A+ Students’ Own Projects: From Arduino Games to Custom Operating Systems

In 2025, the A+ Educational Holding celebrates 20 years of developing modern education in Ukraine. Over this time, we have built a unique ecosystem where children gain not just academic knowledge, but also practical skills, enabling them to realize their own tech projects. Students of the A+ Architecture and Engineering Collegium and the A+ Gymnasium are already demonstrating that IT education for students can be on par with the best global practices: they are creating their own operating systems, developing projects for “smart cities,” and winning international competitions.

The “Pi Game”: When Math Becomes an Exciting Challenge

Eighth-grader Slava Tamashchuk, a student in the A+ IT class, won a bronze award in the ‘Hardware Control’ category at the prestigious Infomatrix international competition. Additionally, his work was recognized by the Evergreen company. His project is the “Pi Game,” based on Arduino, which helps users learn the number π up to 159 decimal places. The system displays digits on a seven-segment display, and the user must repeat them in the correct order using a remote control. A mistake ends the game, while correct answers allow the user to proceed. This project combines mathematics, programming, and electronics, showing that learning can be both fun and technological.

FireTR-v2: An Operating System by a 13-Year-Old Student

A true breakthrough in children’s IT education was made by seventh-grader Stepan Torosh, age 13. His project, FireTR-v2—a custom operating system written in Python and Vue.js—received a bronze medal at the Infomatrix international competition in the ‘Programming’ category. The functionality of FireTR-v2 includes:

• Settings,
• A basic calculator,
• A functional terminal,
• A browser (in development).

The system can already save data and passwords, and Stepan plans to create his own environment for new applications. This is an example of how A+ students are capable of thinking at the level of young engineers and programmers, creating complex software solutions.

“Smart Parking”: Technology for Future Cities

Sixth-grader Maksym Zagorovskiy presented his “Smart Parking” project at the A+ Makers Manifest event. He received a participant’s diploma and a special distinction from the A+ Educational Holding’s management. Using an Arduino base, the student modeled the operation of an intelligent parking system:

• Sensors detect occupied and available spots,
• Information is displayed on an LCD screen,
• The system is controlled by program code.

“Smart Parking” demonstrates how even middle school students can create their own solutions for smart cities, combining engineering, algorithms, and programming.

Why is This Important?

The projects by Slava, Stepan, and Maksym are more than just school assignments. They are original tech products that receive international recognition, awards from professional companies, and support from the educational community. They prove that at A+, children don’t just learn—they are already creating the future today.

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The A+ Educational Holding is a place where children’s ideas are transformed into innovations, and IT education for students reaches global standards.