The Young Coders Competition
What a fantastic competition once again this year!
The Young Coders competition, which has been an annual event for over 8 years, had over 1,000 registrations of interest and almost 600 entries. The standard of entries was even better than previous years! Children had to write a game in scratch to teach their pals about Time and Space. There were 3 categories: Key Stage 2 for 8–11-year-olds, Key Stage 3 for 11–13-year-olds and International.
Prize money for KS2 and KS3 of £200 for 1st place, £100 for 2nd place and £50 for 3rd place was kindly donated by Nimbl a card-based company which helps children to manage their pocket money.
The Master, Kerri Mansfield, made the awards to the winners, in a whirlwind ‘zoom’ tour to England, Scotland, Wales and Dubai! The children loved the Master’s explanation as to why she was wearing a huge gown and big medal on such a hot day!
Have a look at the winning games by clicking on the links below and learn about Time and Space!
1st Place –
- KS3 – Jaffaria Academy, London: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1014082595/
- KS2 – MCC Coding Club, Cardiff: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/979388677/
- International – Hartland International School, Dubai: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/988682130/
2nd Place –
- KS3 – St Margaret’s School for Girls, Aberdeen, Scotland: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1008169449/
- KS2 – Croydon High School, Croydon: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/935468991/
- International – Newton Global School, Cilacap, Indonesia: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1015875826/
3rd Place –
- KS3 – St Margaret’s School for Girls, Aberdeen, Scotland: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/974050915/
- KS2 – Kyleakin Primary School, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/962728761/
- International – Hartland International School, Dubai: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1017383326/
Alternatively, please look at our YouTube video, which highlights these games! https://youtu.be/1OPQm06NhB8
Look out for the Young Coders competition next year and pass on the link to anyone who might be interested in entering: www.codingcompetition.org/ Or why not volunteer as a judge? It all helps increase the level of coding skills, builds confidence and is fun!
Court Liveryman Jane Kimberlin