South Korea uses CodeCombat to promote PBL courses

ISK Geoje International School (International School of Koje), one of the top ten international schools in Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, introduced CodeCombat in 2020 to conduct PBL course teaching.

Serving children aged 2 to 18 years, Geoje International School's mission includes caring for each other, caring for our world, enjoying learning, and becoming confident global citizens. Geoje International School focuses on highly rigorous and interesting teaching, using the International Early Childhood Curriculum (IEYC) for early learning, the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for primary learning, and the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) for secondary learning; these curriculum standards are based on the results of neuroscience research and provide the most appropriate content for the brain at each age to make learning the most enjoyable experience for students.

CodeCombat Project Based Learning (PBL) is in line with Geoje International School's student-centered education standards. When designing projects, it not only focuses on students' learning goals, but also emphasizes how to solve problems, collaborate, trial and error, and output results.

Malaysia's Klang Chinese Primary School supports artificial intelligence distance learning

Founded in 1911, the prestigious Klang Chinese Primary School has, after a century of hard work, expanded its student population to over 2,200. This year, the 8-storey teaching building was completed, making it the primary school with the tallest teaching building in Malaysia. Klang Chinese Primary School will continue to improve and upgrade the software equipment in the teaching building and comprehensive auditorium, expand the library and renovate the computer classroom to meet the future development needs of the school.

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Klang Chinese Primary School implemented the theory of “suspending classes but not learning” and, following the encouragement of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, launched an online teaching plan. As an excellent computer science teaching platform, CodeCombat was selected into the school's general education syllabus and received unanimous praise from students and teachers after its launch.

“Technology has helped us overcome the difficulties of continuing to teach, and it has also enabled educators to master technology skills and enter a new teaching model. CodeCombat allows teachers to master core knowledge in a short period of time and devote themselves to learning online teaching, and the effect is very good.” Teacher Xiao Xin Lee, Klang Chung Hwa Primary School

Indonesia Mawar Saron, Jakarta Intercultural School, Bina Talenta Graha Christian School Elementary School, creating a diverse classroom

Mawar Saron Christian School in Jakarta, Indonesia was established in 2001. It provides quality education from nursery (2-4 years old), kindergarten (5-6 years old), primary school, junior high school to high school. It formulates teaching plans based on the international IGCSE curriculum plan (SD, SMP, SMA) to cultivate students' ability to master learning.

Mawar Saron Christian School, with the motto of “Building a Godly Generation”, aims to shape the next generation into a wise, enthusiastic and motivated one, tapping into students’ potential leadership and preparing them for a diverse and globalized future. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mawar Saron Christian School has arranged more online education time for students to study independently. CodeCombat's entertaining and educational nature encourages students to take the initiative in learning programming, giving students maximum control of the classroom and reducing the burden on teachers. For Indonesian primary and secondary schools that are vigorously developing simple and innovative education models, this is undoubtedly a successful exploration.

Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) is one of the top private schools in Indonesia. Providing a first-class learning environment from early childhood to high school education, the curriculum is strictly selected based on international standards. In order to ensure a balanced curriculum, in addition to the main subjects, courses in science, technology, social studies, physical education, fine arts, modern languages, etc. are also offered, emphasizing research-based teaching practices.

JIS's mission is to be the best in the world. To be the best in the world is not only to expect students to be well prepared and do their best in pursuing their dreams, but also to make the best improvements to the world we live in.

In the new semester, CodeCombat, as an excellent computer science teaching practice platform, was selected into the school's science and technology curriculum, bringing this truly international product for teaching and learning into the classroom, providing students with more unlimited possibilities in the cross-cultural environment of Indonesia and JIS.

Bina Talenta Graha, located in Nilapi, Indonesia, is a comprehensive school that provides education from kindergarten to junior high school. In the past two years, we have invested a lot of manpower and material resources to actively establish an education system that meets the requirements of the times and is in line with international standards. In addition to retaining the national curriculum with unified national standards for general courses, English has chosen a curriculum system based on TOEFL and Cambridge English, and mathematics has chosen the Eduten curriculum from Finland, in order to fundamentally improve students' learning habits.

Education for a Lifetime has always been Bina's educational purpose. During the communication with Teacher Bina, I learned that what they value most is to cultivate students' initiative, prioritize the order of solving things, and the quality of completing tasks together. This coincides with the computational thinking training and paired programming training emphasized by CodeCombat.

In the new semester, CodeCombat will be included in the school's information technology curriculum system as an excellent computer science teaching platform. Together with Bina's teachers, we will bring this international product that is truly used for teaching and learning to students.

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