An exposure to the basics of Scratch and animations to help Bear to reach home.
In this 3-hour introductory workshop, get your first taste of coding by creating an animation of a snowing day and controlling a bear. Be exposed to rudimentary programming concepts and then unleash your imagination and create how the bear’s home looks like!
Keepin' it Short & Snappy
"My kids had a blast & came home armed with knowledge & information which they were excited to share with us." - Joanne, Parent
Get exposed to Scratch, its interface and very basic programming commands, learning just enough Scratch to create an interactive animation… Get Bear to ask questions and control Bear using keyboard keys to get home...
Recreate an animation of a snowing day...
And then after Bear has reached home, introduce & program new characters, add new locales and unleash your imagination to create the next chapter of Bear’s story.
Once you’ve had your first taste of programming in Animate with Scratch: Journey Home with Bear, deepen your knowledge in our 16-hour Start with Scratch: Adventures in Time course or get exposed to more projects with Explorer Pass. Oh! The Stuff you'll learn!
Life Skills Learnt
No lectures. No memorisation. No ONE right answer. Like real life, we're all about trying things out, failing, figuring what went wrong & trying again. These are the skills & mindset that will last a lifetime. Let's get kids to learn how to learn. Because the kids who learn to learn become curious, inventive, resourceful human beings who solve real world problems to make meaningful impact.
"...and for the first time he is not running to play other people's creations but his own... I am absolutely delighted in the 'mindset' change in my son's attitude." - Emma, Parent
"Thank you for a wonderful and exciting enrichment program that is so much more than academics.. it's fun but for me as a mum, an important future skill set for my son."- Rachel, Parent
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Of course! Animate with Scratch: Journey Home with Bear is a short introduction to programming for kids 7 and up. Most of our students come in with no prior programming knowledge and they can still make an awesome project at the end of the day.
If you’re not too sure how much your child knows about Scratch programming, email us a link to your child’s Scratch profile and we can take a look and advise you.
This is a one-off 3-hour workshop providing a basic exposure to Scratch. Students will be guided to build a project from the start to the end using some basic programming blocks and block drawer.
On the other hand, Start with Scratch: Adventures in Time is a 16-hour course where programming concepts and computational thinking are covered/explained in-depth. The projects covered are also different from the 3-hour workshop.
This is a one-off 3-hour workshop providing a basic introduction to Scratch. Explorer Pass is a 2-hour drop-in option, focused more on self-directed learning with tasks assigned and hints given online, and the instructor stepping in to help when needed. It also has more projects that students can choose from as well.
For kids with no prior coding experience who wish to join our Explorer Pass sessions, we will require them to do this 3-hour workshop as a prerequisite.
Scratch was designed for 7-10 year olds but is used by people of all ages. Sadly, having a 6 year old in the same class as a 10 year old may not result in the best learning environment for the younger student. If your child is very keen, we can organise separate classes if there is a minimum of 3 participants. Please contact us directly to enquire.
We’ll provide all materials. You might wish to bring a drink, some light snacks and a jacket just in case your child gets cold or hungry. We’ll give the class breaks in between so your child can take that time to sip on some juice and munch on those yummy crackers.