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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: Alicia Khong, 12, MIT AI & Education Summit 1st Prize Winner
Meet Alicia, an inspiring young coder whose dedication to STEM has earned her a Direct School Admission (DSA) offer to her preferred schools and won her various awards in both the local and global stage - the 1st Prize in the prestigious MIT AI & Education Summit, and the Silver Award in the International Coding Showcase 2023!
Starting her journey in coding out of curiosity at the age of 7, Alicia’s passion has evolved into a creative pursuit that allows her to explore new ideas and make a difference.
From coding impactful projects to advocating for environmental change through her games, Alicia exemplifies the resilience, creativity, and critical thinking skills that coding brings. Read her blog here as she shares her journey and advice for young learners preparing for DSA or just beginning their coding adventures.
#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: 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!
#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!
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.
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.
#CodingLabStudents: Wang Jun Min, 13, NUS High School of Math and Science
Meet Jun Min, our avid coder and Secondary One student currently studying in his dream school, NUS High School of Math and Science, which he entered through Direct School Admission (DSA). As one of Coding Lab's earlier students (he started when he was barely 7 years old), we catch up with him since his previous blog feature.
You may also recognise him when he won 2nd Place in our International Coding Showcase 2020 Ages 10-12 (Scratch) category and 3rd Place in our Young Coders' Global Hackathon 2020 in the Junior Category (Ages 7-12). Let’s hear from Jun Min about his DSA experience and coding journey thus far in this blog here!