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<div style="background-color:#a0ff93; border:1px solid #cdf; padding:5px; padding-left: 1.0em; font-size:100%">The Sugar Labs wiki is where our community comes together to document our collaborations in developing and supporting the [[What is Sugar? |Sugar]] Learning Platform.
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=== Sugar Labs and its mission ===
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''[[Trademark|Sugar Labs Inc.<sup>®</sup>]] is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit organization dedicated to  
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# Promoting and supporting the "learn-by-doing" educational philosophy of Constructionism.
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# Producing educational software embodying Constructionist principles.
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# Empowering educators and educational institutions to incorporate constructionist learning tools into their curriculam.
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# Promoting lifelong learning through mentorship, and participation in the design and development of educational software.
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Its EIN is 84-3289298.
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Sugar Labs Inc. is supported by through the generous [[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved|volunteer efforts made by contributors]], [[Sugar Labs/Thank You|sponsorships]], and [https://www.sugarlabs.org/donate/ charitable donations].''
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==New Learners; Parents, Teachers, and Students==
 
Sugar users are Learners. If you are visiting for the first time, please see [http://www.sugarlabs.org www.sugarlabs.org] for an introduction to Sugar.
 
  
Then visit the '''[[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved| Connect with Sugar Labs]]''' page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning.
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;First time visit?:
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:Welcome to Sugar Labs! We're excited to have you join our community! Please take a look around our wiki, our [https://www.sugarlabs.org/ Website] and our [http://github.com/sugarlabs GitHub Page] to learn more about our mission, projects, and community.
  
==Current Learners==
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;New to Sugar?:
If you are looking for new activities, please see [http://activities.sugarlabs.org activities.sugarlabs.org].
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:Learn more about Sugar Labs and our mission to provide educational software to children around the world. Discover how our software is designed to promote collaborative learning, critical thinking, and creativity.
  
==New and Current Community Members==
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;Software Developer?:
If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki. You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page.
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:Check out our developer documentation on Github, https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs. Join our community of developers and contribute to the Sugar Labs project! We welcome developers of all levels to help us improve and expand our software.
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==Community news==
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;Google Summer of Code?:
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:Go through our guide for GSoC, https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC . We're excited to have you participate in this program! Learn about our project ideas, application process, and mentorship opportunities.
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* 08 Aug 2009 - Try our new, '''[http://launchpad.net/soas community-powered support site]'''
 
* Donate your used USB sticks at [http://recycleusb.com Recycle USB.com]; they'll be turned into Sugar sticks and distributed to schools.
 
* Sugar Labs announces the availability of Sugar on a Stick, codenamed "Strawberry". It features the latest version of the Sugar learning environment—Version 0.84—and a number of additional activities, providing a great experience for new and experienced learners. For more information and instructions—how to put SoaS on your USB key or how to deploy it—please refer to our [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry|release notes]].
 
* Get acquainted with the [[Development Team/Release/Releases/Sucrose/0.84|latest Sugar features]] in Version 0.84
 
* Watch some [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i2ueryser0rz videos] of children in Uruguay explaining how they use Sugar and [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2009/01/anecdotes-of-plan-ceibal-in-durazno.html stories from the field]
 
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For more news about Sugar Labs, please see the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events|Current Events page]] and the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events/Archive|Sugar Digest archive]]. There is also an [[News|archive of news links]], which were on this front page.
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:Welcome to the Sugar Labs community! We are contributors of all types - teachers, writers, coders, designers, testers, and more - who work together from around the world on Sugar. Visit the '''[[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved | Getting Involved]]''' page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning. We have some [[Vacancies]] and are always looking for maintainers and testers. There are also non-technical roles and tasks where help is wanted. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please see our [[Help_Wanted]] page for more information
  
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=== Experience Sugar in Various Ways: ===
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: '''Web-based and Multi-Platform:'''
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::* Try Music Blocks: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/
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::* Try Turtle Blocks: https://turtle.sugarlabs.org/
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::* Try Sugarizer: https://sugarizer.org/
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::* Try Activities: https://try.sugarizer.org/
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: '''Sugar Development Environment:'''
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::* Sugar on a Stick: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick
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::* Sugar Activities on Flatpack: https://flathub.org/apps/search?q=sugar%20labs
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: '''Sugar on Raspberry Pi:'''
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::* Sugar on Raspberry Pi : https://www.sugarlabs.org/sugar-for-raspberry-pi/
  
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Sugar Labs and its mission

Sugar Labs Inc.® is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit organization dedicated to

  1. Promoting and supporting the "learn-by-doing" educational philosophy of Constructionism.
  2. Producing educational software embodying Constructionist principles.
  3. Empowering educators and educational institutions to incorporate constructionist learning tools into their curriculam.
  4. Promoting lifelong learning through mentorship, and participation in the design and development of educational software.

Its EIN is 84-3289298. Sugar Labs Inc. is supported by through the generous volunteer efforts made by contributors, sponsorships, and charitable donations.

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First time visit?
Welcome to Sugar Labs! We're excited to have you join our community! Please take a look around our wiki, our Website and our GitHub Page to learn more about our mission, projects, and community.
New to Sugar?
Learn more about Sugar Labs and our mission to provide educational software to children around the world. Discover how our software is designed to promote collaborative learning, critical thinking, and creativity.
Software Developer?
Check out our developer documentation on Github, https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs. Join our community of developers and contribute to the Sugar Labs project! We welcome developers of all levels to help us improve and expand our software.
Google Summer of Code?
Go through our guide for GSoC, https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC . We're excited to have you participate in this program! Learn about our project ideas, application process, and mentorship opportunities.
Want to help?
Welcome to the Sugar Labs community! We are contributors of all types - teachers, writers, coders, designers, testers, and more - who work together from around the world on Sugar. Visit the Getting Involved page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning. We have some Vacancies and are always looking for maintainers and testers. There are also non-technical roles and tasks where help is wanted. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please see our Help_Wanted page for more information

Experience Sugar in Various Ways:

Web-based and Multi-Platform:
Sugar Development Environment:
Sugar on Raspberry Pi: