Raspberry Pi is a small computer popular in maker spaces. The Sugar Learning Platform is a great way for kids to explore computers. These two are a natural mix, however, the two haven’t been combined until this summer. Now, you can make so much more possible by combining sensors with programming with Sugar on a Raspberry Pi. Plus, this makes for a much more affordable computer, so we expect that more kids can have access to Sugar’s suite of learning activities.
About Mentor
Ibiam Chihurumnaya is a developer based in Nigeria. He works with Sugar Labs where he develops and maintains software for children. He was first introduced to programming through the Sugar Learning Platform on the One Laptop Per Child Laptop (OLPC). As a way of giving back to society, he helps children learn how to code.
Key Impact Takeaways:
- This makes Sugar possible on a Raspberry Pi, so it could enable quite a few more students to have access to the Sugar Learning Platform.
- Raspberry Pi has sold tens of millions of units, so this could mean for millions more users.
- Contributor Aayush will continue contributing on RPi branch in Sugarlabs.