15 HERON Activities
BASIC activities designed for ages 8–12 and adaptable to retro hardware or emulators.
Current European Project
Back to BASIC
Learning programming through computer history, using BASIC, retro computers and emulators to make coding concepts tangible for children aged 8–12.
Project Focus
What the project addresses
The project uses the clarity and immediacy of early home-computer programming to help pupils understand how computers work and to make introductory programming approachable and creative.
Programme / actionErasmus+ KA210-SCH
Project reference2026-1-NL01-KA210-SCH-000452459
Period2026–2028
FocusProgramming · Computer history · Ages 8–12 · Teacher support
HERON's Role
What HERON contributes
HERON combines content development, teacher support, piloting and the Cyprus Computer Museum's retro-computing environment.
Activity DevelopmentHERON develops 15 of the project's BASIC learning activities.
Teacher SupportContribution to the School Toolbox, guidance and materials for educators.
Cyprus PilotingPiloting and validation with pupils and teachers in Cyprus.
Museum-Based LearningUse of the Cyprus Computer Museum as an authentic environment for programming-history activities and dissemination.
Contribution Areas
From project design to practical implementation
School Toolbox
Teacher-facing support for classroom implementation.
Cyprus Pilots
Testing with schools, pupils and educators before wider dissemination.
Looking for similar capacity in your consortium?
HERON is actively open to Erasmus+ and European project invitations where we can contribute educational content, teacher capacity building, piloting, evaluation and dissemination.