Coding and Life Ministry
Local School Program
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Local school program brings computational thinking and coding skills to the youth in less resourceful schools where students are at the risk of being left behind in the STEM race.
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We are developing an accelerated Information & Computer Technology (ICT) curriculum unique in teaching Form 2 & 3 students to write practical mobile apps essentially by themselves.
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In partnership with MIT, we have improved the popular tool, App Inventor, to make it accessible to these technologically inexperienced youth.
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At the same time, we have a distinctive mentoring scheme to promote psychosocial
development and community involvement. We gather resourceful adults in the community to support these youth in creating useful apps not only to solve their own problems but also to benefit the larger community.
Objective
To help students develop computational thinking and psycho-social skills through coding education and mentoring.
School-based ICT curriculum
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Utilise the Design Thinking approach
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Focus on problem solving
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Supplement and strengthen schools’ STEM curricula
Integrated mentoring scheme
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Gather resourceful mentors
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Support the youth in creating apps to serve community
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Life impacts life
Learning Platform
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User friendly and helpful for beginners
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Based on MIT App Inventor & jointly developed with the MIT App Inventor team (affiliated with the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory)
Program
Code to Care for SEN Youth
From Isolation to Inclusion, Hidden to Radiant
The program is specially designed for students in the Schools for Social Development with courses covering coding, design, media and holistic development. For details.
School-based Train-The-Trainers Model
The local school program is adopted by all F.2 (Year 1) and F.3 (Year 2) students.
We facilitate ICT teacher(s) to teach the coding curriculum
& software, and counselling teachers to coordinate and implement with mentoring scheme.
Target
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F.2 students
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F.3 students
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Or students age 12 or above
Program Period
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One year (F.2)
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Two years (F.2-3)
Coding Class
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Teacher facilitation workshop: help teachers to master the core content
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Teaching materials sharing: Teachers can access to our ICT curriculum, software, and all teaching materials.
Mentoring Scheme
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Teacher facilitation workshop: help teachers to master the core content & team building
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Continuous support : we will continuously help organise the mentoring program at your school.
