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: David Xu, 10, Catholic High School (Primary)
It is never too early to start coding — it is an essential life skill that can be picked up with the proper resources and guidance!
Meet David, a young and budding coder currently 10 years old in 2024, who loves exploring what he can do and create with coding! Despite being one of the youngest participants in the International Coding Showcase 2022 at 7 years old, David’s solid foundation in coding propelled him to achieve remarkable feats, earning a Distinction and Judges’ Choice (Best Presentation) Award!
Read more about his coding journey here!
Asami Inada, 8 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Asami Inada, 8, presents her Scratch coding project ‘The SDGs Game’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My game has 4 mini games. In the game we can learn about 4 SDG topics. I was inspired by a Scratch Project I once played. It had many games and I have to complete them all. I was amazed on how amazing my project was in the end. I worked hard on the video as well." - Asami Inada
Asami Inada’s project and video presentation earned her a Platinum and Judges' Choice (Most Creative) award in the Junior category.
Mok Yi-Le, 7 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Mok Yi-Le, 7, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Life Under Water’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"Introduce beautiful sea creatures and a game to cleanup the sea!" - Mok Yi-Le
Mok Yi-Le’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver and Judges' Choice (Budding Coder) in the Junior category.
Sanghamitra Vadlamani, 9 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Sanghamitra Vadlamani, 9, presents her Scratch coding project ‘Choices’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"It is a game in which you can choose what you want to do in a few scenarios." - Sanghamitra Vadlamani
Sanghamitra Vadlamani’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver in the Junior category.
Olivia Ooi, 9 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Olivia Ooi, 9, presents her Scratch coding project ‘Let's clean up our oceans’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"Help to clean the ocean and protect the fish. Use the net to catch the rubbish but do not catch the fish, otherwise you will lose a point. Get as many points as you can in one minute." - Olivia Ooi
Olivia Ooi’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver award in the Junior category.
Lee Zi Rui, Kayla, 9 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Lee Zi Rui, Kayla, 9, presents her Scratch coding project ‘The Recycling Club’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My project teaches the user the concept of recycling by sorting out trash." - Lee Zi Rui, Kayla
Lee Zi Rui, Kayla’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver and Judges' Choice (Budding Coder) in the Junior category.
Alden Lim Yi Kai, 8 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Alden Lim Yi Kai, 8, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Test your math!’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"Test your math is a math game that aims to provide children with the knowledge of math." - Alden Lim Yi Kai
Alden Lim Yi Kai’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold and Judges' Choice (Most Promising Coder) in the Junior category.
Ho Su Cheng, 9 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Ho Su Cheng, 9, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Save the Earth’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This project is about creating environmental awareness and sustainability through a video game. In this game, you play a hero who has to complete various mission quests and save the environment." - Ho Su Cheng
Ho Su Cheng’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold and Judges' Choice (Most Innovative) in the Junior category.
Mitchell Foo, 8 | Junior Category | ICS 2023
Mitchell Foo, 8, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Overfishing is BAD!’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"SDG14 is about life underwater and I created this game to spread awareness of the negative impact of overfishing and to encourage people to fish sustainably. Players score points by catching fish. However, if they catch all the fishes, the game will end. The fishes are programmed to grow and reproduce when they reach maturity. With every 50 points scored, a fun fact about sustainable fishing will appear. The game can go on forever and the goal is to achieve the highest score possible. " - Mitchell Foo
Mitchell Foo’s project and video presentation earned him a Platinum and Judges' Choice (Social Impact) in the Junior category.
Minecraft Cup 2023 (Ages 7-9) - Inspirational Award
For 2023, our students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan worked together to create a city called SkyCity, a place to study and research SDGs at the sustainable University and city. Their project won them the Inspirational Award!
Minecraft Cup 2022 (Ages 7-9)
For 2022, our students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan worked together to create a city called CodeTropolis District A. They focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 and made a sustainable city connected to nature. Their project was so impressive that they were even selected for the Tokyo Bay eSG project, where they presented their project to the Governor of Tokyo! Watch their beautiful city here.
Zachary Wong, 9, Singapore | Young Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Zachary Wong, 9, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Number Burst’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"This game is about clicking numbers to burst them. When a number is burst, it increases the numbers around it by itself. If a number becomes bigger than nine it gets reduced by ten. Try to get the highest score!" - Zachary Wong
Zachary Wong’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Most Promising Coder) in the Young Computer Scientists category.
Zhao Boyue, 8, Singapore | Young Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Zhao Boyue, 8, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Calculator’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"A working calculator with trigonometry functions and a factorial button." - Zhao Boyue
Zhao Boyue’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction in the Young Computer Scientists category.
Ng Qinglei, 9, Singapore | Young Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Ng Qinglei, 9, presents her Scratch coding project ‘Times Table to 10’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"The project would test you your times tables. You have to answer by touching the numbers using augmented reality. There are 10 questions. Its aim is to help to test others when their family members/friends do not have time to test them when they want/need." - Ng Qinglei
Ng Qinglei’s project and video presentation earned her a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Most Innovative) in the Young Computer Scientists category.
Nakamura Shinji, 9, Singapore | Young Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Nakamura Shinji, 9, presents his Scratch coding project ‘The game that takes 5 days to finish! (5日かかったゲーム!)’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"It is a game with a character that jumps around. Young children can play it as it is fairly simple. Adults can enjoy the game too." - Nakamura Shinji
Nakamura Shinji’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction in the Young Computer Scientists category.
David Xu, 7, Singapore | Young Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
David Xu, 7, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Dandelion Game for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"My game is designed to help children learn about the life cycle of plants in a fun way. I created the game because I love science and want to share my interest with others. Follow the instructions and answer the questions to help the dandelion grow. If you enter the wrong answer, the game encourages you to try again. Have fun playing!" - David Xu
David Xu’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the Young Computer Scientists category.
YCGH Student Feature: Javen Lim, 11, (Merit) Best Game Design
Watch 11-year-old Javen Lim as he presents his project Being Socially Responsible. Meaningfully created during the pandemic, this interactive Scratch game features his own colourful drawings and won him Best Game Design (Merit) at the Young Coders' Global Hackathon 2020.
ICS Student Feature: Wang Jun Min, 11, 2nd Place (Scratch)
Watch 11-year-old Jun Min's Technology Clicker. Using high-level Scratch programming and Mathematics, he made his very own clicker idle game complete with coins and various upgrades. This fun project won him 2nd Place (Scratch) in the International Coding Showcase 2020.
Explore Coding Lab – Our #KidsWhoCode
We have more than 40 exciting courses in our award-winning MIT-inspired curriculum at Coding Lab. From apps to programs, Scratch games and animations, find out what they create in class! What do our students love about coding?
ICS Student Feature: Alicia Khong, 8, People’s Choice Award
Watch 8-year-old Alicia present her fun game on catching colourful balloons, which was created with the use of cloud data! This amazing project won her the People's Choice Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020.