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Sugar Labs executive director Devin Ulibarri will be joining the Free Software Foundation for a panel presentation on October 4. Learn more about the event and register via www.fsf.org/news/fsf40-f...

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #FSF #OpenSource #EdTech #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareInEducation
On a light blue background, the left side reads 'panel presentation on nonprofit leadership and defending your user rights in the digital age' and 'Devin Ulibarri Sugar Labs executive director, Greg Farough Free Software Foundation campaigns manager, Marc Prud'hommeaux App Fair Project founder and F-Droid board member, and Paige Collings Electronic Frontier Foundation senior speech and privacy activist'. On the right are head shots of the four panel members, from top left to bottom right: Devin Ulibarri, Greg Farough, Marc Prud'hommeaux, and Paige Collings
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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We're wrapping up this summer's projects for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Dedicated Mentorship Project (DMP), and Sugar Summer of Code (SSoC).

Our students will be presenting their projects live, and you can watch via the following link: youtube.com/live/qhQdiGJ...

Join at 13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC).
GSoC, DMP, and SSoC Final Presentations: Part 2
We're wrapping up this summer's projects for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Dedicated Mentorship Project (DMP), and Sugar Summer of Code (SSoC). Our students will be presenting their projects. Part t...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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In celebration of starting our second year of mentoring for DMP (Code for GovTech (C4GT)), Shubham Singh and Devin Ulibarri created this: youtu.be/b9uZ8ZKWO-A 🎇 🎇 🎇
Sugar Labs and DMP 2025: Let's do this!
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May 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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@sugarlabs.bsky.social is empowering students with #opensource tools and #AI resources, helping them become young developers.
Read this interview with Exec. Director Devin Ulibarri to learn how the nonprofit is transforming education through #FLOSS: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #tech #IT
May 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Today, Sugar Labs is hosting a Generative AI development showcase, where we're demoing audio-ti-midi musical transcription, a lesson plan generator, a playful "persona" app, and more.
Generative AI development showcase
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May 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Every financial contribution helps us create innovative new software for learning. Make a donation and help us reach the next fundraiser milestone: www.every.org/sugar-labs

#SugarLabs #EdTech #NonProfit #Development #Learning #Teaching #OLPC #Programming #Fun #MusicBlocks #TurtleBlocks #Sugarizer
Image of three kids with computers, each one has a few words. All together, it says "Please donate to Sugar Labs."
April 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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We are live now!! youtube.com/live/v76Mw9w...
New website: Launch party!
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April 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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@sugarlabs.bsky.social is empowering students with #opensource tools and #AI resources, helping them become young developers.

Read this interview with Exec. Director Devin Ulibarri to learn how the nonprofit is transforming education through #FLOSS: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #tech #IT
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Today's the day! Sugar Labs launches its new website. Built from the ground up by a group of skilled and passionate programmers, the new site uses modern practices to tell the story of Sugar Labs today.

#WebDev #Development #React #Typescript #Programming #Software #SugarLabs #Launch #Learning
April 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"By adding features like 'view source' and 'fork source' as an integral part of our UX, we empower learners to program and shape the software they use." Read the full interview on LPI!

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #Education #FLOSS #FLO #Software #Development
lpiseasia.bsky.social lpiseasia.bsky.social @lpiseasia.bsky.social · Apr 15
From turning students into young developers to creating innovative projects like Sugarizer and Music Blocks, @sugarlabs.bsky.social is shaping the future of education through #FLOSS.

Learn more from Executive Director Devin Ulibarri: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #opensource
April 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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From turning students into young developers to creating innovative projects like Sugarizer and Music Blocks, @sugarlabs.bsky.social is shaping the future of education through #FLOSS.

Learn more from Executive Director Devin Ulibarri: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #opensource
April 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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From turning students into young developers to creating innovative projects like Sugarizer and Music Blocks, @sugarlabs.bsky.social is shaping the future of education through #FLOSS.

Learn more from Executive Director Devin Ulibarri: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #opensource
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Who likes Pokemon? Our Music Blocks visual programming students certainly do!

Check out this project, uploaded to the Planet by one of our young students.

Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/rqtWEWD1xUw

#MusicBlocks #TurtleBlocks #TurtleArt #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #OpenSource #Pokemon
Pokemon-inspired Music Blocks project by a student
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April 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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With just about 2.5 hours left until the Google Summer of Code deadline of 18:00 UTC, would anyone like to guess what our total number of submissions will be?

Think of it like a "guess the number of jelly beans in the jar game". Comment your guess (only one guess). Let's have fun!

🫙 👇
April 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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We received a new article, written by Om Santosh Suneri, sharing about his first open source contribution and what he learned in the process.

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #Programming #Constructionism #Learning #Development #MusicBlocks
My First Open Source Contribution: Sugar Labs
A Journey of Patience, Learning, and Music
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April 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Newly published interview of our executive director Devin Ulibarri by @lpi.org. Check it out and learn more!

#MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #Development #STEM #STEAM #Education #Software #FreeSoftware #SugarLabs #OLPC #GenAI #Learning #Constructionism #OpenSource #ForKids #VisualProgramming #Fun
lpi.org Linux Professional Institute (LPI) @lpi.org · Mar 28
“@sugar_labs develops community-driven educational software for children, crafted by teachers, students, & mentors.”

Read the interview with Executive Director Devin Ulibarri to explore the role of #FLOSS in education and how the nonprofit empowers students: lpi.org/30qi

#LPI #opensource
April 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Fresh off the presses: Check out the most recent edition of *The Sweet Spot*, Sugar Labs's quarterly newsletter. Learn more about new releases, developer journeys, and more!

* www.sugarlabs.org/community/20...
* buttondown.com/sugarlabs/ar...

#Development #Sugarizer #MusicBlocks #SugarStories
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March 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Check out this video we found:

www.youtube.com/shorts/VievU...

#OLPC #SugarLabs #SugarDesktop #TamTam #Learning #STEM #STEAM #Music #Education
Sounds on the OLPC XO-1
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March 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The Linux Professional Institute (@lpi.org) just published an interview by Sugar Labs executive director Devin Ulibarri.

Check it out: www.lpi.org/blog/2025/03...

#SugarLabs #OLPC #MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #GoogleSummerOfCode #Education #Software #STEM #Constructionism
Child, together with his dad at a laptop, with thought bubble thinking about Music Blocks.
March 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Did you know that Music Blocks has a feature to generated visual code from text-based ABC notation?
An image of a widget accepting a prompt of "simple canon". It generates text-based ABC notation and, from there, creates visual code for Music Blocks. A gif demonstrating a drag-and-drop from text-based ABC code in Music Blocks, resulting in visual code.
March 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Sugar Labs executive director Devin Ulibarri participated this morning in the hackathon workshop for the Reimagine Africa Conference, hosted in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Colorful squares with visual code; at right you can see the presenters Devin Ulibarri and Reimagine Africa. Visual code for "Sol, Mi, Sol". At right, you can see the presenters, Devin Ulibarri and Reimagine Africa. Presenters Devin Ulibarri and Reimagine Africa. You can see a student with a laptop showing their website.
March 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A discussion in our Matrix chat today:

Q: What is Constructionism?

#Constructionism #Microworld #Papert #Constructivism #Learning #Teaching #ProjectBased #Education
March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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It's official! Sugar Labs is a mentoring org for Google Summer of Code 2025.

#GSoC #GSoC2025 #Programming #Coding #Summer2025 #Education #SugarLabs #Constructionism #MusicBlocks #Sugarizer #AI #Learning #Teaching #Fun #EdTech #SugarLearningPlatform
Screenshot of our org page on GSoC site.
February 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Newly joined Sugar Labs contributor Harshit Verma wrote recently about his experience.

"Contribution to Sugar Labs has been an incredible rewarding experience. It has not only helped me grow as a developer but also given me confidence to work on real world projects."
February 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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We've moved our fundraising to the platform every.org, which is a nonprofit fundraising platform that helps nonprofits, like us, raise funds.

Please check out our new campaign page here: www.every.org/sugar-labs/f...
Help Sugar Labs continue to build a solid foundation | Every.org
Built collectively by teachers and students, Sugar Labs's software is used globally for education. With roots in One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), our learning software has been used by millions of childre...
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February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM