In a bid to foster further community relationships, the Pinelands Library will be launching a Coding Tournament featuring local schools in July. As part of this initiative, the Librarians will facilitate ‘Unplugged Coding’ sessions with the schools. On 13 June, the Grade 3s from Cannons Creek Independent School had their first session. They are using Tangible Africa’s Rangers App – a fantastic tool for unplugged coding. This app teaches pupils intermediate coding skills and educates them about the importance of animal conservation and the consequences of poaching. “This approach helps children develop problem-solving skills, strengthen their maths abilities, and foster teamwork through play,” said Lauren Hedges (Librarian). She added, “It’s great! I’m learning also!”

Lauren Hedges (Librarian) watches on as Nuha Solomons, Suri Naidoo, and Sihole Khuzwayo navigate the platform.

Fikile Mabuza (Librarian) assists Arya Ngwenya, William Gilchrist, and Charlotte Samuels.

. Melanie Voegt (Librarian) assists Harry Pringle, Aaron Challis, Rori Rooseboom, and Lea Dorasamy with the scanning of coding tokens in order to solve the problem on the iPad, where pupils needed to place the tokens on the grid mat in their desired sequence.