About Stemp21
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. It is provided free of charge.
Let's Teach Kids to Code — Mitch Resnick TED Talk
Watch Scratch founder Mitchel Resnick demonstrate why coding is a new form of literacy and personal expression.
Who Uses Scratch?
Scratch is designed especially for ages 8 to 16, but is used by people of all ages. Millions of people are creating Scratch projects in a wide variety of settings, including homes, schools, museums, libraries, and community centers.
Scratch Around the World
Scratch is used in more than 200 different countries and territories and is available in more than 70 languages. To change languages, click the menu at the bottom of the page — or in the Project Editor, click the globe at the top of the page.
Scratch in Schools
Students are learning with Scratch at all levels (from elementary school to college) and across disciplines (such as math, computer science, language arts, social studies). Educators share stories, exchange resources, and ask questions on the Scratch for Educators page.
Research
The MIT Lifelong Kindergarten group and collaborators have been researching how young people tinker, collaborate, and learn with Scratch based on the 4 P's of Creative Learning: Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play.
Quotes from the Community
"Thank you so much for making Scratch! It taught me how to think logically and now I help my younger brother build games every weekend!" — @ScratchCreator12
Support and Funding
The Scratch project has received financial support from the National Science Foundation, Scratch Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, LEGO Foundation, and Google.