“Don't just play on your phone. Program it."
US President Barack Obama
Learning to code is no longer just for adults. Today, kids are encouraged to learn programming so that it can help them in problem solving. The results are wide ranging, and have a profound effect on the long term development of the child. And learning to program is no longer a boring endeavour! Today, with the proliferation of mobile devices, kids have great exposures to iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. It is with this in mind that we have decided to roll out two courses on Android and iPhone programming for kids.
While designing the courses, we are faced with a dilemma - should we adopt a tool that makes programming easy but have a lot of constraints that prevents them from achieving more? Or should we go with the tools that professionals are using, but may be so confusing that the kids will be turned off by the complexities? In the end, we decided on the middle ground. We would go with the professional tools, but the focus is on the end results, rather than on the details. The aim is to get kids excited with what they are doing, and incrementally make changes so that they see the changes. Once they are excited, they will be motivated to explore the details on their own.
P.S. If you are not a kid, you are still welcome to attend these courses!
Here are the details of the two courses:
AND001 - Android Programming for Kids (2 days)
Course Fee
S$599 (nett; no GST)
Schedules
| Start Date | End Date | Details | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Nov 21 2015 (WEEKEND CLASS) | Sun Nov 22 2015 |  | |
| Thu Dec 17 2015 | Fri Dec 18 2015 | |
Venue
Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621
IOS001 - iPhone Programming for Kids (2 days)
Course Fee
S$599 (nett; no GST)
Schedules
| Start Date | End Date | Details | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Nov 28 2015 (WEEKEND CLASS) | Sun Nov 29 2015 |  | |
| Tue Dec 15 2015 | Wed Dec 16 2015 | |
Venue
Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621
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