Hi there,
II want to tell anyone on this topic that I have been teaching Game Design and Development with UE4 to 7th and 8th graders. If you are interested in learning more please reply. I have adapted the course by Chris Murphy available here: Educator Resources - Unreal Engine. IWe are using $500 windows laptops and while they have trouble with tons of particles, they have been doing the job.
would be happy to share my lesson plans etc. reply to this thread.