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Are you using Greenfoot? If so, please add your information to the list below.

Greenfoot is free. We can do this, because we get sponsorship for the development from Sun Microsystems, the University of Kent, and Deakin University. Getting continued funding is much easier for us, if we can show that Greenfoot is actually being used.

So, if you use Greenfoot, and want to help the project to continue, please add your information at the bottom of this page.

Greenfoot users

  1. Aalborg University Esbjerg, Esbjerg, Denmark, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering;
    "Implementation of a simulator for an educational tool for children: MusiCards. With it they learn about design and implementation of (musical) state machines. Part of the c-cards proejct ( c-cardsdev.sf.net/music). The use of greenfoot greatly accelerated the development of the simulator."

  2. Andrews High School, Andrews, USA, HS AP Computer Science; http://technomustang.com/moodle
    working with small group - developing some scenarios

  3. Bethpage High School, Bethpage, NY, USA, Introduction to Programming;
    "Greenfoot is how I introduced OOP to my students this year. Students wrote modifications to Wombats and had a lot of fun with it."

  4. Berufsakademie für IT und Wirtschaft Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany, Programming course; http://www.ba-oldenburg.de/

  5. Berufsbildende Schulen 2, Fachgymnasium Informatik, Wolfsburg, Germany, Programming; http://www.bbs2wolfsburg.de/

  6. Bluevale Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, Canada, Grade 12 Compter Science/Information Science;
    I am going to be using Greenfoot in the last month (May-June) of this school year to have my students create a game. We will see how it goes.

  7. Cactus High School, Glendale, AZ, USA, AP Computer Science;

  8. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, CS 15-100 (intro);

  9. Chelsea High School, Medford, USA, AP Computer Programming;
    I have recently started planning lessons with Greenfoot. I'll be using it extensively next school year, 2007 - 08

  10. Chinese International School, Hong Kong, Year 11 Java programming; http://www.cis.edu.hk
    Began using it in January, along with BlueJ. I believe in the tools but am still struggling on how best to present OO and Java to students who have virtually no programming experience.

  11. chromgruen Planungs- und Beratungs- GmbH & Co. KG, Essen, Germany, Computer Game Development; http://www.chromgruen.com
    We are developing an environmentally oriented computer game within a joint project and greenfoot seems to be a good platform for simple trial and error tests of certain game concepts

  12. City College Coventry, Coventry, UK, Hnd & ND Computing; http://www.covcollege.ac.uk

  13. Clermont Northeastern High School, Batavia, OH, USA, Programming 2, grades 9-12;
    Used it in this second programming course for the first time this year(2007/2008) and the students loved it.

  14. Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland, Object Orientated Programming 1; http://CIT.ie

  15. Cummins Area School, Cummins, South Australia, Year 10 IT; http://www.cumminsas.sa.edu.au

  16. DPS, Montbello High School, Denver, Colorado, USA; http://montbello.dpsk12.org/
    I am a computer teacher, but not a programmer, who started using Greenfoot this year with my classes. I seek a local user group in Denver or more instruction so I can take Greenfoot farther with my students.

  17. Fitzharrys School, Abingdon, Oxford, UK, Year 10;
    Very powerful and easy to use, it's really motivated me and my friends to learn Java.

  18. Fort Richmond Collegiate, Canada, Computer Science 30S (grade11, 16 year olds); http://www.pembinatrails.ca/fortrichmondcollegiate/
    We started using Greenfoot this year ... September, 2009.

  19. Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY, USA, CS1 (intro to CS - 1 semester); http://www.virtualcompsci.net
    Greenfoot is a great, motivating way to introduce students to objects and the principals of inheritance. They love creating classic games like frogger, as well as inventing their own.

  20. flutterby moonbeam entertainment, vanceboro, nc;
    Greenfoot is a tremedous learning tool, we are fortunate to have found it.

  21. Friedrich Magnus Schwerd Gymnasium, Speyer, Deutschland, Introduction to OO-Programming;

  22. FURB - Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brasil, Disciplina de Programação em Ciências da Computação; http://www.inf.furb.br
    Estamos iniciando o uso do Greenfoot nesse semestre

  23. Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, workshops for high school teachers;
    I am using greenfoot in workshops for high school teachers. I think greenfoot is a better framework than GridWorld which is the new case study for the CS AP in 2008.

  24. Gymnasium Brede, Germany, year 11; http://www.brede-brakel.de

  25. Holy Cross High School, Covington, KY, USA, 1st Year Programming;
    Just starting. I'm having a lot of problems making simple projects work, which lowers my confidence-level for trying things in the classroom. I'm very interested in getting more expertise.

  26. Home School, Portland, Maine USA, 4th Grade; http://karensgatherings.blogspot.com
    My 10 year old is using Greenfoot as an introduction to Java and creating games.

  27. John H. Reagan High School, Houston, Texas, USA, AP Comp Sci
    We use Jeroo, Greenfoot, and GridWorld.

  28. Kathleen Senior High School, Lakeland, FL, USA, AP Computer Science A, http://www.khsclass.net
    We use BlueJ and Greenfoot to get students into Java and ready for the AP Computer Science A exam. Students love being able to see how Java "works" while they are learning to write games in Greenfoot.

  29. The London Oratory School, London, UK, 12-17, http://www.london-oratory.org
    Started in November 2008. Open to any pupil who has an interest in programming.

  30. Neumont University, South Jordan, Utah, USA, TechTopia Events and Competitions; http://www.neumont.edu
    We currently use Greenfoot as part of a day long challenge we host on our campus. Next year we would also like to use this as a portion of a coding contest we want to offer high school students throughout the Western US.

  31. New Albany High School, New Albany, Ohio, USA, AP JAVA Programming; http://new-albany.k12.oh.us

  32. New Town High School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Computing Extended: Grades 8-10; http://www.mindtools.tased.edu.au
    Students in this course choose what aspects of Computing they want to study. Those choosing Java are encouraged to work with Greenfoot.

  33. Norman North High School, Norman, OK, USA, Computer Programming I, II and AP / 9th - 12th; http://staff.norman.k12.ok.us/~jwhite/
    My students love Greenfoot! They worked harder than ever on the Greeps challenge. One student got a score of 273 on the final 10-map version. I plan on using Greenfoot at Moore Norman Technology Center to teach Intro to Computer Programming to 9-16 year-olds.

  34. North Crowley High School, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Computer Science, Grades 10-12; http://www.crowley.k12.tx.us/crowleyisd/campuses/nchs/

  35. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, Intro to Programming/Game Design; http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/
    I am using Greenfoot with G5-8 students as an Intro to Programming framework, replacing Game Maker which has been used for the past few years. Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development is a K-12 enrichment program for gifted students.

  36. Oaks Christian Schools, Westlake Village, CA, USA, AP Computer Science; http://www.oakschristian.org
    Planning to use Greenfoot with existing AP Computer Science curriculum.

  37. Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA, CS 364 Intro to AI; http://www.cs.oberlin.edu/~esmail/csci_364/csci_364.html
    We are using Greenfoot to visualize an A* search algorithm.

  38. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C. Colombia, Systems theory, Complex Systems Modeling; http://www.javeriana.edu.co
    Physicist, MSc. Physics, PhD. Bimedical Engineering. Im intersted in promote OO paradigm as the best approach in complex systems modeling, specially modeling human body tissues, organs and functional systems.

  39. Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Computer Animation / High School; http://www.princeton.k12.oh.us

  40. Raymond S. Kellis High School, Glendale, AZ - USA, AP Computer Science;

  41. Schule Schloss Salem, Salem, Germany, 8th grade programming;

  42. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, Introductory Programming, 'Year Zero', pre-FdSc; http://higher-learning.org.uk/
    We're using Greenfoot to teach programming to learners who are taking a preparatory year before a Foundation Degree. The curriculum is enquiry-based and has been designed with reference to Biggs' Constructive Alignment. Greenfoot is used both in the classroom and as an outreach activity with local secondary schools.

  43. Sierra College, Rocklin, CA USA, CS 12: Intro to Programming;
    I use Greenfoot as a supplement to BlueJ.

  44. St Alban's College, Pretoria, South Africa, IT, Grade 10; http://www.stalbanscollege.com
    One of the best ways to learn something new is to be passionate and truly motivated to find out more. Greenfoot gives us this platform. The learners love to develop their own games and on the side learn good programming and OOP concepts. Great tool!

  45. St. Marys D.C.V.I., St. Marys, Ontario, Canada, Grade 11 Computer Science, http://dcvi.typepad.com
    I am using Greenfoot with the students after they have learned the basics of Java (using BlueJ and the text "Objects First"). As a final assessment the students can program in BlueJ or Greenfoot.

  46. Stadtgymnasium Detmold, Germany, Oberstufe (Sek II), http://www.johannesmeyer.de
    Going to start up http://www.greenfoot-center.de, a german resource for greenfoot.org.

  47. The Academy of Irving ISD, Irving, TX, USA, High School Computer Science; http://www.academy.ws
    I use greenfoot to teach non-AP Computer Science. I have the students start on a Karel J Robot simulator written on Greenfoot and then move on to having them build games from pre-built classes with some basic functionality.

  48. The Bolles School, Jacksonville, FL USA, High School; http://www.bolles.org
    We are having a great time working with GreenFoot. The students can relate to the scenario and are anxious to add additional capabilities. We are anxious to see a completed manual.

  49. The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT, USA, Intro to Programming;
    "Has anyone heard of a book: Object First With Java; A Practical Introduction Using Greenfoot? I enjoyed BlueJ; I love Greenfoot. I don't need Karel the Robot anymore."

  50. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Electrical engineering;

  51. Traip Academy, Kittery Point, Maine, USA, Tutoring students (one-on-one) in Java programming;
    "I used BlueJ alone until recently, but now I use both Greenfoot and BlueJ. They are both pedagogically superb."

  52. UASLP, Fac. de Ingeniería, Área de Computación e Informática, San Luis Potosí, México, Tecnología Orientada a Objetos; http://groups.google.es/group/too10/

  53. UC Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Kick-off project, 1st yr Ba. in engineering;http://www.uclouvain.be
    Week-long kick-off project in problem-based learning. Most students had no previous experience in programming. Students worked in groups of 6 (further divided in three pairs when writing the code). The project involved programming a "Mars rover" to find a "life sample" in a grid with rocks, based on M. Kölling's Wombat scenario. The students then use BlueJ for the CS1 course.

  54. University Centre Yeovil, Yeovil, UK, Science Mathematics & Computing;
    We use BlueJ and Greenfoot to support programming units in our Foundation Degree in Computing & Internet Technology (franchised from Bournemoth University)

  55. University of Denver, Denver, USA, Pixels Programing Play & Pedagogy (P4) project; http://gamecamp.du.edu
    "The P4 project has adopted greenfoot as a platform to teach videogame design and development to thirteen and fourteen year-old boys and girls, and to their high school teachers. Teachers will then teach this curriculum in their home institutions to more kids. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation."

  56. University of Exeter, UK, Programming course (level 1); http://www.secam.ex.ac.uk
    Used as the first very first introduction to Java (objects and classes) before moving on to BlueJ.

  57. University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany, Programming course (BSc in Computing Science); http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/

  58. University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, part of an introductory course/high school teacher accreditation; http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~bruckmann/lehre_ss07/adp2ue.htm

  59. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI USA, MCS 231 Data Structures;
    I use greenfoot as a visualization tool to graphically view the simulation program that is an important program in the class.

  60. Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA, Multimedia Development with Java; http://itls.usu.edu/groups/java
    For non-computer science majors - learning about the Java platform and various tools (Netbeans, Project Wonderland, etc.), along with the basics of programming interactive multimedia applications, especially educational applications.

  61. Western Academy of Beijing, Beijing, China, Computer Science 11-12; http://www.wab.edu
    Started using Greenfoot and the Greeps competition with my G11 beginning Java class. It has been a great tool for consolidating some of the basics of using Java that we have covered so far, and cementing student's understanding of OOP concepts.

  62. Wichern-Schule, Hamburg, Germany, Informatics class 9/10th grade, introduction to programming; http://www.wichern-schule.de

  63. Wyke Sixth Form College, Hull, UK, 16-18; http://www.wyke.ac.uk
    Using Greenfoot to teach OO principles, programming and animation to A-Level and BTEC IT students.

  64. Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA, CS 1; http://www.cs.xu.edu/csci180/07s

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