18th March 2025
Schools Coding Competition - Tuesday 18th March 2025

Calling all Primary and Preparatory Schools in the Cambridgeshire area!  Do you have enthusiastic Year 6s that would be up for a coding challenge? 

The Rotary Club of Cambridge and The Centre for Computing History are hosting a micro:bit coding competition on Tuesday, 18th March 2025 at The Centre for Computing History. 

The competition, which is for children in Year 6, is open to 15 teams of up to 4 students per team from Cambridgeshire schools. 

The competition will involve using a micro:bit to control a buggy with two challenges at progressive difficulty levels.  The buggy kit will be pre-assembled and comes with built-in sensors for line and obstacle sensing and a header to slot in the micro:bit.  The participants will use the block coding interface of the micro:bit to code the buggy to investigate these features, ending the challenges a friendly race!

The day runs from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Children should bring their own snacks and lunches and be accompanied by at least one adult.

Teachers should register their interest in entering a team by emailing our Learning Team: education@computinghistory.org.uk.

The Rotary Club of Cambridge is an association of business and professional men and women committed to using their time and experience in service to the community - locally and internationally - and in particular supporting the development of young people through offering a range of competitions and challenges to children of school age.