
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: 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!
Shinji Nakamura, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Shinji Nakamura, 10, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘The Math Game’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"The Math Game is in line with UN’s SDG4 (Quality Education). Your addition and multiplication skills will improve when you play this intensely fun and exciting game. Collect numbers by catching them with your game character. Add or multiply the numbers caught to clear the level. It gets more challenging as you proceed to a higher level. Avoid touching the durian. Personalise your game by changing characters or uploading your own picture. You are the winner after clearing all 15 levels. Have fun!" - Shinji Nakamura
Shinji Nakamura’s project and video presentation earned him a Platinum and Judges' Choice (Most Innovative) in the Senior category.
Jaelyn Chng, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Jaelyn Chng, 10, presents her App Inventor coding project ‘Cinnamoroll Conserves Water’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"A captivating, educational game fostering water conservation awareness. Players control Cinnamoroll using the Accelerometer to save every droplet of water. Through engaging gameplay, this game aims to illuminate the importance of water conservation, inspiring real-world action for a more sustainable future." - Jaelyn Chng
Jaelyn Chng’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver and Judges' Choice (Best Design) in the Senior category.
Trinity Han Jie Xin, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Trinity Han Jie Xin, 11, presents her App Inventor coding project ‘Exercise App for the Elderly’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My app encourages the elderly to take daily walks and exercise more." - Trinity Han Jie Xin
Trinity Han Jie Xin’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver and Judges' Choice (Most Promising Coder) in the Senior category.
Ang Pei Yee, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Ang Pei Yee, 11, presents her Python coding project ‘Math Quiz2’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"The project offers an engaging math quiz designed to test your skills in multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition. Additionally, you have the flexibility to choose the difficulty level that best suits your abilities." - Ang Pei Yee
Ang Pei Yee’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver award in the Senior category.
Aqil Zainal Abidin, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Aqil Zainal Abidin, 10, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘Trash Zapper’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"The app is to create awareness about coral conservation. It consist of some information on the coral reef crisis and a simple game where you try to zap the trash bags to prevent it from polluting the sea." - Aqil Zainal Abidin
Aqil Zainal Abidin’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver award in the Senior category.
Owen Siah, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Owen Siah, 11, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘My Ai Buddy Teacher’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"An application integrating ChatGPT and Yandex Translate, which enables students to ask ChatGPT questions and receive responses in their native language. The application simulates a teacher for poor children living in rural areas, who may not have a good command of English and enable them to seek answers for themselves. This supports the UN goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all." - Owen Siah
Owen Siah’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver and Judges' Choice (Social Impact) in the Senior category.
Aarush Senthil Kumar, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Aarush Senthil Kumar, 10, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘Life on Land’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This project is to create awareness in favour of United Nations SDG 15 Life of Land. This APP gives information about different biomes, threat to them and ways to protect them as an adult and kid. There is also Quiz section to test the users understanding. There is a feedback section for the users to provide their feedback and I will use it to improve the APP." - Aarush Senthil Kumar
Aarush Senthil Kumar’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver award in the Senior category.
Alicia Khong Kai En, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Alicia Khong Kai En, 11, presents her Python coding project ‘Fish Life’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This project is about being in the fish's shoes and understanding that how the polluted ocean enviroment will affect the fishes. The purpose of my project is to inform others that the ocean is already very polluted and we should show care and concern for our ocean, so that we can make the change towards a clean water ecosystem. This project is also made to encourage people not to catch too many fishes and not to waste food on our fish consumption." - Alicia Khong Kai En
Alicia Khong Kai En’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver and Judges' Choice (Most Creative) in the Senior category.
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi, 12 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi, 12, presents his Python coding project ‘VitalSync’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My project is an all in one health app that consists of 5 different core functionalities (hydration, bmi, exercise, breathing, and sleep) to help users keep track of the different aspects of their health. It is coded entirely in Python and the GUI is built with customtkinter library." - Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver in the Senior category.
Teo Han Xiang Jairus, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Teo Han Xiang Jairus, 11, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Anti-Cigarette Quest’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"I have chosen the topic SDG3 - health and well-being, and have created this platform game to educate people on the hazards of smoking as well as second-hand smoke. I also wish to encourage everyone not to submit to harmful peer pressure when it comes to smoking." - Teo Han Xiang Jairus
Teo Han Xiang Jairus’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver and Judges' Choice (Budding Coder) in the Senior category.
Ayan Rajeev Prasad, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Ayan Rajeev Prasad, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘Ayan's Online Learning Assistant’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My submission addresses SDG 4-Quality education. The best way of giving Quality education to students everywhere is through E Learning. However, there are downsides that ultimately all boil down to 2 major things- added Stress, and reduced Focus. The objective of my code is an online assistant that helps students counter Stress and Focus. There are 3 logical parts to this code: Detecting the user’s current state of mind and offering stress management tips and focus management tips. Thank you!" - Ayan Rajeev Prasad
Ayan Rajeev Prasad’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold in the Senior category.
Yii Kia Shian, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Yii Kia Shian, 11, presents his Scratch coding project ‘The Sustainable Fishing Game’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This game I created aims to educate the player about the importance of sustainable fishing, by not fishing endangered animals, participating in illegal fishing or overfishing. It is only through sustainable fishing that the player can accumulate enough money to win the game." - Yii Kia Shian
Yii Kia Shian’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the Senior category.
#CodingLabStudents: Isaac Khong, 12, Platinum Award Winner, HCIC 2022
Meet our Coding Lab student, Isaac Khong – Platinum Award winner (the highest honour, awarded to the top 1.5% of participants) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022.
You may remember him from our previous student feature together with his sister, Alicia Khong. He has previously won the Judge’s Choice – Social Impact Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020, and the Judge’s Choice – Most Innovative Award in the International Coding Showcase 2021.
#CodingLabStudents: Tan Zheng Kai, 12, Gold Winner, HCIC 2022
Here at Coding Lab, we aim to nurture future leaders in technology and it is always exciting to celebrate our fantastic students’ achievements. Today, we have Tan Zheng Kai, 12, with us, who has done us proud by achieving a Gold Award at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
His coding journey began when he was 10 years old, so it is even more amazing to see him progress so much and clinch an award in this highly reputable competition in just 2 years! Let us now hear from Zheng Kai directly about his coding journey in this blog here.
#CodingLabStudents: Evan Chua, 12, Gold Winner, HCIC 2022
Our students are our pride and joy, and we love celebrating their exciting coding journeys with them, including their achievements! We are very proud of how far our talented and bright student, Evan Chua, has come since he started coding with us at the age of 9! He has achieved the Gold Award (the second highest honour) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
Evan’s achievements are testament to his grit and perseverance, which he has honed over the years at Coding Lab through his willingness to solve challenging coding problems, and constantly asking questions in class so that he can understand complex coding concepts better! The Coding Lab team has interviewed Evan, who is advancing through S112 as of 2022, to find out more about his journey with coding thus far. Read his blog here to learn more!
#CodingLabStudents: Aidan Sin, 12, Platinum Award Winner, HCIC 2022
We love seeing our students shine and grow as they develop their coding skills and discover how they can find success through coding! Meet one of them today: our student Aidan Sin, age 12, who won the Platinum Award (the highest honour) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
Aidan found his passion and confidence for programming at Coding Lab, and has recently completed our advanced S100 Python Classes during the holidays! He particularly enjoys integrating his knowledge of mathematics in his coding projects, and has shared with the Coding Lab Team about his fascination with the limitless possibilities that coding provides! There are so many ways to approach a coding challenge, which enables him to let his creativity and imagination flow! Read more in his blog here.
Wan Yu Hang Wesley, 11, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Wan Yu Hang Wesley, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘YouTube Simulator’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"This project is inspired by Rotube Life on Roblox. The YouTube Simulator game is a simulated experience that allows players to take on the role of a popular YouTube creator. Players have the ability to create videos, upgrade skills, use the computer to keep a social media following and manage their subscriber base. The game requires strategic planning to succeed." - Wan Yu Hang Wesley
Wan Yu Hang Wesley’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Most Innovative) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.
Xavion Mirchandani, 11, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Xavion Mirchandani, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘EncryptionX’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"Encryption X is a simple multifunctional encryption software that doubles as a text software. It encrypts by first reversing the text provided, then putting 3 random characters every two characters, and lastly ASCII shifts to a key that is randomly generated or manually put in depending on whether you are using key-mode or auto-mode. The encryption software supports opening files that use UTF-8 encoding. It supports .txt, .rtf, and file types like this. It can also save into these file types." - Xavion Mirchandani
Xavion Mirchandani’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.
Lauren Pak, 12, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Lauren Pak, 12, presents her Python coding project ‘Fundfair’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"A website created with Python where people can organise/sign up for charity events online. It uses databases to share the information publicly on the website." - Lauren Pak
Lauren Pak’s project and video presentation earned her a Distinction and Judges Choice (Best Design) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.