P101 Scratch 1 - Term 1 2026

Duration

5 x 2 hours lesson

Classes Fully In Person

Certificate Provided (Digital Copy)

Prerequisite

Ages 7 to 9,
No experience required

w/GST

Preferred Schedule:

Programme Overview

For Ages 7 to 9

Give your child a technological edge.

We believe in engaging children to be thinkers and creators through hands-on and project-based learning. Coding is increasingly recognised as an essential skill for everyone – not just those who aspire to be programmers and computer scientists. This is because it teaches computational thinking, which knows no age limit. Computational thinking is about solving problems efficiently by breaking them down into more manageable parts. It also includes learning abstraction, seeing the bigger picture from minute details.

Course Outline

We have designed a curriculum that introduces computational thinking at an age-appropriate level. After mastering the basics of Scratch, we encourage our students to explore the limits of their imagination. They’ll be tasked with their first-ever hackathon, where they have to put together characters and functions to create games, stories or animations of their choice.

Register 14 days prior to the programme start date for a 5% early bird discount.

Course Highlights

Introduction to and Exploration of Scratch
- Understand motions and events
- Learn about (x, y) coordinates
- How to initiate events with different user input

Control of Characters Using Commands
- Relative versus absolute commands
- Setting sizes
- Give instructions to your characters

Step-by-step Animation
- Loops and parallelism techniques
- Customise costumes, colours and pick music

Creation of In-Game Variables
- Score, Timer

Hackathon
- Students will participate in their very first hackathon and create amazing projects from scratch!

What is your average class size?

Most of our classes have a 1:8 teacher-to-student ratio, except classes for students aged 13–18, which have a 1:10 ratio. We keep our classes small so that every student benefits from personalised attention.

What do students need to bring to class?

We provide all equipment for the classes. Students just need to bring stationery, water bottle and a jacket in case it gets cold.

What if a student misses a class? Is there a class replacement policy?

Unless absent for medical reasons, a communication lead time via email to specialprogrammes@thelearninglab.com.sg of at least a week is required prior to missing the class in order for arrangements for a replacement class to be made. We strongly recommend students to attend a physical replacement class within the week (i.e. Thursdays at United Square or Fridays at Seletar Mall). Otherwise, students will attend an online replacement class to make up for the lesson missed.

Are there any prerequisites for the coding classes?

Yes, it differs for each programme. Do check the prerequisites carefully before signing up.

What if a student has done a coding class previously? Can he or she still attend your coding class?

The student may need to complete a placement test as we will need to assess his or her foundation level as the curriculum offered by other avenues may be different. We want to ensure that every student who comes to our class benefits and learns. Hence, it is vital that your child is enrolled in the right course to provide them with the right level of challenge.

What if I have done P101/P201 before? Can my child still sign up for the whole term?

We recommend that you sign up mid-term and enrol for P102 and P202 respectively.

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P101 Scratch 1 - Term 1 2026