Big dreams and bright ideas from Singaporean kids who code

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13-year-old Celeste Low’s dream has always been to be a spy and be able to send encrypted messages to people. While she may have some way to go before she becomes an undercover agent, the coding skills Celeste has picked up through Code in the Community have enabled her to build a tool that allows people to send encrypted messages to one another.

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Although based in Singapore, Code in the Community is an idea that could easily be replicated anywhere. Using Scratch and Python, Code in the Community provides a 10 week camp for students age 8-15.

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