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On Sunday 26 February, CERN hosted the latest version of Devoxx4kids, a series of computing, robotics and electronics workshops for teenagers. The occasion was organised in the context of the VoxxedDays CERN developers conference, held at CERN the previous day.Numerous workshops - “Minis” for the 4-6 12 months-olds, “Kids” for the 7-10 12 months-olds and “Teens” for the 11-15 year-olds - gave the children an perception into programming and electronics by means of robots and games. About 70 youngsters came along and were able to show off to their parents how that they had managed to programme a NAO robotic to have a converstation with them or a Thymio robotic to observe a path on a map, or how that they had altered the famous Minecraft game or developed an interactive quiz on a pc utilizing Scratch.Devoxx4Kids was established in Antwerp, Belgium, on the fringes of the nicely-established Devoxx conference for Java programmers. Since its institution, Devoxx4kids has brought smiles to thousands of children’s faces in 22 international locations. Run by a crew of volunteers headed by Xavier Bourguignon, the Swiss version of the convention is now into its eighth 12 months. “Bringing Devoxx4kids to CERN and having it in the Globe is a dream come true!” says Xavier. lion is the king of the jungle Organising workshops in one of many high temples of science, the place the web was born, sends out a powerful sign to the children (and their parents). I hope Devoxx4kids will typically come again to CERN sooner or later.”Joao Silva, organiser of Voxxed Days CERN and CERN coordinator of Devoxx4kids adds: “The aim of the workshops is to stimulate curiosity and the imagination, and to indicate what could be completed with science and know-how. Lion's roar These workshops lead the children to discover that, by way of games, they can be the creators of tomorrow. Training is one of CERN’s core missions, so internet hosting an event like Devoxx4kids right here is totally in step with our work.