Small Basic

I have been looking at a number of blogs surrounding programing and they have been talking about a development called small basic, a simple easy to use programming language, which would be great for a year 11 course.

Small Basic is a project that's aimed at bringing "fun" back to programming. By providing a small and easy to learn programming language in a friendly and inviting development environment, Small Basic makes programming a breeze. Ideal for kids and adults alike, Small Basic helps beginners take the first step into the wonderful world of programming.

Microsoft Small Basic pdf getting started

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/6/90616372-C4BF-4628-BC82-BD709635220D/Introducing%20Small%20Basic.pdf

A great blog to look at different things dealing with small basic http://blogs.msdn.com/smallbasic/

also http://blogs.msdn.com/paulcornell/archive/tags/Small+Basic/default.aspx who seems to be posting a new method a day at the moment.

Small basic http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx