Next Gen

Next Gen is back at Gloucester Library on Wednesday 25 November, a technology workshop for young people aged 7 to 14. It's one of those sessions that pulls together a few different threads of making and coding, rather than sticking to just one thing.

On the electronics side, you'll be working with circuits and components, the kind of hands-on stuff where you actually build something rather than just reading about it. That sits alongside digital art, where the focus shifts to creating on screen, and 3D printing, which lets you take a digital design and turn it into a physical object you can hold in your hand. Then there's programming, the logic that ties it all together and lets you control how your projects actually behave.

Because it covers so much ground, it works whether you're more into the artistic side of things or the technical. You can spend your time on the digital art and 3D printing, or lean into the electronics and the code, and you'll still find plenty to get stuck into. It's designed for ages 7 to 14, so it's a good fit for primary schoolers and early teens alike, and it's a chance to try out a few different tools in one go rather than having to sign up for separate courses.

The session runs from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Gloucester Library, on Northgate Street where it meets The Oxbode, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 1SQ.