Meet Our Students
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!
Aqil Zainal Abidin, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Aqil Zainal Abidin, 10, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘Trash Zapper’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"The app is to create awareness about coral conservation. It consist of some information on the coral reef crisis and a simple game where you try to zap the trash bags to prevent it from polluting the sea." - Aqil Zainal Abidin
Aqil Zainal Abidin’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver award in the Senior category.
Owen Siah, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Owen Siah, 11, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘My Ai Buddy Teacher’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"An application integrating ChatGPT and Yandex Translate, which enables students to ask ChatGPT questions and receive responses in their native language. The application simulates a teacher for poor children living in rural areas, who may not have a good command of English and enable them to seek answers for themselves. This supports the UN goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all." - Owen Siah
Owen Siah’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver and Judges' Choice (Social Impact) in the Senior category.
Aarush Senthil Kumar, 10 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Aarush Senthil Kumar, 10, presents his App Inventor coding project ‘Life on Land’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This project is to create awareness in favour of United Nations SDG 15 Life of Land. This APP gives information about different biomes, threat to them and ways to protect them as an adult and kid. There is also Quiz section to test the users understanding. There is a feedback section for the users to provide their feedback and I will use it to improve the APP." - Aarush Senthil Kumar
Aarush Senthil Kumar’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver award in the Senior category.
Alicia Khong Kai En, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Alicia Khong Kai En, 11, presents her Python coding project ‘Fish Life’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This project is about being in the fish's shoes and understanding that how the polluted ocean enviroment will affect the fishes. The purpose of my project is to inform others that the ocean is already very polluted and we should show care and concern for our ocean, so that we can make the change towards a clean water ecosystem. This project is also made to encourage people not to catch too many fishes and not to waste food on our fish consumption." - Alicia Khong Kai En
Alicia Khong Kai En’s project and video presentation earned her a Silver and Judges' Choice (Most Creative) in the Senior category.
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi, 12 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi, 12, presents his Python coding project ‘VitalSync’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My project is an all in one health app that consists of 5 different core functionalities (hydration, bmi, exercise, breathing, and sleep) to help users keep track of the different aspects of their health. It is coded entirely in Python and the GUI is built with customtkinter library." - Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi
Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver in the Senior category.
Teo Han Xiang Jairus, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Teo Han Xiang Jairus, 11, presents his Scratch coding project ‘Anti-Cigarette Quest’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"I have chosen the topic SDG3 - health and well-being, and have created this platform game to educate people on the hazards of smoking as well as second-hand smoke. I also wish to encourage everyone not to submit to harmful peer pressure when it comes to smoking." - Teo Han Xiang Jairus
Teo Han Xiang Jairus’s project and video presentation earned him a Silver and Judges' Choice (Budding Coder) in the Senior category.
Ayan Rajeev Prasad, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Ayan Rajeev Prasad, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘Ayan's Online Learning Assistant’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"My submission addresses SDG 4-Quality education. The best way of giving Quality education to students everywhere is through E Learning. However, there are downsides that ultimately all boil down to 2 major things- added Stress, and reduced Focus. The objective of my code is an online assistant that helps students counter Stress and Focus. There are 3 logical parts to this code: Detecting the user’s current state of mind and offering stress management tips and focus management tips. Thank you!" - Ayan Rajeev Prasad
Ayan Rajeev Prasad’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold in the Senior category.
Yii Kia Shian, 11 | Senior Category | ICS 2023
Yii Kia Shian, 11, presents his Scratch coding project ‘The Sustainable Fishing Game’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2023.
"This game I created aims to educate the player about the importance of sustainable fishing, by not fishing endangered animals, participating in illegal fishing or overfishing. It is only through sustainable fishing that the player can accumulate enough money to win the game." - Yii Kia Shian
Yii Kia Shian’s project and video presentation earned him a Gold and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the Senior category.
Minecraft Cup 2023 (Ages 10-12) - Excellence Award (2nd Place) and the Tokyo Bay eSG Award
For 2023, our students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan worked together to create The Future Earth, a sustainable society promoting self-sufficiency. Their project won them the Excellence Award (2nd Place) as well as the Special Award: Tokyo Bay eSG Award, which means the team will be presenting their project at Sushi Tech Tokyo 2024!
#CodingLabStudents: Lucas Tang, 12, and Louis Tang, 10, Henry Park Primary School
We invited 2 passionate brothers, Lucas and Louis Tang, who first began their coding journey with us 4 years ago when they were 9 and 6 years old respectively. They have since accelerated across our S100 Python for teens, and are already pursuing our S200 Electives course at the ages of 12 and 10. Lucas will also be commencing his studies at Hwa Chong Institution in 2023.
Let’s hear from them regarding their experience so far in this blog here!
#CodingLabStudents: Isaac Khong, 12, Platinum Award Winner, HCIC 2022
Meet our Coding Lab student, Isaac Khong – Platinum Award winner (the highest honour, awarded to the top 1.5% of participants) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022.
You may remember him from our previous student feature together with his sister, Alicia Khong. He has previously won the Judge’s Choice – Social Impact Award in the International Coding Showcase 2020, and the Judge’s Choice – Most Innovative Award in the International Coding Showcase 2021.
#CodingLabStudents: Tan Zheng Kai, 12, Gold Winner, HCIC 2022
Here at Coding Lab, we aim to nurture future leaders in technology and it is always exciting to celebrate our fantastic students’ achievements. Today, we have Tan Zheng Kai, 12, with us, who has done us proud by achieving a Gold Award at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
His coding journey began when he was 10 years old, so it is even more amazing to see him progress so much and clinch an award in this highly reputable competition in just 2 years! Let us now hear from Zheng Kai directly about his coding journey in this blog here.
Minecraft Cup 2022 (Ages 10-12)
Comprising of students from Coding Lab Singapore and Japan, students crossed borders and worked together to create a city called CodeTropolis Sea. They focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 and built an undersea sanctuary for all animals on Earth. Watch their amazing project here!
Minecraft Cup 2021 - Creativity Award
Congratulations to our students at Coding Lab Japan who attained the Creativity Award in this year’s Microsoft National Minecraft Cup in Tokyo, Japan! Their Minecraft World called New CodeTropolis let them receive one of the 14 awards given to the top teams, emerging as winners out of more than 3000 entries! Watch their winning entry here.
Minecraft Cup 2019 - Best Coding Award
Congratulations to our students for achieving the Best Coding Award at the Microsoft National Minecraft Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan!Their winning project CodeTropolis, was selected out of more than 130 participating entries. Watch their winning entry here!
#CodingLabStudents: Evan Chua, 12, Gold Winner, HCIC 2022
Our students are our pride and joy, and we love celebrating their exciting coding journeys with them, including their achievements! We are very proud of how far our talented and bright student, Evan Chua, has come since he started coding with us at the age of 9! He has achieved the Gold Award (the second highest honour) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
Evan’s achievements are testament to his grit and perseverance, which he has honed over the years at Coding Lab through his willingness to solve challenging coding problems, and constantly asking questions in class so that he can understand complex coding concepts better! The Coding Lab team has interviewed Evan, who is advancing through S112 as of 2022, to find out more about his journey with coding thus far. Read his blog here to learn more!
#CodingLabStudents: Aidan Sin, 12, Platinum Award Winner, HCIC 2022
We love seeing our students shine and grow as they develop their coding skills and discover how they can find success through coding! Meet one of them today: our student Aidan Sin, age 12, who won the Platinum Award (the highest honour) at the Hwa Chong Infocomm Challenge (HCIC) 2022!
Aidan found his passion and confidence for programming at Coding Lab, and has recently completed our advanced S100 Python Classes during the holidays! He particularly enjoys integrating his knowledge of mathematics in his coding projects, and has shared with the Coding Lab Team about his fascination with the limitless possibilities that coding provides! There are so many ways to approach a coding challenge, which enables him to let his creativity and imagination flow! Read more in his blog here.
Wan Yu Hang Wesley, 11, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Wan Yu Hang Wesley, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘YouTube Simulator’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"This project is inspired by Rotube Life on Roblox. The YouTube Simulator game is a simulated experience that allows players to take on the role of a popular YouTube creator. Players have the ability to create videos, upgrade skills, use the computer to keep a social media following and manage their subscriber base. The game requires strategic planning to succeed." - Wan Yu Hang Wesley
Wan Yu Hang Wesley’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Most Innovative) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.
Xavion Mirchandani, 11, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Xavion Mirchandani, 11, presents his Python coding project ‘EncryptionX’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"Encryption X is a simple multifunctional encryption software that doubles as a text software. It encrypts by first reversing the text provided, then putting 3 random characters every two characters, and lastly ASCII shifts to a key that is randomly generated or manually put in depending on whether you are using key-mode or auto-mode. The encryption software supports opening files that use UTF-8 encoding. It supports .txt, .rtf, and file types like this. It can also save into these file types." - Xavion Mirchandani
Xavion Mirchandani’s project and video presentation earned him a Distinction and Judges' Choice (Best Presentation) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.
Lauren Pak, 12, Singapore | Advanced Computer Scientists Project Showcase | ICS 2022
Lauren Pak, 12, presents her Python coding project ‘Fundfair’ for Coding Lab’s International Coding Showcase 2022.
"A website created with Python where people can organise/sign up for charity events online. It uses databases to share the information publicly on the website." - Lauren Pak
Lauren Pak’s project and video presentation earned her a Distinction and Judges Choice (Best Design) in the Advanced Computer Scientists category.