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With Scratch, you can program and share your own interactive stories, games, and animations. Created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.
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Scratch is a programming environment and online community where kids create, share and remix animations, stories, interactive art and video games.

10/08/2026

What if math wasn’t just about solving equations or a subject we take in school, but a way of seeing the world? You and the Scratchers in your life are invited to join us in the Invisible Math studio, where we're celebrating projects that explore patterns, shapes, measurement, and the hidden math all around us. ➗🧮🟰 https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/52032490/

10/03/2026

Meet Tiger Harburg: the teen who used his Scratch skills to make the future brighter for young refugees in the Za’atari Refugee Camp. Discover his story: https://medium.com/scratchteam-blog/dust-astronauts-teens-nonprofit-makes-a-difference-for-refugees-in-za-atari-35f8b3b59abb

09/26/2026

Hey, educators! Looking to level up your Scratch instruction this school year? Explore our Level Up with Scratch workshop series for hours of free PD exploring music-making, video games, debugging, and beyond. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpfxVARjkP-8C0jPzeeAwwQMWDhBLJnzl

09/19/2026

Do you remember a time before addictive algorithms, AI slop, and in-app purchases? When the internet felt like it was full of creative possibilities? For nearly 20 years, Scratch has kept that feeling of possibility alive. If you believe kids deserve their own space online that feels more like a community center than a shopping mall, support Scratch today. We're fully supported by generous people like you. https://scratchfoundation.org/donate

09/10/2026

"Too often, technologies are used in ways that undermine children’s sense of agency and reduce opportunities for human connection. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Technologies can be used in ways that support learner agency, expanding opportunities for children to design, create, experiment, and share, and helping them develop as creative, curious, and collaborative learners -- skills that are more important than ever in today’s fast-changing world."

This season, screen time is a hot topic for schools across the US and beyond. Our founder, Mitch Resnick, poses a new way to think about kids' learning and development: how can schools maximize creativity time, focusing on active creation over passive consumption? Read more:

Imagine a school district where the lunchroom cafeterias offer only unhealthy greasy food options for lunch.

09/01/2026

Curious about how Scratch is approaching AI? Check out our latest blog post, where Product Director Eric Rosenbaum dives deep into our latest experiment-in-progress: Hand Sensing! Discover why we prioritized puppets over projectiles, how we playtest new features with kids, and more here: https://ow.ly/CprI50ZHL6e

08/25/2026

"Perhaps my favorite thing about teaching with Scratch is the way that it is a programming language as well as an online community. Students learn how to program not only from experimenting with blocks and viewing tutorials, but also from checking out others’ projects on the Scratch website and receiving feedback from their peers. Students who want to learn about other countries can travel the world via Scratch." - Kathleen Fugle, Scratch educator

Right now, thousands of kids are heading back to school and discovering Scratch for the first time. If you believe, as we do, that young people deserve a safe, moderated space to express themselves online without the pressures of addictive algorithms and relentless advertisements, donate to celebrate a new season of learning together today. https://scratchfoundation.org/donate

08/20/2026

Have you ever wondered what could happen if everything depended on chance? In this month's Scratch Design studio, made by volunteer youth mentors in the Scratch community, you're invited to roll the dice, flip a coin, and leave what happens in your project up to fate! https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/51857794/

08/18/2026

season is fast approaching! Brush up on your Scratch skills and find lesson plans, tutorials, classroom posters, and so much more in our free Learning Library. Check it out: https://scratchfoundation.org/learn/learning-library

08/14/2026

It has been an amazing 3 weeks of Scratch Camp. You shared more than 2600 projects celebrating the past, present, and future, starring everyone from dinosaurs to aliens and even yourselves! Thanks for traveling through time with us this year, campers. 🦖🚀

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