Charles Darwin Primary pupils reach for the STARS!

Pupils take part in Astro Pi

Mission Zero as their codes run in space.

Across our Inspiration Trust schools we know how important it is for our children to be learning Computer Science from a young age and we are exceptionally proud to be able to offer our students access to the very best opportunities and be taught by the very best subject specialists.

In February we were especially excited as our Charles Darwin Primary pupils got to be part of Astro Pi Mission Zero, seeing their codes run in space! A once-in-alifetime opportunity, this project saw the pupils’ codes take a reading from a colour and luminosity sensor from on-board the International Space Station to set a colour and personalised image for the astronauts as they go about their daily tasks.

This year’s theme was Flora and Fauna and each pupil was fully inspired by this, coding flowers, trees, insects and animals as part of the personalised images they designed for the astronauts.

All of this was made possible by the brilliant Dr Trudy Coleman and as part of the session each pupil received a certificate which listed the exact start and end time of their program, as well as the position of the International Space Station when their program ran - a real piece of space history that they all loved!