In 2025, the Micro:bit Educational Foundation joined forces with the Greater Los Angeles Area Education Fund (GLAEF), Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), and Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to launch a transformative pilot project.
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Case studies
Discover inspiring stories and innovative uses of micro:bit from around the world.
In our fast-changing world, children need to have the tools, skills and understanding to build a digital future where they can thrive. In this major partnership with Nominet – the guardians of the .UK domain – and BBC Children’s and Education, we rolled out an ambitious programme to reach and inspire primary schools across the UK.
Tinkering with Tech and AI is a global initiative, led by the UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub, designed to equip students and teachers with the digital skills, technologies, and creative problem-solving skills required in an increasingly technology-driven world. By putting hands-on, collaborative and experiential learning at the core, the programme works to bridge the digital divide – with a dedicated focus on empowering girls and supporting underserved communities.
By collaborating with a local initiative in the US, we were able to help amplify the impact that Compton Unified School District could have in their district and beyond.
Colombia Codes (</Colombia Programa>) is a landmark strategic initiative between the Colombian Ministry of ICT and the British Council. By integrating the BBC micro:bit into pedagogical practices across the country through high-quality materials and large-scale initiatives, the programme aims to help children and young people develop key digital skills for their future.
Training university students to mentor pupils and teachers in Malaysia, to foster excitement and interest in computing with micro:bit and bring this into the community
Using libraries in Sri Lanka to create a new digital community of young people who love the BBC micro:bit
Preparing the next generation in France with a practical approach to digital sciences
By bringing together local expertise, local government and local suppliers, Sistema THEAD were able to fast-track translations and the supply of micro:bits to help support the implementation of Catalonia’s Digital Education Plan.
For Ceibal's 10th Olympiad, a dedicated 'do your :bit' category was introduced, another milestone in their long partnership with Micro:bit Educational Foundation.
How the micro:bit is building on a revolutionary legacy
Young people combine creativity and technology in solutions to the Global Goals
Cracking the climate code with the micro:bit
‘Imaginations went wild’: engaging hard-to-reach children with the micro:bit
Daryn Maginnis, Vice Principal and ICT Lead at Downpatrick Primary School in Northern Ireland, has been using BBC micro:bit animation projects in creative cross-curricular ways in his classroom
Teachers tell us how they’ve used micro:bits to enhance their science teaching.
Kids learn outdoors at a micro:bit summer school in West Berkshire, England
Transforming libraries into hubs of digital innovation
‘This is the future!’ Igniting young minds with the micro:bit
The online community with the micro:bit at its heart
Where age is no barrier to being a Digital Maker
The ‘micro:bitmobile’ race where everyone wins
‘I really love it’: the team using micro:bits to change a country
How to prepare children for jobs that don’t yet exist