of belonging — confidence growing, ideas flowing, and educators realising they’re part of something bigger. Huge thanks to Amazon for supporting both events, and to CodeVA (Virginia) and Parallax Inc. (California) for co-hosting — plus every educator who helped make each event so special 💚 Read more on our website to explore the sessions, stories and reflections in full 👇 https://mbit.io/sm-LIVE-25 #microbitLive #CreativeComputing #CSeducation #EdTech #TeacherCommunity #ComputerScience #STEMeducation #CSforAll

🐦 For the first time, BBC micro:bits are part of the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch. This simple micro:bit activity helps pupils reflect on how time outdoors supports mental wellbeing, while developing coding skills at the same time 💚 Here’s how it supports your teaching: ✅ Free classroom resources ✅ Supports wellbeing & computing ✅ A meaningful use of BBC micro:bit class sets from the BBC’s Next Gen project ✅ Great for PSHE & computing UK teachers - sign up via the link to access the free Big Schools’ Birdwatch resources: https://lnkd.in/eZJ6_7RV **This activity can be used by schools worldwide with micro:bits. #BigSchoolsBirdwatch #PrimaryEducation #TeachComputing #DigitalSkills #OutdoorLearning #EdTech

🚨 micro:bit LIVE 2026 is nearly full — limited places remaining!! Join educators from around the world for our free global event celebrating creativity, computing and community. Discover inspiring ideas, hear from educators worldwide, and connect with the global micro:bit community. 🎟️ Free to attend | Limited places remaining 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gAcMTfxE #microbitLIVE #microbit #CSeducation #DigitalSkills #EdTech #GlobalEducation

🌍 do your :bit International Showcase 2025 🎉 We’re celebrating the creativity of young people worldwide with projects submitted to the do your :bit international showcase — a global design challenge empowering students to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals using technology and the micro:bit. This year, we worked with partners across the world to run local do your :bit challenges, and the results are inspiring: inventive, thoughtful projects showing how young people are shaping a more sustainable future. This showcase highlights just a snapshot of what’s happening globally. 👉 Explore the projects, get inspired, and discover how to run your own do your :bit challenge. https://lnkd.in/eDqJkdvr Thank you to our brilliant partners: Rede Brasileira de Aprendizagem Criativa (Brazil) California Invention Convention (USA) Ceibal (Uruguay) Centro Educacional O Bosque (Brazil) Coding for Kids Iraq (Ali Alzubaidy) doyourbit.xyz (UAE) The MakersPlace (Ghana) Microsoft Ireland Dream Space (Ireland) New Brunswick Centres of Excellence (Canada) Project Invent (USA) RTX Invention Convention (USA) Socialinnov (Greece) Technovation (Brazil, India, Japan, Spain) UNICEF Innovation Tinkering with Tech (UNICEF Honduras, UNICEF Viet Nam) #doyourbit #GlobalGoals #DigitalSkills #microbit #STEMeducation #SDGs

🎉 Applications for our 2026 micro:bit Champion cohort are now OPEN! We’re looking for educators who are passionate about widening access to digital skills and supporting communities of teachers and learners around the world. As a micro:bit Champion, you’ll collaborate with peers globally, share practice, and gain early insight into upcoming Foundation initiatives. ⚠️ Regional submission caps apply, so early applications are strongly encouraged. 💚 For 2026, we particularly welcome educators with accessibility expertise and those working with students with disabilities. 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/ewtuVjkn #microbit #microbitCHAMPION #STEMeducation #EdTech #ComputerScience #Teachers #DigitalSkills

📣 TEACHERS! This CSEdWeek, we’re excited to support the global CSforALL Hour of AI movement by sharing our featured activity: micro:bit CreateAI taster lessons 🙌 ! We've got two ready-to-teach lessons that introduce AI and machine learning through hands-on, physical computing. These free resources help learners aged 7–14 build foundational AI literacy, focusing on what AI is, how machines learn, and how data shapes outcomes. Explore our Hour of AI activity here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ekiaYY3J #HourOfAI #microbit #microbitCreateAI #CSEdWeek #AIeducation #ComputingEducation #EdTech

📣 Last call for presenters! We’re inviting educators, innovators, researchers and nonprofits from around the world to share their projects, ideas or research at micro:bit LIVE 2026 🌍 Help shape the future of digital education — this is your final chance to apply! 🗓 Deadline: 8 December 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dXwKEqC3 Proudly supported by Nordic Semiconductor #microbitLIVE #microbit #STEMeducation #EdTech #ComputingEducation

🇯🇵 In Japan, Kidsdoor is helping young learners build confidence through hands-on digital making with the micro:bit. Through supportive sessions led by student volunteers, children explored coding, created their own projects and saw their ideas come to life. Along the way, they developed problem-solving skills, confidence and a sense of achievement 💚 . This story is part of our wider Impact series, sharing how partners around the world are expanding access to digital skills and creative learning. 🔗 Read the full Kidsdoor Japan story: https://lnkd.in/dbz7fX7j #microbit #EdTech #DigitalSkills #STEAM #CodingEducation #TechForGood #Impact #Japan #EducationForAll