pl/pgsql outside the DB, (i.e. on the terminal) possible ?

Hello

I notice both my kids struggling with either C or Python as first 
programming languages. I believe both are unsuitable for use as 
introductory languages to college juniors.

Python IMHO is too advanced, too rich, weird indentation rules, no 
simple for loop etc.

C, ok, punishing little kids with segmentation faults, calling by value 
VS by reference and 3ple pointers is pure sadism.

So this brings me to memory good old PASCAL from the time I was junior, 
circa 1986. PL/SQL resembles PASCAL heavily. Everything seems well 
defined, strong typing, simplicity, I think it has everything a 
programming language should have in order to be taught as an 
introductory language. But it lacks IO and file handling.

So, I ask, have there been any efforts to bring PL/PGSQL to the terminal?

Thanks!