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Sharing our intimate insights on Education, Computational Thinking and Technology
Welcome to our blog, where we delve into the realms of education, coding, and technology. We aim to empower parents and students by providing valuable insights, tutorials, and resources. From unraveling the mysteries of coding to exploring its endless possibilities, we believe that coding is not just a skill but a mindset that nurtures problem-solving, creativity, and resilience. Join us on this exciting journey as we shape the next generation of digital pioneers, preparing them to thrive in the ever-evolving digital age.
SG Digital Wonderland: Workshops, games and food galore
Singapore’s largest tech fair, Digital Wonderland, is back again but bigger and better, and Coding Lab is exhilarated to have been invited again by IMDA this year! Held at the Suntec Convention Centre last weekend (17-18 May), the exhibition hall was decorated with eye-catching LED installations on the ceiling and packed with exciting free activities ranging from VR games, coding competitions and esports challenges to interactive workshops.
The Importance of Digital Literacy for Children – Capital 95.8 FM Radio Interview with Coding Lab founder, Mr Foo Yong Ning
Coding Lab is deeply honoured to have been invited for a live radio interview with Capital 95.8FM. Capital 95.8FM is a pioneering Chinese radio station which specialises in current affairs, finance, and lifestyle content.
5 things you need to know about Scratch 3.0
Founded in 2002, Scratch’s drag-and-drop block-based interface has grown to be one of the world’s top visual programming languages. Colourful, intelligible and intuitive, this very friendly coding language is designed primarily for the young and beginners of all ages to the realm of code.
Coding Lab Student Feature: Ian, 14, Hwa Chong Institution
Introducing Silver Plus, an app for the elderly created by our very own Ian, 14. The idea which was conceived and designed entirely by Ian, was to enable our elderly to engage with each other, make new friends, and even play games across their mobile phones.
Japan or Singapore? Kids will be kids
We sent our intern to Japan to teach over the summer holidays. He shares his 4 key takeaways on how children learn.
Parents' Learning Festival 2018
Coding Lab was privileged to be a part the Parents' Learning Festival 2018. Our founder, Mr Foo Yong Ning was an invited panelist where he addressed issues on S.T.E.A.M. Learning in this digital Age.
Coding Lab Zaobao Feature: Must-Have 21st Century Skills - Get a Head start with Enrichment Activities from Debate to Coding
Check us out - we are featured in today’s issue of Lianhe Zaobao, the largest Singapore-based Chinese-language newspaper!
#CodingLabStudents: Josephine, 14, Raffles Girls' School
Our team had the opportunity to catch up with our talented student, Josephine, 14. A member of her school's Infocomm club, she started with Coding Lab in 2017, where she was first introduced to Python programming.
5 Things You Must Know About InnovFest UnBound 2018
Innovfest unbound: The anchor event of Smart Nation Innovations; a week-long series of events that showcase Asia’s most innovative developments.
#CodingLabStudents: Sarah Go, 17, Hwa Chong International
#Girl Power: Meet Sarah, our talented young coder. Starting from ground zero, she has come a long way - after all, she clinched an Honourable mention at the National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) in March 2018, in just less than six months of learning to code.
Coding Lab x Brands' - Inter Primary Robotics Competition
And this concludes the Inter-Primary Robotics Competition, brought to you in collaboration with BRAND'S SG!
Our Co-Founder Ms Candice Wang, on receiving the School Of The Year Award
Congratulations to our Co-Founder, Ms Candice Wang who was recently featured receiving the prestigious School Of The Year award (Computer Science) on behalf of Coding Lab.
Happy Birthday, Singapore! A National Day ScratchJr Animation
"Count on Me, Singapore" - How do we raise our Singapore Flag to move up continuously? Our 4-6 year olds learn to code with National Pride, belting out a familiar favourite.
Lianhe Zaobao Feature: Our Student, Jake, 9 Years Old shows his chops in <A Little Somebody>
Our student, Jake was recently featured in #ALittleSomebody, by Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. Congratulations to Jake and his cute family!
Coding Lab - Winner of School of the Year (Computer Science), Little Magazine
Coding Lab is proud to be a winner of the prestigious little Award. Getting an award like this, which is given only to a selected group of top enrichment centres and parenting products in Singapore, really serves as a solid affirmation to the hard work our team has put in, and gives us a strong mandate to continue our pursuit to provide the best coding experience for all of our students.
Train Adventures with Code on ScratchJr
Based on the classic, Maisy’s Train, the children went on a Train Adventure with Code and understood the importance of giving specific instructions, as well as the key movement blocks in ScratchJr
Cisco Code Camp - Summer, 2017
We are excited to conclude our Summer Camp at Cisco Singapore! The kids had so much fun over the past few days, making their own creations.
How fast can you solve the maze?
Yesterday, more than 1000 kids from Woodlands Ring Primary learnt about line-following sensors and how Robots make use of them to find their way out of the maze!
Training at Jurong Regional Library - Nursery Rhymes and Coding
