Tiny multifunctional computers are the focus of a new enrichment class and afterschool club for students at the the Long Beach Island Grade School, in Ship Bottom. Micro:bits – which are about the size of a credit card, and low cost – can be programmed and coded to design games and create fun projects.

Micro:bits are “easy to deploy and have wide-ranging capabilities for developing creative technology projects with students ages 8 and up,” school staff explain.