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  <p>Learning software for children</p>
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  <p>At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners
  use to explore, discover, create, and reflect.
  We are non-profit and led by volunteers.
  We distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to
  appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their
  learning.</p>
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  <h1 class="from-toolbar">This is Sugar</h1>

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  <p class="from-white">Sugar is both a desktop and a collection of Activities.
  Activities, as the name implies, are Apps that involve active
  engagement from the learner. Activities automatically save
  results to a journal, where reflections are recorded. Activity
  instances can be shared between learners; many support real-time
  collaboration.</p>

  <img class="toolbar-border" src="assets/neighbourhood-screenshot.svg">
  <p class="from-toolbar">In the Sugar Neighborhood view, learners see their
  friends clustered around their current Activities; from this view they can
  join each other’s Activities.  Sugar collaboration works "peer to
  peer," in a classroom or under a tree; Sugar does not require the
  Internet.</p>

  <img src="assets/journal-detail-ss.png">
  <p class="from-white">The Sugar Journal records everything a learner does
  using Sugar. There is no need to remember to click a Save Button. The focus is on
  the activity, not the computer. The Journal is also a place for
  reflection, where learners and their teachers can monitor progress.</p>
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  <a href="inquiry"><div class="star-link maroon">
    See how Sugar integrates into your classroom<br/>
    Sugar & <b>Inquiry</b>
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  <h1>Activities</h1>
  <p>Below is a small selection from the hundreds of Activities available in the
  <a href="https://activities.sugarlabs.org/">Sugar Activity Library</a>:</p>

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    Learn how to use Sugar to its potential<br/>
    <b>Getting Started</b>
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  <h1 class="get-sugar">Get Sugar</h1>
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      <p><b>Sugar on a Stick</b> &ndash; The full Sugar environment &ndash; on
        any computer at any time &ndash; from a thumb drive.
        <a class="creator-link" href="#">Download Sugar Stick Creator to get started</a>.</p>
      <p><small>Sugar Stick Creator requires a thumb drive with at least 2GB
        storage and downloading ~650MB.  Sugar on a Stick is avaliable for free
        and does not permanatly effect your computer.</small></p>
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      <p><b>Sugar on a Stick</b> &ndash; The full Sugar environment &ndash; on
        any computer at any time &ndash; from a thumb drive.
        <a class="creator-link" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation">Learn about how to create a Sugar Stick</a>.</p>
      <p><small>Sugar on a Stick requires a thumb drive with at least 2GB
        storage and downloading ~650MB.  Sugar on a Stick is available for free
        and does not permanently affect your computer.</small></p>
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      <p><b>GNU/Linux Install</b> &ndash; The full Sugar environment &ndash;
        installed on a GNU/Linux computer.</p>
      <p>Sugar is available as a desktop environment on GNU/Linux.  Up to date
        packages are available for
        <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fedora">Fedora</a>,
        <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Debian">Debian</a>,
        <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Ubuntu">Ubuntu</a> and
        <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads#Do_you_use_GNU.2FLinux.3F">
            many other</a> distros.</p>
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      <p><b>Sugar Runs Best on Computers</b>.</p>
      <p>Come back to <a href="/">www.sugarlabs.org</a> on a computer to find
        how to get the full Sugar environment.</p>
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      <p><b>Sugarizer (alpha)</b> &ndash; A taste of Sugar within your browser.</p>
      <p>Sugarizer provides basic Sugar features and some Activities.
        Sugarizer works in any modern browser, on mobile, tablet or desktop.</p>
      <p>Use <a href="http://server.sugarizer.org/">Sugarizer online</a>,
        <a href="http://sugarizer.org/">download the app</a> or
        <a href="http://sugarizer.org/">set up a server</a>.</p>
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  <h1>What is Sugar Labs?</h1>

  <p>Sugar Labs, a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization, had 
  its origins in the One Laptop Per Child project and is now a
  member project of the <a href="http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/">
  Software Freedom Conservancy</a>. The mission of Sugar Labs is to support
  the Sugar community of users and developers and establish regional,
  autonomous “Sugar Labs” around the world to help learners “learn how to
  learn” by tailoring Sugar to local languages and curricula.</p>

  <p><a href="more">Read more about Sugar Lab's culture and pedagogy.</a></p>

  <p><a href="press">Read press releases and find press resources.</a></p>

  <p><a href="http://schoolserver.org/">School Server resources.</a></p>
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  <h1>Join the Conversation</h1>

  <p>Sugar Labs is an organization built around engaging people.  We strive
  to create software that works well for teachers and students - something that
  can only happen with your engagement.</p>

  <p>Join us on <a href="https://socialhelp.sugarlabs.org/">Social Help</a> or
  on our <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep">"It's An Education
  Project" mailing list</a>. Don't feel shy to raise concerns and bring
  feedback to the table.</p>
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