Somewhat related: Chris Smith is teaching kids programming using a tiny subset of Haskell, the Gloss graphics library, and a web framework that he built around

Somewhat related: Chris Smith is teaching kids programming using a tiny subset of Haskell, the Gloss graphics library, and a web framework that he built around Gloss, using the SafeHaskell extension. His experiences can be followed through his blog. Previous posts: http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/haskell-for-kids-week-1/ http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/haskell-for-kids-wee... http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/haskell-for-kids-week-2/ http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/haskell-for-kids-wee... http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/haskell-for-kids-week-3/ http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/haskell-for-kids-wee... http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/haskell-for-kids-week-4/ http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/haskell-for-kids-wee... Well worth the read, and a good example of how programming can be taught to children.