The premier coding & computational thinking school in Singapore
Classes for kids and teens 5 – 18 years old
- Led by team of highly experienced & distinguished computer scientists
- Strong focus on Computational Thinking, not just coding
- Fun & inspiring learning environment
- One of the longest track record
Holiday Programmes
Core Curriculum Weekly Classes
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Learn and grow holistically from beginner to advanced coder, thinker, and creator. Develop in both breadth and depth. Acquire winning mindset and values. All these and more when you learn with our qualified educators experienced in both technical domains and quality pedagogy.
Pick a programme:
Early Creators
5 - 7 year-olds
Kid Coders
8 - 11 year-olds
Teen Coders
12 - 15 year-olds
Young Adults
16 - 18 year-olds
What Parents & Students Say
LCCL flexibly used different platforms to help kids develop different facets important to coders. Above all, the classes are fun, relaxing, and casual, and my kids love them! Yong Ming, dad of 6 and 8 year-olds
The boys had plenty of fun in your class! They said time flew by, they wished there was more time. It is a testament that you ran a good class. We like that the class is small and the ratio is good. Yee Ping, aunt of Isaac, 10 and Ben, 8
Justine is enjoying the classes very much and tells me she's learning new things each day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with Justine. Much appreciated! Valerie, mom of Justine, 13
Juliana is a very dedicated in coaching my son with learning challenges to code in Scratch. She develops logical thinking in a fun and interactive way, providing structure in the lesson while fostering creativity during the coding experience. Khangmin, mom
I am really enjoying and learning a lot from the way the lessons currently are. I especially like having a little task to complete as homework after each lesson as it helps to reinforce what I have learnt that day. Python student, 15
I had some trouble with the programming and learned to never give up. Jerome, 6
The teacher was patient and good. She was able to explain things clearly. Su Min, 11
I like everything and all of the projects in the (holiday) bootcamp because they’re so cool. The teacher is awesome! Nicole, 11
The thing I like about the (holiday) Game Programming Bootcamp is that after we make the game, we get to play it. Khien Khai, 8
About
Our Mission
Educating all for the future.
Our Vision
Inspire computational thinking through quality learning experiences, and empower our students to make a positive difference to self, community and the world.
Our Values
Excellence · Empowerment · Fun
Why us
At LCCL Coding Academy, your child’s learning is supported by four cornerstones:
LED BY TEAM OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED & DISTINGUISHED COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Our leadership comprises a unique mix of individuals with decades of experience in Computational Thinking, each with our own complementary strengths and specialty. All of us believe in the importance of providing a holistic, quality education in Computational Thinking, and that learning has to be fun, inspirational and meaningful.
Get to know the teamSTRONG FOCUS ON COMPUTATIONAL THINKING, NOT JUST CODING
Computational Thinking is a mental skill, a repertoire of analytical and problem solving strategies that your child can apply in the course of their lives, across any discipline, regardless of career, and even in the absence of a computer.
Learn more about CTSTRONG FOCUS ON COMPUTATIONAL THINKING, NOT JUST CODING
Computational Thinking is a mental skill, a repertoire of
analytical and problem solving strategies that your child
can apply in the course of their lives, across any
discipline, regardless of career, and even in the absence
of a computer.
The beauty in Computational Thinking is that it bears more
than analytical and problem solving skills. It encompasses a
way of imagining, recognising analogies and constructing
metaphors. A computational thinker is able to systematically
approach a problem, and design elegant and efficient
algorithms.
What is coding? Coding is simply a technical skill to
implement solutions that the computational thinker has
devised. Sometimes, both coder and computational thinker are
the same person.
By analogy, learning to code is akin to learning to use a
paintbrush. While mastery with the paintbrush requires
deftness and skill, it is one part of many in the creation
of a masterpiece and the emergence of a Master Artist. The
Computational Thinker is like the Master Artist who is able
to use any tool other than a paintbrush to create a
masterpiece.
As practiced computer scientists and computational thinkers,
we understand that coding is a tool, a means to an end, a
cog in a machine, while Computational Thinking is a deeper
skill and mindset. This is why we design our curriculum with
an emphasis on Computational Thinking and a balance of
coding skill and application domain.
FUN & INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
We take great pride and energy to create an empowering learning context as part of quality education in coding and Computational Thinking. Stepping into LCCL Coding Academy transcends you into a modern learning environment that cultivates inspiration, creativity, collaboration and fun.
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ONE OF THE LONGEST TRACK RECORD
LCCL Coding Academy is one of the earliest Singapore-grown coding schools, established and known as The Kid Coders in 2012. Over the years, hundreds of students have grown with us in their journey into coding and Computational Thinking. While serving our learners, we too have grown in purpose, as well as the breadth and depth of our curriculum and teaching methodology.
Discover our HistoryMAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE WITH COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
The Beginning
LccL Coding Academy is one of the earliest Singapore-grown
coding schools, established and known as The Kid Coders in
2012. Prior to its establishment, founder Juliana Ung had
led tutorial classes on programming methodology, data
structures and algorithms at the National University of
Singapore during her senior years as a Computer Science
major.
While working for a high-tech company in Stockholm, she
experienced how relevant computational thinking is in all
areas of the business and the far-reaching benefits
computational technology brings to the world. Noticing that
many of the young are becoming passive consumers of
technology, she established The Kid Coders to expose
children and teenagers to the creative world of coding and
computational thinking, with the goal of transforming the
younger generation into active creators.
Since then, hundreds of children and teenagers have trained
and grown with The Kid Coders through its fun, engaging and
hands-on holiday workshops; the most popular being the Game
Programming Bootcamps and the Minecraft Coding classes. In
the first years of The Kid Coders, she took time off from
her full-time employment at an IT firm to run the holiday
workshops.
The Calling
In 2013, while providing IT consultancy to the government of Rwanda, Juliana experienced first-hand underprivileged communities that could progress much more with quality education and exposure to info-communication science and technology. This experience became a calling and gave her a greater purpose.
Two years later, she took a leap of faith and left her IT
career to concentrate on The Kid Coders. Her vision: to
empower a new generation of creators, learners and teachers
who make the world a better place with technology. She
believes this requires providing students with uplifting
learning environment and quality teaching, so that students
undergo holistic growth in both technical skills and
humanistic values.
With this, Juliana continues to refine The Kid Coders’
teaching methodology to include principles and practices
from human potential technology, paying attention to the
littlest details that give students the best learning
experience.
The Expansion
In 2017, Juliana rebranded The Kid Coders to LccL Coding
Academy to better represent its mission and inclusiveness to
all age groups. LccL Coding Academy received additional
capital investment, expanded its leadership team and
introduced Prof Leong Hon Wai to its curriculum advisory.
This is a hallmark growth, as the leadership and curriculum
are strengthened further with veteran computer scientists
with decades of experience in computational thinking.
These expansion efforts are geared towards providing the
best coding and computational thinking education to our
learners, as we prepare all for the digital future and
empower the new generation to make a positive difference to
the world.
Get to know the team
Juliana Ung
Founder & Director
Educator in
Computational Thinking
JULIANA UNG, Founder & Director
Juliana graduated from the School of Computing, National
University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Computing
(Hons) in Computer Science and minor in Technopreneurship.
She was an awardee of the National Infocomm Scholarship by
the Infocomm Development Authority (now IMDA). She has
professional IT experience at software firms in Stockholm
and Singapore specializing in 3D haptics technology,
multimedia computing and enterprise systems.
Since 2009, her passion in teaching and love for creative
problem solving led her to teach and tutor hundreds of
pre-schoolers, primary and secondary school-goers, and
university students. In 2012, she founded The Kid Coders and
started to conduct coding workshops to students in
Singapore.
In 2013, while providing IT consultancy to the government of
Rwanda, Juliana experienced first-hand underprivileged
communities that could progress much more with quality
education and exposure to info-communication science and
technology. This experience became a calling and gave her a
greater purpose.
Two years later, she took a leap of faith and left her IT
career to concentrate on The Kid Coders. Her vision: to
empower a new generation of creators, learners and teachers
who make the world a better place with technology. She
believes this requires providing students with uplifting
learning environment and quality teaching, so that students
undergo holistic growth in both technical skills and
humanistic values.
In 2017, Juliana expanded The Kid Coders with a new
leadership and advisory team, and rebranded to LccL Coding
Academy.
Lam Poh Min
Director
Practitioner in
Computational Thinking
LAM POH MIN, Director
Poh Min has more than 25 years of investment experience. He
holds a Bsc (Computer Science) with 1st class Honours from
NUS. His major was in computer algorithms. He also holds a
CFA designation. As a Honours year student, he was the
pioneer student tutor for a pilot program that involved
teaching undergraduates coding.
Despite graduating as the top computer science student in
his cohort and having no knowledge in business and finance,
he chose the road less travelled and went to carve a career
in finance. He spent 9 years in New York and Singapore as a
senior investment manager at GIC, where he was instrumental
in pioneering the discipline of Quantitative Investing. His
enterprising spirit subsequently led him to leave GIC for
more uncharted waters, founding the pioneer quantitative
hedge fund in Asia. When he finally retired, he had run his
hedge fund for 16 years - one of the longest running in
Asia. These days, he spends his time pursuing his other
passion - hiking and mountain climbing all around the world.
Poh Min attributes a large part of his success in finance to
his training in computational thinking and his ability to
harness the power of technology towards solving challenging
real world problems. Having benefited from these empowering
qualities, he believes they should form an integral and
fundamental part of every child’s holistic development,
regardless of his/her chosen career path. His involvement
with LccL is his small way of giving back to the community
as he contributes to promoting coding as the new literacy.
Quek Jee Ngee
Director
Evangelist in
Computational Thinking
QUEK JEE NGEE, Director
Jee Ngee has been involved in financial technology and data
science for over 25 years. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in
Computer Science from the National University of Singapore
in 1990, and completed his MBA at NYU in 1997.
Starting his career in GIC, he helmed its first quantitative
investment unit in 1997, which developed investment trading
models based on analyzing large amounts of financial market
data. In 2000 he headed the first knowledge management unit
in GIC, which initiated moves to process unstructured data,
managed information from a variety of sources, and built
tools to facilitate collaboration. He was also a seed
investor in one of the earliest learning management systems
in Singapore - AsknLearn.com. Jee Ngee is presently an
advisor at Octagon Capital (a quantitative equity hedge
fund), as well as actively involved in several start up
businesses.
Jee Ngee is grateful for this early induction into the world
of computer science, being one of the earliest students of
the junior college computer science program. His main vision
at LCCL Coding Academy is to make critical IT skills
accessible to everyone.
Prof Leong Hon Wai
Curriculum Advisor
Expert in
Computational Thinking
Prof LEONG HON WAI, Curriculum Advisor
Prof Leong has 30 years experience in researching and
teaching computer algorithms and computational thinking. He
received his PhD in Computer Science from UIUC and BSc (1st
class Honours) in Mathematics from the University of Malaya.
He is currently an associate professor at the School of
Computing in NUS, where he joined in 1987.
From 1993 to 1997, he was the Division Head for Computer
Science. He was also the Curriculum Committee Chair between
1993 to 1995. From 1997 to 1999, he was also involved in the
MOE Curriculum Review Committee on the new A-level Computing
Syllabus.
As a researcher, Prof Leong’s focus is in the design of
efficient computer algorithms for solving all kinds of
complex problems, ranging from computer circuit design,
transport, logistics to biology.
As a teacher, Prof Leong is widely respected for his
engaging, passionate and inspiring approach. He specializes
in finding simple ways to explain complicated subject
matters and loves to integrate computational thinking in his
classes. His teaching often emphasizes creative problem
solving. He has won numerous teaching awards over the years,
including the Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2007/08 from
NUS, as well as the inaugural Inspiring Mentor Award given
by the NUS Office of Alumni Relations in 2009.
As an evangelist, Prof Leong enjoys spreading the fun of
algorithms and computational thinking via outreach
activities and lectures, such as MakerFaire Singapore. He is
particularly passionate about working with young students.
In 1992, he started the Singapore training program for the
International Olympiad on Informatics (IOI). He remained the
Chairman of the Singapore IOI Committee until 2004. He is
also actively involved with the organization of the annual
CXA hackathon – a highly popular nationwide coding
competition. In 2008, he started CXA junior category for
primary school students.
At LccL, he is looking forward to leveraging on his vast
experience to contribute to the school’s teaching pedagogy
as well as curriculum design.
Bruce Liang
Industry Advisor
Leader in
Computational Thinking
BRUCE LIANG, Industry Advisor
Bruce has 23 years of technology experience. He graduated
with a BSc (Computer Science) from NUS. Over the years, he
has helped many organizations improve their performance
through technology. He has planned, implemented and operated
technology systems across a myriad of industries including
public sector, transport, logistics, industrial equipment,
agriculture, banking and healthcare across Asia.
Bruce’s first encounter with the industry began from an
internship with Accenture. He discovered his passion for
applied technology and ditched the opportunity to pursue a
NUS Honours year program to begin a 19 year odyssey with
Accenture. In 2013, he left his MD position to jump into the
exciting world of Health Technology, a combination of 2 hot
industries. He is now the CEO of Integrated Health
Information Systems (IHIS) and the CIO of Ministry of
Health. Between these two roles, he is overall responsible
for the advancement of healthcare technology in Singapore.
Bruce serves on the boards, excos and advisory panels of
various technology companies, IT societies and two local
universities.
Bruce believes technology is the great leveler of society in
the 21st century. Anybody with any background can make a
positive impact to the world and themselves, if they have
computational thinking capabilities.
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LCCL Coding Academy
Forum Office Tower
583 Orchard Road #13-01
Singapore 238884
Weekdays: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed on:
Wednesdays & Public Holidays