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We take the metaphor of “literacy” very seriously. As with conventional literacy—reading and writing books, writing with pencil and paper—we want to enable students to use computers to help them LEARN.

We do not mean learning to code.

We do not mean learning to navigate browsers or apps.

We mean using the computer to transform education so that children can learn more, learn it earlier, and learn with personal engagement and satisfaction.

Often, people think that there is one discipline you can learn that will make you smart. Plato, for example, thought it was mathematics. But thinking is very complicated, and just learning to program will NOT make anyone generally smarter.

If the presence of computers in classroom (and outside them) is truly and radically to transform learning, we need to build a new computational medium where students can use flexible and thoughtfully designed tools and microworlds, freely change or add to existing creations, and share parts or all of their work—as a fundamental part of their learning and creative activities.

We need new, interactive, adaptable representations of what is known in the sciences and new ways to move from the naive knowledge of students to expert understanding.

We have designed software to provide such an environment: Boxer Sunrise.

You can access current releases on the Downloads page.

But first we want to introduce you more thoroughly to the big picture: the important idea of computational literacy. To learn more, please go to Our Stories page.