Facilitator readiness and safety
- Confirm a responsible host, approved safeguarding lead, ratios and screening under applicable policy.
- Preflight 12 learner stations plus two spares, offline projects and recovery tools.
- Check room exits, labelled power cables, accessible inputs, quiet space and low-voltage kits.
- Prepare START / BUILD / EXPLORE challenge cards for the assigned age level.
- Read consent and media restrictions: no personal child data in project files or public platforms.
- Provide a brief demonstration, followed by hands-on making for at least two-thirds of time.
- End with the learner testing, saving a version and privately reflecting.
- Record incidents and attendance in host-controlled storage only.
Eight-session delivery and challenge levels
| Week | Core milestone | What evidence to retain privately |
|---|
| 1 | Imagine and start | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Choose an original safe project, draw the main screen or build target, complete first runnable interaction. |
| 2 | Build the world/interface | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Create primary scene or home screen; set intended start and finish. |
| 3 | Control and response | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Connect events, controls, buttons or sensors to observable actions. |
| 4 | Rules and objectives | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Add logic, a useful task or goal; test both success and failure behaviour. |
| 5 | Feedback and accessibility | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Add instructions, sound/visual feedback and suitable input alternatives. |
| 6 | Find and fix defects | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Run a peer or mentor test, record unexpected behaviour and repair at least one issue. |
| 7 | Prepare a version | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Save named final candidate, perform restore/export test and create accessible credits. |
| 8 | Private showcase | Saved version, observed test and reflection: Demonstrate to approved guests without default child identification or public upload. |
Lesson authoring card
| Field | Required input |
|---|
| Session | Level, age fit, planned duration and named facilitator |
| Goal | Child-facing visible result and one safe stretch option |
| Approved kit | Tool/version/device, no restricted data or unsafe power |
| Safety | Known hazards, stop signal, incident lead |
| START task | Essential runnable milestone achievable at varied pace |
| BUILD/EXPLORE | Optional increments, never mandatory for success |
| Acceptance | What can be demonstrated, saved and explained |
| Recovery | How to restore offline starter without penalizing absence |
| Reflection | Expected versus observed result and one improvement |
Run-of-session timing from blueprint
| Segment | 6–8 / 60m | 9–11 / 75m | 12–14 / 90m | 15–17 / 110m |
|---|
| Welcome/safety | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Demonstrate | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Build sprint 1 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Break | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Build sprint 2 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 42 |
| Test/demo/backup | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Close/reflection | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Incident and consent boundaries
Never publish attendee names, photos, attendance reports or evaluations in the public BTG library. Handle conduct, injury, unsafe hardware, cyber incidents and privacy complaints using host-approved escalation and retention procedures. The workshop companion app is proposed, not a verified deployed system; paper checklists remain a valid fallback.
