<a href="http://www.computerclubhouse.org/">http://www.computerclubhouse.org/</a><div><br></div><div>The Computer Clubhouse is an international network of computer centers for youth. Their "flagship" clubhouse is housed in the Museum of Science in Boston and they were kind enough to host us for two days this week.</div> <div><br></div><div>Keith has also mentioned that he would be able to host evening Geek meetups/hack sessions at the clubhouse. I am copying OLPC Boston to see if there would be interest in moving from our meetup location from the coffee shop to this computer heaven in the coolest museum in Boston. :) (Sorry, I literately grew up at the Boston Museum of Science and the Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science and just love science museums)</div> <div><br></div><div>Today we worked with 8 kids from Cambridge that had been coming to the clubhouse one day a week over the summer. </div><div><br></div><div>The computer clubhouse provides professional level software for the kids to create with. Tens of thousands of dollars are spent on proprietary software and the kids do great things. Their favorite when I asked at the beginning of class seemed to be Garage Band.</div> <div><br></div><div>I asked these students if any of them had a computer at home. They all did. In fact, some had a mac and a PC in their house. I asked them if any of them had taken anything they had done at the clubhouse and continued to work on it at home. NONE of them had. </div> <div><br></div><div>The club houses are doing great things but the impact on the students lives and learning is limited to the time they are spending there. One potential of Sugar on a Stick is to allow students to keep working and exploring beyond their few hours in computer paradise and have them not lose access when their program ends.</div> <div><br></div><div>Walter has met with the Auckland Clubhouse people and they were also interested in Sugar. They might be a great partner.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br> <br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br> </div>