What an astounding year 2024 has been for us at Get with the Program!
Thank you to everyone who has played a part, while we have:
🔸 delivered 3 more record breaking Bupa Coding Days
🔸 been delighted repeat winners of the Learning Excellence Awards Education category, and proud everywoman Tech for Good finalists
🔸 attended Space-based events including Space South Central’s Orbits and not one but two Space-Comm Expo's
🔸 been invited to the The Royal International Air Tattoo, Farnborough International Airshow
🔸 closed the show with a speech on the Women in Tech & STEM stage at Karren Brady's Women in Business & Tech Expo
🔸 organised a fabulous panel for WeAreTechWomen's Women in Tech Week
🔸 developed our first secondary school content
🔸 been invited to events at Parliament in both Portcullis House and the Houses of Parliament
🔸 had the wonderful support of new and existing collaborators and sponsors
🔸 and of course inclusively inspired the tech innovators of the future!
Here’s a list, but undoubtedly we’ll have missed one or two wonderful people or organisations off - heartfelt thanks to you all!
These include thanks to our fabulous core team:
Jeni Trice, Margaret Almey, Kathryn Becher, Helen Shepherd, Natasha Miah, Tariene Emmitt, Melanie Budge, Jessica Duffy, Serena Selby, Jessica Dix, Amber Hunter and Danielle Marlow.
Our supporting team (without whom none of this would be possible):
Reszo / Beth Alwis, myAko / Kevin Ashley / Joe Plank, Uncouth Training / Steph Wright, Creative Seed / Lara Gee, VEX Robotics / Tim Friez, VEX Robotics UK / Paul McKnight, Kate Bohn, Sharika Chauhan, Tiger Optics / Lee Hilse, Traverse Media / Lucy Williams, Rachel Riley Photography / Rachel Riley, The Luna Make Up Company / Naomi Barker, CC Hall, Tracy Sacks and Sarah Knights.
Our more recent and also longer-term sponsors:
Bupa, the Civil Aviation Authority, 8x8, Goaco, Blue Box Storage, Dogsbody IT, our private sponsors ... and many more.
Our wonderful supporters, as potential sponsors, on social media, and behind the scenes:
Dan Benton, Dan McNamara, Roddy Barnes, Claire Chapman, Rachel Harrison-Smith, Eleanor Sim, Paula Laccourreye Matamala, Duncan West, Shin-Tsyi Yang, Brogan O’Neil (Bo), Geoff Ansell, Liz and Tim Dodwell, Darren Almey, Make the Future Yours! / David Hewlett / Michele Hewlett, Vanessa Valleley, Akua Opong, Gill Cooke, Kasia Hayward, Catherine Wright, Sam Shallcross, CC Hall, Character First / Emma Martin, STEM Ambassador South East Hub, Diana Kennedy, Ajay Sharman, Suw Charman, Jon Coleman, Nick Stringer, David Trice, Kim Tottem, Wendy Shand, Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Nick Dennes, Lisa Kim MacLaren, Brad Welland, Ben Hughes, Matt Dugan, Amy Barnes, everywoman, Samtaler, Automate UK, Automate BEST, Victoria Christmas/ Orange Tree Partnership, Colin Baldwin, Kathie Bowden, Zoë Bowden, Keith Hearnshaw, Dan Smith, Louse Butt, 01 Founders / Jackie Chapman / Hana Abdi / Stefan Cornea / Matt Harvey, Schools Mailing / Rob Rodgerson, Kim Vivian, Fran Hoyle, Bruce Poston, Stuart Martin
… and everyone else who has supported us this year and beyond.
And finally thank you to all all the children, who are our focus - the tech innovators of the future - and the amazing schools they attend, including:
Court Moor Secondary School, Winston Churchill Secondary School, Wareen Mead School, Tweseldown Infant School, Church Crookham Infant School, Evendons Primary School, Guillemont Junior School, Cheam Common Infant School …
… and of course everyone else who has encouraged and supported us!
Bring on 2025, when we’ll be launching content for secondary schools, and working even more closely with the Space industry!
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