Empowering young minds with Scratch Programming Workshop

Students and facilitators during the workshop

The Centre for Foundation Studies of Sungai Long Campus (CFS SL) successfully organised a Scratch Programming Workshop for children aged 8 to 12 on 14 September 2024. Held at UTAR Sungai Long Campus, the workshop aimed to introduce young participants to the basics of programming through the fun and interactive platform of Scratch.

The workshop saw children engage in activities designed to foster creativity, enhance problem-solving abilities, and develop basic coding skills. The facilitators introduced participants to Scratch’s interface, where the children created their own animations and simple games.

The workshop featured hands-on sessions where participants learned essential programming concepts, including motion, control and events through projects such as “Animate Your Name” and “Interactive Story or Game”. The event culminated in a showcase session where participants proudly presented their projects and received positive feedback from instructors.

The workshop received excellent feedback from both participants and their parents. Many children expressed excitement about their newfound coding skills, while parents praised the workshop for sparking interest in programming at an early age. Each participant walked away with a certificate of completion, a pen drive, and a set of printed resources, ensuring they could continue exploring the world of programming beyond the workshop.

With its success, the Scratch Programming Workshop positively set a solid foundation for UTAR’s ongoing efforts to promote STEM education among younger generations. The organising committee members were Mrs B. A. Jesica Malani binti B. A. Sugathapala, Ms Kong Jee Kim, Mr Khoo Kah Yeang, Mr Ling Kock Sheng, Ms Yeoh Li-Cheng and Mr Abdolrasool Taghvaee.

Students engaged in the workshop