2-Hour Thematic Coding Workshops for Ages 10 to 12

Sanya Gudi, 12, showcases her App Inventor project, 'Virtual Singapore Zoo Tour' , for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"My game is a virtual zoo tour with 3 zones: Reptile Kingdom, Australasia and Elephants of Asia. Each zone has a page of information and a game. There is also a screen for my favourite animals. Reptile Kingdom has a quiz game that includes time and score variables. Australasia is a clicker game where you make the kangaroo jump as many times as you can before the timer runs out. The last game is a reverse ivory game. You drag an elephant with a net across the screen trying to catch the hunter.” - Sanya Gudi

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Sanya’s project and video presentation earned her the Silver Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Lee Yi Xi Lincoln, 11, showcases his Python project, 'The Endangered Encounters: Information and quiz’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"🐾This platform is about educating children my age or younger on endangered animals!" - Lee Yi Xi Lincoln

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Lincoln’s project and video presentation earned him the Silver and Most Promising Coder Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Dionysia Kyvetou, 10, showcases her Python project, 'The sounds of endangered animals in Singapore Zoo' , for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"This educational script raises awareness about endangered animals at the Singapore Zoo. Using Python, users can select an animal from a list, and the script will display its description while playing its unique sound. There are nine animals to choose from. The script utilizes the yt_dlp library to download animal sounds from YouTube videos and pygame to play them. The entire process runs within a while loop, ensuring seamless interaction.” - Dionysia Kyvetou (Denise)

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Denise’s project and video presentation earned her the Gold Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Marshall Teo Au Xuan, 11, showcases his Python project, 'The Singapore Zoo Time Manager’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"My project helps zoo keepers keep track of the time of when to feed the animals,just in case they forget." - Marshall Teo Au Xuan

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Marshall’s project and video presentation earned him the Silver Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Bryon Soh, 10, showcases his Scratch project, 'Animal Frenzy’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"Animal Frenzy is a game about an intruder who broke into the Singapore Zoo one night and deliberately set the lions, pythons and monkeys free from their enclosures. The player who is the zookeeper uses a net to go around chasing the escaped animals and put them back into their respective enclosures safely by luring them with their favourite foods. This game emphasises the consequences of disrupting animal habitats even in controlled environments like the zoo." - Bryon Soh

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Bryon’s project and video presentation earned him the Gold and Best Design Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Joseph Yeo Chin Woo, 10, showcases his Python project, 'Save the Animals!’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"Climate change has caused the Earth’s temperature to rise and making it warmer than it has ever been. This has contributed to an increase in large wildfires in forests. Forest fires can destroy the habitats of many wildlife species and threatened them to extinction. My project is a game that requires the player to act as a wildlife ranger, helping to put out the wildfires and bringing the animals to safety. Once the player has successfully put out all the fires, he has won the game." - Joseph Yeo Chin Woo

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Joseph’s project and video presentation earned him the Platinum Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Ho Su Cheng, 10, showcases his Scratch project, 'Singapore Zoo Tycoon’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"My project is about upgrading the Zoo by going to the red pads to upgrade the Zoo, and eventually opening the Zoo to the public." - Ho Su Cheng

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Cheng’s project and video presentation earned him the Silver Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Jiayang Zhou, 10, showcases his Scratch project, 'Animal Clicker’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Zhou’s project and video presentation earned him the Silver and Budding Coder Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Tan Le Jia Claire, 10, showcases her Scratch project, 'My Endangered Pet' , for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"My project is a game which simulates how zookeepers take care of endangered animals. The aim of this game is to educate the community about endangered animals and have fun while learning. The game allows you to select one of four animals to care for. The goal is to keep the animal happy and healthy as possible by feeding the animal food and brushing it. You can acquire the food and brush with coins you get from answering quiz questions. Have fun playing!” - Tan Le Jia Claire

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Claire’s project and video presentation earned her the Gold and Best Presentation Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Poh Aqil Abidin, 11, showcases his App Inventor project, 'App Meng’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"App Meng is a fun educational game app inspired by the enrichment activities that Singapore zoo have done for the development of the orangutans. I was amazed by the amount of effort that Singapore zoo have put to it. The information I have learnt has definitely got me hooked into finding out more about the orangutans and what I can do to help them. Just like how Ah Meng helped paved the way for the Orangutan conservation efforts, I do hope my app will be able to do the same for the orangutans." - Poh Aqil Abidin

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Aqil’s project and video presentation earned him the Gold, Most Creative, and Social Impact Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Tan Hong Liang, 11, showcases his App Inventor project, 'Zoo_Pedia’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"My project was created to help visitors navigate around the zoo, educate them about the animals in different zones of the zoo, and provide them with information about certain animals in the zoo. It has a detailed map, information about the animal zones in the zoo, information about some of the animals in the zoo, and a fun game to play!" - Tan Hong Liang

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Tan Hong Liang’s project and video presentation earned him the Silver Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

Nakamura Shinji, 11, showcases his App Inventor project, 'Catch the Poachers!’, for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 24/25!

"Many animals are going extinct because of illegal poaching. As a player, you are tasked with an important mission to protect the animals by catching the poachers. When playing my game, you will be introduced to the animals which are under the care of Singapore Zoo and learn interesting facts about them. This game covers the topics - Animals Under Care, Education and Singapore Zoo. Through “Catch the Poachers”, I hope you will learn more about many different animals and try to protect them." - Nakamura Shinji

With a passion for coding and protecting animals, Shinji’s project and video presentation earned him the Gold and Most Innovative Award in the Senior Category! 🏆

We're proud to announce that our Ages 10-12 Coding Lab Creators of the Future team has won the Encouragement Award!

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.

Meet Chen Kai, a talented young coder whose determination and passion for learning have led him to significant accomplishments, including the Bronze Award at the prestigious Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) and a successful DSA offer to the School of Science and Technology (SST) for 2025!

From his early days with Scratch to his dedication to mastering coding languages like Python, Chen Kai’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance and curiosity. Read his blog to learn more about how Chen Kai overcame challenges, honed his skills, and continues to follow his coding dreams.

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!

Aiden’s coding journey began at a young age and has led him to remarkable achievements, including winning a Silver award at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2024, as well as a Bronze award at the National Junior Cybersecurity Olympiad (NJCO), ranking high despite competing against many other older participants in secondary school level and above!

Read more about his story here!

Today, we are introducing Prabir, an aspiring 13-year-old coder who clinched the Top Platinum Award for the Hwa Chong Info-Communications Challenge (HCIC) 2023, which is only awarded to the top 1.5% of the participants!

Read more about his coding journey here!