Quoted from http://blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/archive/2008/10/23/announcing-small-basic-from-microsoft-devlabs.aspx:
Small Basic is a new development tool for beginners
I love this, I can see building a course with both it & Raptor. Probably at the middle school level. Too bad I can’t stand those kids. Love my high school babies put prefer -a "real" language for them.