Python With Coding Lab
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AJ started learning to code earlier than most of his peers because he has an IT daddy. From using elementary drag and drop block-based programming, he has gone into more serious programming languages like Python, HTML, C-Programming, Rasberry Pi and such.
Since PSLE is now over for him, we wanted him to spend more time learning in-depth about these programming languages. When I was doing my primary research on the web, Coding Lab’s website caught my eye and appealed most to me. It seems to me the Centre has a solid learning path for its students.
Digging in further, I realised why Coding Lab indeed stands out:
1. It has an Award-Winning MIT-inspired curriculum as the founder is an MIT alumnus;
2. The curriculum is developed by a team of global tech-industry experts based in New York, Japan and Singapore;
3. Mathematical concepts and logical thinking are infused into the curriculum making it relevant for school goers;
4. It caters for children aged 4 to 16, starting the very young on creating their own games, apps and stories using drag and drop block-based programming, and eventually moving them on to real-world programming languages like Python and even advancing those who are ready to “Big Data” and “Data Analytics”.
5. It has won quite a few awards (check out their website or see screenshot above)
Basing on what I have researched on, I sent AJ to Python S101 for an intensive 3-day course, where he learned about Booleans, Conditionals and While Loops (see course outline here). Some of his school friends went along too. These 2 are some of the mini-projects he has created, try playing with them! :)
If your kids are interested in coding/programming, you'll be glad to know that there are still sessions of App Inventor and Python intensive courses in Coding Lab which your children could sign up for (click here). Otherwise, do call up and check out their year-end holiday workshops!
Computational thinking is an essential capability for just anyone. It may be a decade or less that programming may become arithmetic alike when it is something that everyone is expected to know; it isn’t an optional skill, it will become a basic skill. If you are still sitting on the fence, unsure if your child should start learning coding/programming, joining the holiday workshops is one of the best ways to assess its usefulness.
AJ started learning to code earlier than most of his peers because he has an IT daddy. From using elementary drag and drop block-based programming, he has gone into more serious programming languages like Python, HTML, C-Programming, Rasberry Pi and such.
Since PSLE is now over for him, we wanted him to spend more time learning in-depth about these programming languages. When I was doing my primary research on the web, Coding Lab’s website caught my eye and appealed most to me. It seems to me the Centre has a solid learning path for its students.
Digging in further, I realised why Coding Lab indeed stands out:
1. It has an Award-Winning MIT-inspired curriculum as the founder is an MIT alumnus;
2. The curriculum is developed by a team of global tech-industry experts based in New York, Japan and Singapore;
3. Mathematical concepts and logical thinking are infused into the curriculum making it relevant for school goers;
4. It caters for children aged 4 to 16, starting the very young on creating their own games, apps and stories using drag and drop block-based programming, and eventually moving them on to real-world programming languages like Python and even advancing those who are ready to “Big Data” and “Data Analytics”.
5. It has won quite a few awards (check out their website or see screenshot above)
Basing on what I have researched on, I sent AJ to Python S101 for an intensive 3-day course, where he learned about Booleans, Conditionals and While Loops (see course outline here). Some of his school friends went along too. These 2 are some of the mini-projects he has created, try playing with them! :)
If your kids are interested in coding/programming, you'll be glad to know that there are still sessions of App Inventor and Python intensive courses in Coding Lab which your children could sign up for (click here). Otherwise, do call up and check out their year-end holiday workshops!
Computational thinking is an essential capability for just anyone. It may be a decade or less that programming may become arithmetic alike when it is something that everyone is expected to know; it isn’t an optional skill, it will become a basic skill. If you are still sitting on the fence, unsure if your child should start learning coding/programming, joining the holiday workshops is one of the best ways to assess its usefulness.
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