About Swift Explorers Singapore (SES)

About SES

Crescent Girls’ School (CGS) and School of Science and Technology (SST) are proud to organise Swift Explorers Singapore (SES)!

Join us to discover the wonders of coding!

SES is a programme designed to empower students and teachers in the field of app development. SES is organised using resources from Apple, with training supported by Tinkercademy, an Apple Professional Learning Provider.

Through this programme, students will learn how to design an app connected to a topic they care about. Students will hone computational thinking and creative problem-solving skills through basic coding on the iPad. Coding with Swift is a powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-learn programming language which provides students with fun and engaging ways to prepare for the future.

SES is designed to support Student-Initiated Learning (SIL) for Primary, Secondary, Junior College and Millenia Institute students. Accompanying teachers may also attend similar coding and app development workshops.

In addition, selected participants will have an opportunity to engage with real-world developers, build their app, and showcase their work to industry leaders.

The programme is free for all public education institutions to participate.

Programmes

We are pleased to introduce the programme with two engaging challenges:

App Design Challenge: Led by Crescent Girls' School (CGS), this challenge focuses on design thinking and basic coding with Swift Playgrounds on the iPad. Participants will create innovative and user-friendly apps that solve real-world problems.

App Development Challenge: Headed by School of Science and Technology (SST), Singapore, this challenge dives deeper into the technical aspects of app development. Participants will build utility apps with cutting-edge technologies like Augmented Reality (AR) and Machine Learning (Core ML), all with Swift Playgrounds on the iPad.

There are two main modes of learning:

IMDA offers fully funded in-person training support for Infocomm Clubs in MOE schools, covering up to 2 classes per year. Each class requires a minimum of 10 students. Schools should register their interest by emailing imda_codesg@imda.gov.sgby 28 February 2025.	Students can access resources on the Student Learning Space (SLS) and receive mentorship from Tinkercademy to support their Student-Initiated Learning (SIL).

Celebrate Your Students’ Achievements:The experience culminates in a Celebration event on August 14, 2024 (tentative) at Crescent Girls' School. At this event, you will:

• Hear from industry leaders and experts in app development

• Connect with fellow student developers and share knowledge

• Celebrate the achievements and showcase talents

The table for the key dates of the programme is appended below:

Registration is open from 17 February 2025

Registration now at : https://for.edu.sg/ses-registration

About Tinkercademy

Tinkertanker Pte Ltd is an education and technology company, and a member of the Apple Consultant Network. Tinkertanker Pte Ltd runs Tinkercademy, where they teach coding and apps making to students of all ages. Apple technologies enable them to tap on their core strengths in making software, electronics, and curriculum, to run coding initiatives such as the Swift Accelerator Programme, an intensive year-long course for talented young app developers. Please click on the sub-pages to find out more details on the program for Primary Schools and Secondary Schools / Junior Colleges / Millennia Institute.