Coding Level 2 - Young GameMakers

Course Overview:

Yong GameMakers is an innovative and engaging educational initiative designed to introduce primary school children to the fascinating world of coding and computer programming. This programme equips children with essential skills and also nurtures creativity, problem-solving abilities, and an introduction to the digital landscape. .

Course Content:

Building on the basics, this course takes students deeper into coding with more challenging concepts and hands-on projects. Students will apply their skills to enhance their problem-solving abilities, preparing them for advanced programming techniques. 

Learning Outcome:

Lessons are structured on a per-year basis and students will discover the fun of coding in a progressive manner. It imparts code literacy in key subject areas while continually builds up the student’s ability to think critically, logically and creatively. Students will receive certification upon successful completion of each Coder Level (from Level-01 to Level-04).

Teaching Methods:

1. Interactive Learning: This programme adopts a hands-on, interactive approach to teaching coding. Children engage with age-appropriate coding platforms and tools, making learning both fun and practical.
2. Visual Programming: It often start with visual programming languages that use blocks and drag-and-drop elements to introduce coding concepts. This approach simplifies complex coding concepts, making them accessible to children.
3. Project-Based Learning: Students work on projects, such as creating games, animations, or simple applications, which help them apply what they've learned and develop problem-solving skills.
4. Peer Collaboration: Collaborative learning is encouraged, as it allows children to work together on coding projects, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites required.

Assessment Methods:

No assessments required.

Required Materials:

Participants must bring own laptop for this course.

Minimum Laptop Spec Requirement for YCP

• Windows 10 or higher
• at least 4 GB memory
• 64 GB Storage & above
• Intel®️ Celeron®️N4000 & above
• bring mouse and charger
• e.g. Lenovo ideapad 1i, HP Stream 14 etc

The Instructors will install the software into your laptop on the first lesson. Kindly ensure your laptop is set to enable installation of software.

Note that iPad or tablets are not suitable for this program. Mac laptops are okay,