Meet Our Students
Meet the future leaders of technology
Coding Lab® Presents: Step into a world of innovation and boundless creativity with our extraordinary students from our coding classes. Witness the awe-inspiring journey of these young minds as they go from creating captivating games and mobile apps to achieving remarkable milestones, such as winning an Olympiad award in less than six months after learning to code. The next young talent could be your child, ready to embark on an extraordinary coding adventure. Join us and be part of their incredible success story!
#CodingLabStudents: Tan Yap, 12, HCIC 2024 Platinum Winner
Tan Yap’s coding journey began when she was just in preschool, sparked by a robotics class that piqued her curiosity. Since then, her passion for coding has grown immensely, from Scratch to Python, and now exploring languages like JavaScript and C++. She has even competed in the prestigious Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2024 and won the Platinum award in her first-ever competition, only awarded to the top 1.5% of participants — an achievement that speaks volumes about her dedication and drive!
Learn more about Tan Yap’s journey and her inspiring insights into the world of coding here!
#CodingLabStudents: Aiden Breva, 12, HCIC 2024 Silver Winner, NJCO Bronze Winner
Aiden’s coding journey began at a young age and has led him to remarkable achievements, including winning a Silver award at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2024, as well as a Bronze award at the National Junior Cybersecurity Olympiad (NJCO), ranking high despite competing against many other older participants in secondary school level and above!
Read more about his story here!
#CodingLabStudents: Prabir Balchandani, 13, HCIC 2023 Platinum Winner
Today, we are introducing Prabir, an aspiring 13-year-old coder who clinched the Top Platinum Award for the Hwa Chong Info-Communications Challenge (HCIC) 2023, which is only awarded to the top 1.5% of the participants!
Read more about his coding journey here!
#CodingLabStudents: Winston Ang, 13, St. Andrew’s Secondary School
Today, we are introducing Winston, an aspiring 13-year-old coder who kickstarted his coding journey with us and got into St. Andrew’s Secondary School via DSA with coding, right here at Coding Lab!
Winston started coding at the tender age of 7. The passage of time stands as a testament to his unwavering determination and perseverance throughout the years. It is with great pride that we celebrate his remarkable achievements, as his consistent effort culminated in a well-deserved Distinction and Judges’ Choice (Most Creative) Award in the International Coding Showcase (ICS) 2022!
Learn more about Winston’s coding journey with us at Coding Lab here!
#CodingLabStudents: Lucas Tan, 13, St. Joseph’s Institution
At Coding Lab, we are passionate about empowering our students to reach new heights and commemorating the remarkable achievements of our students. Introducing our #CodingLabStudent of the month, Lucas Tan, 13, who is currently attending St. Joseph’s Institution after successfully gaining an offer through DSA via coding!
Lucas also has gained various coding achievements, such as the Silver Award in the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2023 and the Judge’s Choice Award in the International Coding Showcase (ICS) 2022.
Read more about his coding journey here!
#CodingLabStudents: Chen Feng, 12, Rosyth Primary School
At Coding Lab, we are passionate about empowering our students to reach new heights and commemorating the remarkable achievements of our students. Prepare to be inspired as we introduce you to Chen Feng, 12, from Rosyth Primary School.
Distinction and Judges' Choice (Most Promising Coder) Award at the International Coding Showcase (ICS) 2022? ✅ Silver award at the reputable Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2023? ✅ There’s nothing our amazing coder cannot do!
Read more about his coding journey here!
#CodingLabStudents: Jacob Xu, 13, NUS High School, HCIC 2023 Gold Award Winner
Meet Jacob, a diligent 13-year-old coder who won the Gold Award in the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC 2023), achieved a Distinction and Judges’ Choice (Best Presentation) Award at the International Coding Showcase (ICS) 2022, and is currently attending NUS High School, which he got into via DSA!
Earlier in February 2024, Jacob’s team - Team Coding Lab Urban Coders (Ages 13 to 18) -comprising students from Singapore and Japan beat more than 500 teams (and 10,000 participants) to snag the Best Programming Award in the final competition! Jacob was selected to represent his team and share about their project at the final competition, and even had the chance to tour the Microsoft Japan HQ in Shinagawa, Tokyo. 🤩
Read more about his coding journey here!
Minecraft Cup 2023 (Ages 10-12) - Excellence Award (2nd Place) and the Tokyo Bay eSG Award
For 2023, our students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan worked together to create The Future Earth, a sustainable society promoting self-sufficiency. Their project won them the Excellence Award (2nd Place) as well as the Special Award: Tokyo Bay eSG Award, which means the team will be presenting their project at Sushi Tech Tokyo 2024!
Minecraft Cup 2022 (Ages 10-12)
Comprising of students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan, students crossed borders and worked together to create a city called CodeTropolis Sea. They focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 and built an undersea sanctuary for all animals on Earth. Watch their amazing project here!
ICS Student Feature: Ankit Maharana, 11, Distinction & Judges' Choice (Best Presentation)
Watch 11-year-old Ankit Maharana's Take A Break app, which he coded with Python to remind users to take breaks from using computers. This project won him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the International Coding Showcase 2021.
Inventing Apps to Achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Our students had a blast learning to code their very own apps. Curious about what they created in the hackathon at the end of class? Check out the apps and real-world solutions that our students presented in their project showcase!
YCGH Student Feature: Kieran Ho, 12, (Merit) Most Promising Young Coder
Hear from 12-year-old Kieran, who coded a Covid-19 Daily Bulletin. This amazing Python program makes use of real-time news from credible Singaporean and Japanese news sources. This project won him Most Promising Young Coder in the Young Coders' Global Hackathon 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Victoria Hammonds, 10, Merit Award
Watch 10-year-old Victoria talk about her Python Turtle drawing game. Her exciting project allows users to use their creativity to draw different shapes with various pen thickness and colours. This project won her the Merit Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Isaac Khong, 10, (Judges’ Choices) Social Impact Award
Watch 10-year-old Isaac presenting his budgeting project. Combining Math and Python programming, it helps one to plan their expenses and generates graphs to help one budget. This impressive project won him Social Impact Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Keian Teh, 11, 2nd Place (Python)
Watch 11-year-old Keian eloquently present his very own Python project, which uses Python Turtle. It aims to encourage people to bring out their creative side and draw anything that they want. This project won him 2nd Place (Python) in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Kyran Tan, 10, 1st Place (Python)
Watch 10-year-old Kyran’s Clockc program that was skillfully coded with Python. The timer, alarm, work and rest, countdown and stopwatch functions help one's everyday life! This project won him 1st Place (Python) in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Dhanvin Mohan Ram, 11, Overall People's Choice Awards
Watch 11-year-old Dhanvin's roulette program that was coded with Python and explores Mathematical concepts! His project won him the Overall People's Choice Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
The Coding Lab® Difference
Catch a sneak peek of our happy (and masked) students experiencing the joy of coding at our campuses!
Nurturing Future Leaders in Technology – Hear from our students!
We sit down with some of our dear students and ask them what they love about coding and what inspires them. These passionate and curious young minds are the reasons why we keep the fire burning to nurture future leaders in technology every day.
我是小某某》第四集：小小编码员
Our student, Jake was featured in #ALittleSomebody, by Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. Congratulations to Jake and his cute family! We are glad his brother liked the game. Doing our part to train up our young coders to become future leaders in technology!