International Coding Showcase 24/25

Calling all Young Coders (Ages 7-18)! 👋

ARE YOU READY? It’s time to let your coding skills shine in our International Coding Showcase 24/25! 🌟 Together, let’s code for a cause and contribute to shaping a better tomorrow. Let your creativity and coding skills make a difference in our world today! 🌿🌍

This year's theme is inspired by Animal Care and Conservation at the Singapore Zoo. 

As a proud adopter of Bubbles the Python 🐍 at the Singapore Zoo, we hope to inspire students to work on creating innovative projects that connect with wildlife conservation, education, and environmental awareness.

Competition Highlights

Platinum | Gold | Silver | Bronze 🏅🏆
Innovate, code, and stand a chance to win the Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze trophy or medal!

Top Coders Will Be Featured
Selected Top Coders will even be featured on our social media and blog!

Personalised Feedback from adjudicators
Receive personalized feedback from on your work from our experienced adjudicators, including Dr. Shang Zhe from the Singapore Zoo’s Veterinary Healthcare team, helping you refine your skills and elevate your coding projects.

All Participants are guaranteed a certificate
We applaud the accomplishments of each student and inspire them to present their work to the world!

🐾 Award Ceremony at Singapore Zoo
Selected winners will present their projects and attend the award ceremony at KidzWorld, Singapore Zoo, hosted at either the Animal Playground or Animal Buddies Theatre. The ceremony includes an exclusive Q&A session on animal care with Dr. Shang Zhe.
Note: Parents of awardees can purchase tickets at a special discounted rate to join the award ceremony.

🌟 Are you ready to show the world what you’ve got? 🌟

The competition has 3 categories and is open to all students ages 7 to 18 who can use the platforms listed below. Participants must submit a project of choice and a video recording.

Junior Category

Ages 7-9 (Born in the year 2015-2017)

Accepted platform(s):
Scratch

Any experience level

Senior Category

Ages 10-12 (Born in the year 2012-2014)

Accepted platform(s):
Scratch | App Inventor | Python

Any experience level

Master Category

Ages 13-18 (Born in the year 2006-2011)

Accepted platform(s):
Python | HTML/CSS/Javascript

Any experience level

🦁 Our theme for 24/25 is Animal Care and Conservation at Singapore Zoo! 🐍

Students are required to create original projects based on any of these three topics from the Singapore Zoo website as listed below. Click on each topic to find out more!

Animals Under Care

Education

Singapore Zoo

Registration Deadline

11 January 2025,
SGT 1800 / JST 1900

Project Submission Deadline

11 January 2025, SGT 2359 /
12 January 2025, JST 0059

Results Release Date

28 February 2025,
SGT 1200 / JST 1300

🤩 Innovate, Code, Win! 🤩

We want to nurture a community of like-minded coders, who come together to ideate and brainstorm solutions to real-world problems around us! 🌍 We would love to see your innovative ideas come to life through code and be showcased to the world through this platform. 💪

Selected recipients will get their projects featured on Coding Lab’s website and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube)!

Participation Fees: SGD $75 (before GST)

Participation

  • This competition is open to all young coders between the ages of 7-18, split into 3 categories.

    Participant has to submit a video presentation and project that addresses at least 1 of 3 topics based from the Singapore Zoo website as listed above.

    Be as creative and innovative as you like! If you need some inspiration, here are some ideas to help you.

    The video has to be a minimum of 1 minute and should not exceed 3 minutes. (Optional: The video can be edited, if needed.)

    The video should show the participant’s face, codes, and guide us through your project. It should cover the following:

    • Describe your project and codes

    • What inspired you to make it?

    • What is the purpose of your project?

    1. Register yourself / your child by clicking “Register Here“. (Registration deadline: 11 January 2025)

    2. Create an original project or reuse a project you have done that addresses at least 1 of 3 topics based from the Singapore Zoo website as listed above – any project that you want to show the world. Enhance it the best you can!

    3. Record your 1 to 3-minute video presentation (showing your face and screen recording of your project and codes).

    4. Submit your video with your project link! After you’ve registered, a link will be provided for you to upload your submission. (Submission Deadline: 11 January 2025)

    5. All participants will receive a certificate. Our Top Coders will receive features on our social media and blog! (Results Release: 28 February 2025)

  • It is recommended to perform a one-take with Zoom, which allows you to simultaneously record your face and your screen. You may access our guide to recording a video presentation by clicking here.

    Alternatively, you can also use your screen recorder tool, a webcam, or even stitch together videos made with your phone or DSLR.

    Ask your parents to help you with it and you can get creative together!

  • Scratch:

    Please share your project and submit the Scratch project link.

    App Inventor:

    Please ‘Export selected project to computer’ and submit the downloaded .aia file for your App Inventor project.

    Python OR HTML/CSS/Javascript:

    All projects are to be hosted on Replit or Google Colab. Kindly submit the Replit / Google Colab project link. Please ensure that the Google Colab file is viewable to anyone with the link!

    IMPORTANT: The submitted project should be original, not copied or remixed from other programmers or AI tools such as ChatGPT without tweaks or edits. Plagiarised projects will be penalised!

Judging

Awards

Assessment Criteria

Please take note that the video presentations and projects are evaluated individually, and not in comparison to other participants.

What our previous participants have said

“I would participate again next year because it is FUN.”

Participant

“I don’t know where I’ll be, but I’ll be willing to join again!”

Participant

“I liked the experience of learning and exploring new ideas.”

Participant

“Good learning experience, it was very fun.”

Parent of Participant

“It’s a good opportunity to develop my child’s skills.”

Parent of Participant

“It would be interesting to see what project I will make next year!”

Participant

“Thank you for the fantastic support from the Coding Lab team!”

Parent of Participant

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FAQs

  • This year's theme is inspired by Animal Care and Conservation at the Singapore Zoo. 

    As a proud adopter of Bubbles the Python 🐍 at the Singapore Zoo, we hope to inspire students to work on creating innovative projects that connect with wildlife conservation, education, and environmental awareness.

  • We encourage all young coders between the ages of 7-18 to participate, and we would love to see your innovative ideas come to life through code and be showcased to the world!

    We want to nurture a community of like-minded coders, who come together to ideate and brainstorm solutions to real-world problems around us! 🌍

  • The participation fee of $75 (before GST) is to cover the fees for trophies and certificates, as well as the time and effort our judges are putting in to ensure that everyone’s projects are judged fairly and that all participants receive the appropriate commendations for their creativity and hard work!

  • Your video presentation should be between 1 and 3 minutes long.

    It should show:
    a) Your face
    b) Codes
    c) Guiding us through your project.

    Some points that you can talk about in the video:
    i) Describe your project
    ii) What inspired you to make it?
    iii) What is the purpose of your project?

  • You can do it with Zoom, a free tool, that you can download here. You can also access our guide to recording a video presentation by clicking here.

    Alternatively, you can also use your screen recorder tool, a webcam or even stitch together videos made with your phone or DSLR. Get creative!

  • The maximum duration of your video presentation is 3 minutes. You can use any video editing software (eg. iMovie, Microsoft Photos, Adobe Premiere Pro, phone app editor) to edit your video to meet the required duration.

    If your submitted video is more than 3 minutes in length, our judging panel will only watch to the 3 minute mark in your video to ensure fairness to all participants.

  • If the AI is used to generate visual aids for the presentation video, that is alright.

    Regarding speaking during the presentation video, we would like to see you present your project personally and hear you share about your innovative ideas!

  • We encourage participants submitting projects using Python or HTML/CSS/Javascript to create projects on Replit and submit the Replit/ Google Colab project links. As they are collaborative IDEs, it is convenient for participants to share their projects as everything is on 1 link, and it is also easy for judges as well as others to access your project.

  • Firstly, ensure that you’ve registered. The submission link and instructions to upload your project and video presentation will be sent in the confirmation email upon registration.

  • You may re-submit your latest version at the same link as long as it is before the submission deadline. Your most recent submission will be the one that the judges will grade.

  • Yes, you can have more than 1 submission! We’re glad that you have made many projects that you would like to show the world. However, take note that we only accept 1 submission for each platform, and you will need to register separately for each submission.

    For example, if you are 10 to 12 years old, you can submit a project using Python, then you can register a second time to submit a project using a different platform (Scratch or App Inventor). As long as the platforms you use are accepted for your age group, you are welcome to do so as long as it is a different project using different platforms!

    Please remember that you can only submit 1 project in each submission. You will need to fill in the registration form separately for every project you want to submit.

    If you have submitted more than one using the same platform, write to us at community@codinglab.com.sg to let us know which project you would like us to look at and grade. Otherwise, we will grade your most recent submission.

  • Yes, we recommend you to submit a project in the category based on your age.

    Ages 7-9: Junior Category
    Ages 10-12: Senior Category
    Ages 13-18: Master Category

    This competition aims to provide our young coders a chance to share their ideas and solutions to issues plaguing our Global community. We encourage participants to prepare a project and video that they are passionate about; one that enables their ideals to shine through whilst showcasing their coding abilities.

    You may refer to the judging rubrics on this webpage to see what you can prioritise in your project!

  • Yes, definitely. We recommend you to participate no matter your experience in coding as this platform is an opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas.

    This competition aims to provide our young coders a chance to share their ideas and solutions to issues plaguing our Global community. We encourage participants to prepare a project and video that they are passionate about; one that enables their ideals to shine through whilst showcasing their coding abilities.

    You may refer to the Assessment Criteria on this webpage to see what you can prioritise in your project!

  • Got questions about the showcase

    You can email us at community@codinglab.com.sg or call +65 6977 9641 (Singapore) / 03-6450-3265 (Japanese) / 03-6450-3266 (English).

    Having issues with submission?

    You can email your project / project link to us at community@codinglab.com.sg.

  • ALL participants are guaranteed a certificate! The only difference between the participants is the award they receive, e.g. Platinum, Gold, etc.

    This year, selected winners will also be invited to an award ceremony at the Singapore Zoo.

The International Coding Showcase 24/25 Committee reserves the right to amend the rules and conditions without prior notice. For any enquiries, please contact community@codinglab.com.sg. The Judges’ decisions are final. No appeals will be entertained.

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Japan

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