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Technovation Girls Challenge
Competition Coaching 2024
The Technovation Girls Get Started Challenge is a competition that encourages girls to spearhead change with the help of technology in their communities to solve various problems.
Discover new possibilities with AI
Unlock new components and capabilities of App Inventor to create AI/ML models!
Innovate for our community
Unleash your inner entrepreneur and design thinker to solve real world problems with coding!
Stretch your potential with us
Make your dream app come to life with guidance from our passionate, knowledgeable tutors!
Become a young changemaker solving pertinent world issues with mobile apps and AI!
Benefits
Boost DSA portfolio | Entrepreneurship | Coding | Application of Technology | Design Thinking | Inspiring Change Globally | Leadership | Teamwork | Creativity | Innovation
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The Technovation Girls Get Started Challenge is a competition that encourages girls to spearhead change with the help of technology in their communities to solve various problems.
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Coding Lab invites female students aged 8-12 who have completed App Inventor 1 and 2 to join us for 12 super-charged sessions from brainstorming ideas to training AI models and creating apps which are ready for production!
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Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to get personalised training, guidance and mentorship with our experienced educators, who will guide your child through each of the competition deliverables!
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In case you do not have previous experience with AI modeling, fret not as our training camp will take your child through everything they need to increase their repertoire of coding skills!
Technovation 2024 Competition Training Package
Training Programme
Weekly Coaching Sessions Timeline
| Date | Meeting Details |
|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2024 | Phase 1 (Ideation): – Introduction and team formation – Completion of team photo and summary – Idea brainstorming and research |
| 17 Jan 2024 | Phase 1 (Ideation): – Research - Completion of project name and description |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Phase 2 (Creation): – Making a paper prototype – Coding of App – Getting data sets to train models |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Phase 2 (Creation): – Coding of app – Getting data sets to train models |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Phase 2 (Creation): – Coding of app – Getting data sets to train models |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Phase 3 (Refinement): – Training of model – Debugging App |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Phase 3 (Refinement): – Training of model – Debugging App |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Phase 3 (Refinement): – Training of model – Debugging App |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Phase 4 (Production): – Create video pitch – Create technical video |
| 27 Mar 2024 |
Phase 4 (Production): – Create video pitch – Create technical video Phase 5 (Reflection): – Complete Technovation Challenge learning journey |
| 3 Apr 2024 |
Phase 4 (Production): – Create video pitch – Create technical video Phase 5 (Reflection): – Complete Technovation Challenge learning journey |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Phase 6 (Submission): – Final touches to portfolios and submissions |
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Boost your DSA portfolio with international competition exposure, and gain confidence in your presentation and interviewing skills for your DSA interviews!
Create and reiterate minimum value products, (a valuable must-have skillset for start-ups and app deployment!)
Learn about the synergies between entrepreneurship, coding and technology
Research and application of the design thinking process
Create projects that inspire change locally and globally
Full support from Coding Lab tutors through our training camps and weekly coaching sessions
Practice and learn new coding skills
Teamwork and leadership
Be creative and innovative
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For Ages 8-12
10 January – 17 April 2024 (Wed)
12 sessions x 2 hours
3-5pm (Every Wednesday)
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Age 8 – 12 years old as of August 1, 2024
Participants are to sign up individually and will be put into teams comprising of 1 to 5 girls
Grouping will be done by Coding Lab tutors, and this will be based on students’ age and strengths to foster group synergy
Prior experience in coding required: Participant Must have completed P202 App Inventor 2
Course Fees
Training Package
$960 ($1046.40 w/GST)
Locations & Schedules
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9 King Albert Park (KAP Mall) #02-21, 598332
FAQs
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We require our students to meet certain pre-requisites in coding experience based on our Coding Lab curriculum. As such, we will only accept Coding Lab students.
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The timeline for submissions are as follows:
October 11th, 2023: Registration Opens for students and mentors
January 31st, 2024: 12 Weeks to Submission Deadline
March 13th, 2024: Last Day to Register as a student or mentor (All members of your team must have registered). We recommend starting on your project by mid-January latest.
April 3rd, 2024: Judge registration opens for volunteers who’d like to help provide feedback to teams
April 24th, 2024 at 5pm PDT | April 19 at 1am WAT | 2am CEST | 5am IST: Submission Deadline
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If your child is female, between the ages of 8 and 12 and has completed App Inventor 1 and App Inventor 2, she is eligible to participate in the competition.
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Yes, of course she can! Our training camp is specially designed such that any student of varying exposure to AI and entrepreneurship can participate. There will be something new for everyone to learn.
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Students can register their interest first with Coding Lab and the teaching team will help to assist with the groupings of the students based on their age and skill sets (e.g. presentation, designing and coding).
Students need to be of ages 8 – 12 years old as of August 1, 2024 and teams are composed of 1 to 5 girls. No more than 5 girls are allowed to join a team and students can only join 1 team.
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Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to get personalised training, guidance and mentorship with our experienced educators, who will guide your child through each of the competition deliverables!
What You’ll Learn
Research and application of the design thinking process
Create and reiterate minimum viable products (MVPs), (a valuable must-have skillset for start-ups!)
Create projects that inspire change locally and globally
Practice and learn new coding skills
Teamwork and leadership
Creativity and Innovation
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