Coding with Scratch
“I’ve never seen a school where kids come so excited! What’s the secret?” - Parent of newly enrolled student - At Tinker Education, we make coding fun following an interactive learning process. Let’s take a look at our i:Code 1 class on how they created their own coding project [...]
Introducing STEAM at Tinker
Exciting news! STEAM is here at Tinker! The Stage 1 students were excited to find out that they will be taking STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) classes from now on. Tinker Education is looking forward to spearheading the learning approach of STEAM Education beginning with our youngest stars! [...]
Learn the Frog’s Life Cycle with Bee-bot
The i:Block 1 students learned about the life cycle of a frog using the Bee-bot. What is Bee-bot? It's a little robot shaped as a bee that helps students understand sequencing and algorithms. Planning Students first did a cut pasting activity where they planned the steps in a frog’s life [...]
Create Your Own Chatbot
What's a chatbot? A chatbot is a computer-generated application that is capable of having a virtual conversation with humans. For example, Siri communicates in real time and answers users specific questions. See how Tinker Education’s Python class developed their own ‘What’s Your Name’ chatbot. What’s Your Name [...]
Tour Kenya with Ozobot
Have you ever toured Kenya with Ozobot? How fun it is to learn about the cities in Kenya by sending your Ozobot (toy robot that teaches programming) to tour the different cities with different characteristics! Check out how i:Code 1 students’ action plan accomplished this. Step 1: Identify [...]
Pick a Peach with Scratch Blocks
A peach has fallen from the tree and we want to pick it up. But not with our hands, rather with our code! Let’s take a peek of how these amazing 5 year olds coded for their fallen peaches. Kids plan their ideas on how to make peaches [...]