The Lab Singapore Expands To Central West
We are thrilled to announce today that The Lab Singapore is expanding to Singapore’s Central West region. Through an exciting partnership with Repton Schoolhouse, our The Lab Infant and The Lab Junior programmes will find their new premises in the Central West starting today. “The Lab Singapore is focused on high quality member journey and […]
5 Top Questions Parents Ask About Coding For Their Kids
Here are the 5 Top Questions Parents Ask about Coding for their kids: 1. Why should my child learn Coding even though he/ she does not wish to work in the IT industry in the future? Learning to code is not able being software engineers or programmers, it is about developing computational thinking skills. Computational […]
Coding In The Classroom: Is MOE Ready For It?
In 2017, Singapore announced a $3 million plan, dubbed the Digital Maker Programme, that aims to distribute 100,000 micro:bits to schoolgoing children and adults over the next two years to teach basic coding. Coding is an enrichment programme in schools, like music and ballet. Computing is now offered as an O-level subject at Secondary 3, […]
Computational Thinking and Human Development
Computational thinking is effectively a way that humans have been figuring out every aspect of life since time immemorial. We have spent centuries understanding what the component parts of any subject matter could be, and the really important ones, we note down so that these can be taught to future generations, such as with music, […]
What is Computational Thinking?
Computational Thinking has been identified as the bedrock of 21st century skills which anyone should have. 1 What is computational thinking? Wing first defined computational thinking in her 2006 in ACM Communications?Computational thinking involves solving problems,designing systems,and understanding human behaviour, by drawing on the concepts fundamental to computer science? 2 One of the biggest contribution […]
You’re Invited To The Lab Open House
We are inviting all parents to join us on 6th Oct for an Open House! Meet our experts and learn how can help your child to thrive in the future digital economy. During the event we will be touching on what Computational Thinking is, Computational Thinking in Childhood Educational Psychology, Technology trends in Singapore and […]
