Summer Camp Highlights: Week 3, Featuring Robotics Camp!

Robotics is the best gateway for young students to start learning technology. Campers built several different projects including science exploration robots, satellites, flood gates, and various animal robots, using LEGO WeDo, EV3 Mindstorms, and Ozobot. After mastering the building fundamentals, campers learned coding basics to make their robot move and react intelligently to its surroundings.… Read More Summer Camp Highlights: Week 3, Featuring Robotics Camp!

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 Shanti

Summer Camp Highlight: Week 2, Featuring Game Development Camp!

Your child’s creativity flourishes in our Game Development camp! Our campers learned how to make fun, graphical video games on either the iPad or the computer. They created stories, designed characters and game mechanics, and made their games from scratch! Our instructors taught many gaming concepts along the way to help campers make their games… Read More Summer Camp Highlight: Week 2, Featuring Game Development Camp!

July 14, 2019July 21, 2019 Shanti

Summer Camp Highlight: Week 1, Featuring Coding Camp!

Coding is a life skill that’s crucial for the future of work. Our coding camp gives your child a head start. Our campers learned the fundamentals of coding and practiced applications with fun projects! Python Our campers learned variables and if statements, developing problem-solving skills useful for all programming languages along the way. Throughout the… Read More Summer Camp Highlight: Week 1, Featuring Coding Camp!

July 6, 2019July 21, 2019 Shanti

Course Spotlight: LEGO WeDO

Ages 6-8 The Robotics with Lego WeDo series will immerse young students in the exciting world of robotics and Lego! Using the Lego WeDo education set, students will grasp concepts on building structures, sensors, and gearing. Students will be able to construct science exploration robots, satellites, flood gates, and various animal robots, while learning how… Read More Course Spotlight: LEGO WeDO

July 1, 2019September 8, 2019 Shanti

Parenting Tips (ages 6-8)

As children approach the “middle childhood” period, there are several developmental milestones at this stage. Children are beginning to be more independent as they can dress themselves and tie their own shoes. Attending school brings them into regular contact with the larger world and friendships become more important. It is a critical time as physical,… Read More Parenting Tips (ages 6-8)

June 23, 2019July 1, 2019 Shanti

Meet Josh, Instructor

Meet Joshua–he is an ambitious computer science student at the University of Toronto with two years of teaching experience at Kidzwhiz! In fact, Josh is a past student of Kidzwhiz, which inspired him to pursue his technology degree and give back by becoming an instructor! Learn more about Josh below: Tell us about yourself! Hi… Read More Meet Josh, Instructor

June 16, 2019September 29, 2019 Shanti

10 Fun DIYs to do When Boredom Strikes!

Summer is right around the corner! School is down to its last weeks and kids will soon rejoice their summer freedom. Sometimes kids start getting bored pretty quickly as the novelty of Summer wears off. Keep them busy with these amazing and super easy DIY projects. Not only you get to have quality time with them, but… Read More 10 Fun DIYs to do When Boredom Strikes!

June 9, 2019July 1, 2019 Shanti

FREE Family Events in the GTA

Looking for fun things to do with your family this summer? Kidzwhiz has your back. Check out these fun family events happening around the city where the cost of admission is absolutely FREE! We hope you see something you and your kids will love: MOM 2 MOM Sale, Community Yard Sale & Fun Fair When:… Read More FREE Family Events in the GTA

June 2, 2019July 1, 2019 Shanti

Top 5 Tech Trends to look out for in 2019

Breakthrough technology trends affect the way the year will be unfold. They will accelerate and transform many industries at a rapid pace which will shape the future and will be impact business owners and investors alike. Here are some technologies that are worth to observe closely in 2019. 1. Machine learning will advance artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More Top 5 Tech Trends to look out for in 2019

May 26, 2019July 1, 2019 Shanti

Course Spotlight: Python Level 1

Python is a simple-yet-powerful programming language used to build mission critical systems at Google, Dropbox, Pinterest, Instagram, and other major tech companies. It can be used to develop desktop GUI applications, websites and web applications. Students (Ages 9+) will learn concepts including variables, if statements, and loops, and develop several useful skills that can be applied… Read More Course Spotlight: Python Level 1

May 19, 2019July 1, 2019 Shanti

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