@digitalxtra.scot
Digital Xtra is the leading Scottish charity working to give every young person in Scotland access to innovative and digitally creative activities regardless of their gender, background, or where they live.
Want to learn more about @digitalxtra.scot's new 'Code Xtra' strategy? Join us online tomorrow, Tue 3 Feb, from 3:45 - 5:00PM.
We'll discuss what is the new strategy, what type of delivery partners we are looking for, and how to get involved.
Register here: ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra
Digital Xtra believes this new strategy, which is called 'Code Xtra', will create a larger and more sustainable impact on non-formal computing and AI education in Scotland. As such, it will replace the charity’s grant awards programme for the foreseeable future.
Digital Xtra's new strategy, Code Xtra, will see the development of a network of community coding hubs across Scotland.
Following the completion of TEN successful grant cycles, @digitalxtra.scot begins a new phase overseeing the development of a network of community coding hubs. Expressions of Interest are now open for community-based organisations who may be interested - www.digitalxtra.scot/code-xtra-an...
And a massive thank you to our partners - Baillie Gifford, Skyscanner, Chroma Ventures, ScotlandIS, Cirrus Logic, CGI, Heriot-Watt University, Blackadders LLP, and The Scottish Government - for helping make this happen!
And the announcements keep coming!
Our Round IX (2024/25) Impact Report is out now! See how @digitalxtra.scot helped 20 schools and community organisations inspire the next generation of digital talent. 🚀
👉Dive in: digitalxtra.scot/wp-content/u...
Want to support our work? Please get in touch!
A group of young women taking part in McLaren High School's Primary Robotics initiative which is supported by Digital Xtra.
🎉 We’re delighted to announce @digitalxtra.scot's Round X grant recipients! These grants will help inspire young people across Scotland to develop vital digital skills. Huge congratulations to all the successful projects - we can’t wait to see the impact! 🚀
www.digitalxtra.scot/grant-awards...
Fantastic! The young people must have loved showing their families and friends what they've learned. They have lots to be proud of too! Well done and we look forward to seeing where they all go from here.
Looks like a lot of fun! Love a little bit of outdoor learning with some technology mixed in 🤖😄🌞
Love it, we do something similar with our Marty Robots! Love hearing the children doing it in the background too. Great way to mix coding with being active...
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for creating such a great video about your day. It was lovely seeing you all and we hope you had a great time trying out new kit, touring Skyscanner's office, and speaking with everyone!
@digitalxtra.scot's Manager, Kraig Brown, recently spoke at Games Talk Live about why extracurricular opportunities, especially coding and tech clubs, are vital to helping young people grow and succeed in a modern world.
Grab a cuppa and have a listen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hnc...
Thank you @rosjlee.bsky.social for helping us celebrate this year's grant recipients! It was a great event and we think the young people really enjoyed seeing what a career in tech can look like! Thank you for bringing your fantastic 'toys' too; we're sure the young people enjoyed them too!
One of @digitalxtra.scot's top picks at this year's Edinburgh Science Festival is 'The Unbelievably Creative AI Show'. A family show about AI, where you decide if art is a product of human creativity or a computer algorithm...
www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/the-unbelievably-creative-ai-show/
.@digitalxtra.scot's Manager, Kraig Brown, will be speaking at next week's EDI and GLA sessions of Games Talk Live by SGDA!
Proceeds from the event raffle will go towards supporting the Round X grant awards. Thank you for your support!
Line-up and tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
They are so easy to use and yet very dynamic and fun to play with too! We love when learners try to build a programme which uses all the mats!
Just a reminder that applications for @digitalxtra.scot's Round X grant awards close next Thursday, 27 March at 15:00!
Still unsure about something? Check out the Round X Information Webinar we hosted back in February: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNZi...
Join us this week as we host two more in-person Q&A sessions for the Round X (2025/26) grant awards!!
-Mon 3:30pm in Edinburgh
-Tues 3:30pm in Stirling
www.ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra/
Huge thanks again to @codebasetech.bsky.social and @techscaler.bsky.social for hosting!
This week we're hosting three in-person Q&A sessions for the Round X (2025/26) grant awards!!
-Tues 4pm Glasgow
-Wed 3:30pm Aberdeen
-Thurs 3:30pm Dundee
(Edin and Stir next week)
ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra/
Huge thanks to @codebasetech.bsky.social and @techscaler.bsky.social for hosting!
@digitalxtra.scot is seeking two new Trustees to help guide the charity, shape our strategy, and support our fundraising work. It's a particularly exciting time as applications are currently open for our TENTH grants cycle.
More information can be found here: www.digitalxtra.scot/new-trustee-...
Love that feeling when you finally get the code correct... 😅😁 Well done!
Digital Xtra's tenth grants cycle are now open!
Apply before 27 March 2025 for a grant award!
We are pleased to announce applications for @digitalxtra.scot's TENTH grants cycle are NOW OPEN!
Head to our website for details if your school or community organisation is planning to start up or scale up an extracurricular computing activity for young peoples:
www.digitalxtra.scot/apply/
Check back here early next week for details on Digital Xtra's next round of grant awards.
Watch this space...
We are pleased to release our Round VIII Impact Report covering the 2023/24 academic year. We supported 26 initiatives across 20 local authorities giving over 3,000 children and young people extracurricular opportunities to learn key digital skills.
Full Report: www.digitalxtra.scot/wp-content/u...
Because our Bluesky handle is connected to our Domain, it is temporarily showing as invalid as well, but we'll get that sorted too once the website is back up and running 😊
Oh the joys of technology! 😆
Our website will be unavailable for a few hours while we upgrade a few bits and bobs in the back end. We should be up and running again shortly including a new URL - www.digitalxtra.scot. Don't worry, the old URL will have a wee redirect on it too. Thank you for your patience!
Illustration of girls holding a tablet which states, "Empowering Scotland's Future Tech Innovators" which is the aim of Digital Xtra.
Welcome to @digitalxtra.bsky.social's new Bluesky account!
Please feel free to tag anyone also working to empower Scotland's future tech innovators and help us grow our following.