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Scenewise Equips California Students with Programming Curriculum
[06.23.09]
 Pinecrest School in Northridge, California, received a grant of programming software and computer hardware from Scenewise, Inc., following a student-led request for the equipment necessary to start a computer programming curriculum.
A group of students between the 2nd and 6th grades at Pinecrest School issued the request after learning of Carnegie Mellon's Alice project, an educational software suite that teaches the basics of computer programming.
Finding that Pinecrest School's budget could not support the purchase of the hardware necessary for the Alice project, students turned to computer teacher Catalina Martinez and Principal Janice Rudd for help. The faculty then issued a call for assistance from local businesses.
Bob Hively, president and CEO of digital education product developer Scenewise, responded to the call.
"When the story of these enthusiastic students was brought to my attention, I was thrilled and honored to help them achieve their goal," said Hively. "Our Scenewise team simply connected the dots by arranging for the students to have the necessary hardware, software and guidance to thrive with Alice; they handled the rest."
Hively and Scenewise partnered with e-learning company Open Mind Interactive to provide Pinecrest School with the necessary tools for students to participate in the Alice project. Students enrolled in the Alice-enabled course are currently filming a classroom documentary of their experience with the program.
By Danny Cowan
June 23, 2009 01:28:00 PM PST
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