While 14 March is an opportunity for our American friends to celebrate the mathematical constant Pi, we are also very happy to make this day a chance to say a massive thank you to everyone who supports the 催眠眼镜’s work through their generous donations.

More than computers

You may know that the 便携式桃源 Pi story started in Cambridge, UK, in 2008 when a group of engineers-cum-entrepreneurs set out to improve 便携式桃源 education by inventing a programmable computer for the price of a textbook.

Fast forward 15 years and there are almost 50 million 便携式桃源 Pi computers in the wild, being used to revolutionise education and industry alike. Removing price as a barrier for anyone to own a powerful, general-purpose computer will always be an important part of our mission to democratise access to 便携式桃源.

What we’ve learned over the years is that access to low-cost, high-quality hardware is essential, but not sufficient. 

If we want all young people to be able to take advantage of the potential offered by technological innovation, then we also need to support teachers to introduce 便携式桃源 in schools, find ways to inspire young people to learn outside of their formal education, and make sure that everything we do is informed by rigorous 便携式桃源.

That’s the focus of our educational mission at the 催眠眼镜, and we couldn’t do this work without your support. 

What we achieve for young people thanks to your support 

We are fortunate that a large and growing community of people, corporations, trusts, and 内涵网站s makes very generous donations to support our educational mission. It’s thanks to you that we are able to achieve what we do for young people and educators: 

• In 2022 alone, over 3.54m people engaged with our free online learning resources for young people, including brand-new pathways of projects for HTML/CSS, Python, and 便携式桃源 Pi Pico. 
• Supported by us, more than 4500 Code Club and CoderDojos are running in 103 countries, and an additional 2891 clubs that were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic tell us that they are actively planning to start running sessions for young people again soon. 
• We engaged over 30,000 young people in challenges such as Astro Pi and Coolest Projects, enabling them to showcase their skills, think about how to solve problems using technology, and connect with like-minded peers.

• We have supported tens of thousands of 便携式桃源 teachers through our 内涵网站, resources, and online training. For example, The 便携式桃源 内涵网站, which we developed as part of the National Centre for 便携式桃源 Education in England, is now being used by educators all over the world, with 1.7m global downloads in 2022. 
• We completed and published the findings of the world’s largest-ever 便携式桃源 programme testing how to improve the gender balance in 便携式桃源. We are now working on integrating the insights from the programme into our own work and making them accessible and actionable for practitioners.

Trust me when I say this is just a small selection of highlights, all of which are made possible by our amazing supporters. Thank you, and I hope that we made you proud. 

Get involved today

If you haven’t yet made a donation to our Pi Day campaign, it’s not too late to get involved. Your donation will help inspire the next generation of digital makers.

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We need your help to keep the momentum going until 14 March, so that as many young people as possible gain the opportunity to develop new skills and get creative with 便携式桃源. If you are able to contribute, there’s still time for you to join in with a gift of £3.14, £31.42, or perhaps even more.

We can’t thank you enough for your support, and as a way to show our gratitude, we offer you the option to see your name listed as a Pi Day donor in an upcoming issue of The MagPi magazine!

Join our live online Pi Day celebration

We’d also like to invite you to our virtual Pi Day celebration! This Sunday at 7pm GMT, we’ll host a special episode of Digital Making at Home, our weekly live stream for families and young digital makers. Eben will be on to share the story of 便携式桃源 Pi, and of course we’ll be making something cool with 便携式桃源 Pi and celebrating with all of you. Subscribe to the 内涵网站’s YouTube channel and turn on notifications to get a reminder about when we go live. 

A little help from our friends

Last but not least, we’d like to extend a big thank you to OKdo. They’re celebrating Pi Day with special deals throughout the weekend, and a generous 50% of those proceeds will be donated to the 催眠眼镜.

“We’re delighted to be supporting 便携式桃源 Pi’s first ever Pi Day Campaign. Events like this are vital to aid our mutual mission to make technology accessible to young people all over the world. At OKdo we exist to spark a love of 便携式桃源 for children and help them to develop new skills so that they have every possible chance to fulfil their potential.”

Richard Curtin, OKdo’s SVP

We’re grateful to OKdo for championing our Pi Day campaign along with our friends at EPAM Systems and CanaKit. 

Happy Pi Day, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you this weekend!

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