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THANK YOU PARENTS!
From all of us at DataWiz, we hope you and your children are enjoying the coding programs that our excellent instructors provide. Now that school is starting again, we invite you to sign your children to our Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program. The program is available for anyone from the ages of 6 to 17. Learn more about the program by CLICKING HERE.
Write to Us!
E-Mail us at info@datawiz.ca for
any questions,
your thoughts, comments,
and requests.
We look forward to hearing from you!
IN THIS ISSUE
Our Program Offering: Now that your child is in school, think about registering them to the Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program.
Back to School Updates:Children are back to school and at DataWiz, we are continuously finding better ways to educate your children for the future.
Importance of Leadership: Read below about why learning about leadership is important for your child's development.
Youth, Technology,
and Leadership Program
With your students in school, now is the best time to think about adding the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary to thrive in the digital economy. The foundation of this economy will be centred on the ability to code, analyze, collaborate, communicate, and be a leader.
Our Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program can provide these attributes and more!
Please read below for brief summaries of what each age cohort will learn and how they will develop under our program:
Block Masters (Ages 7-10): Students will learn about Animation, Programming, Functions, and Data using Snap and Gimp. They will also be able to work in groups to create an original idea for a program that they would like to make.
App Inventors (Ages 11-14): Students will receive an introduction to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. They will learn concepts such as complex data, GPS, URLs. They will then learn to build complex apps.
Data Gurus (Ages 15+): Students will be introduced into Data Science and learn how to use Python and Excel as well as study Machine Learning and Statistics. In the end, students will team up and work on a capstone project to incorporate leadership and communication skills.
Welcome back to school and hope you all enjoyed your summer holidays.
Our location is open for in person classes. Please ensure you follow the COVID-19 protocols. Contact us at info@datawiz.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
Congratulations !
At DataWiz, we want to extend our congratulations and great work to those who attended our Robotics Bootcamp. We hope to see you back next year.
Importance of Leadership
Coding, data science, and analytics are all core components for one's academic and career development, but there is also another set of skills required for success. Leadership and by extension, communication is essential as it enables children to learn soft skills which are transferrable and adaptable to any setting outside of school. Here is a list of areas that children will learn and benefit from leadership development:
Overcoming Nervousness: Your child will be able to speak to any audience size whether it is a class, school, as well as social events.
Expressive & Persuasive: One key attribute that children will learn is how to express and articulate their thoughts. It will help children acquire what they are seeking (i.e. employment, networking, and friendships).
Organization: Children will learn how to be clear, concise, as well as present their ideas logically.
Active Listening: Children will learn to be more emphatic and listen to other thoughts and points of view.
If you want to learn more about how your children can acquire these essential skills, read more about our Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program. See the weblink above.
E-Mail info@datawiz.ca for more details as well.
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THANK YOU PARENTS!
From all of us at DataWiz, we hope you and your children are enjoying the coding programs that our excellent instructors provide. Now that school is starting again, we invite you to sign your children to our Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program. The program is available for anyone from the ages of 6 to 17. Learn more about the program by CLICKING HERE.
Write to Us!
E-Mail us at info@datawiz.ca for
any questions,
your thoughts, comments,
and requests.
We look forward to hearing from you!
IN THIS ISSUE
Robotics Bootcamp:Our summer Robotics Bootcamp was a great success. Read more about what occurred from Zubair Alnoor and check out further photos and visuals from our classes.
Coding Program Updates: Read about the many accomplishments our students are doing in our coding programs.
Our Program Offering: Now that school is starting again, think about registering your children to the Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program.
Class Updates
Robotics Bootcamp Update
Hello everyone! I am very happy to announce that DataWiz recently completed its very first Summer Robotics Bootcamp and it has been an astounding success! From the online Robotics Bootcamp, which mainly focused on making games in Roblox, many students made their own game for the first time and presented it to friends and family. Some students also showed their artistic side by creating models and replicas of real life objects inside of Roblox Studio.
One of these students is Rakshith Kailash, an extraordinary student who, through his efforts, finished off the Robotics Bootcamp with a perfect record and achieving a perfect score on every assignment given. His passion for coding as well as his incredible work ethic leaves no doubt that he will succeed in whatever programming career he sets his mind on. We included a video of Rakshith below showing off his replica of The World Trade Center that he made in Roblox Studio.
Let us all wish Rakshith as well as the rest of our bright students at DataWiz the best of luck in whatever future endeavors they will encounter!
Click on the image to play the video !
Robotics Bootcamp Visuals
Below are some amazing visuals created by some of our students in the online Robotics Bootcamp. Great work !
This is the Chichen Itza and it was created by Antoine Mariyanayagam.
This is the CN Tower and it was created by Altin Mackinnon.
Robotics Bootcamp Gallery
Here are some photos of our in class Robotics Bootcamp.
Coding Program Updates
During the summer, our coding programs continued and the students continued to amaze all of us at DataWiz.
In Asha's class, students learned how to create games using Python, one of the world's most common programming platforms.
Go to the weblinks below to view the results. Well done everyone!
Saiyon Jeyakumar created PONG with pygame. Click HERE to view the game.
Malaron Jeyakumar created SNAKE with pygame. Click HERE to view the game.
Thirisha Kalatharan created HANGMAN with pygame. Click HERE to view the game.
Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program
With school starting, we encourage everyone to sign up for our Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program. The program will last six months and be divided into three age cohorts.
Below contain a brief summary of what each age cohort will learn and how they will develop under our program:
Block Masters (Ages 7-10): Students will learn about Animation, Programming, Functions, and Data using Snap and Gimp. They will also be able to work in groups to create an original idea for a program that they would like to make.
App Inventors (Ages 11-14): Students will receive an introduction to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. They will learn concepts such as complex data, GPS, URLs. They will then learn to build complex apps.
Data Gurus (Ages 15+): Students will be introduced into Data Science and learn how to use Python and Excel as well as study Machine Learning and Statistics. In the end, students will team up and work on a capstone project to incorporate leadership and communication skills.
To learn more about this program, CLICK HERE.
To register for the program, CLICK HERE.
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THANK YOU PARENTS!
From all of us at DataWiz, we hope you and your children are enjoying the coding programs that our excellent instructors provide. If you and/or your children want to continue their journey, we offer kids coding programs from the ages of 6 to 17. Learn more about our Coding Programs by CLICKING HERE.
Write to Us!
E-Mail us at info@datawiz.ca for
any questions,
your thoughts, comments,
and requests.
We look forward to hearing from you!
IN THIS ISSUE
Coding Program Updates: Read about the many accomplishments our students are doing in our coding programs.
Robotics Bootcamp Updates:Read about what Aaditya’s innovative robotics summer program is up to.
Open Houses: Learn more about our Open Houses in August. Meet our teachers, have your questions answered about what we offer, and enroll your students in our programs and courses.
Education and Data Science: Read about how we are educating our children with Data Science and its applications.
Take-Away Messages: Things to think about.
Class Updates (Summer 2021)
Our classes continue to operate during the summer period. If there are any questions, comments, or feedback, please let your instructor know and/or e-mail info@datawiz.ca.
Update from the Virtual Robotics Camp
Our DataWiz Robotics Boot Camp started on Monday July 5. Aaditya Mandal, one of our DataWiz instructors and robotics enthusiast is facilitating the program, teaching about robotics, its applications in the real world, and how to both design and build a robot.
One of our instructors, Zubair Alnoor has been teaching the virtual classes of the Robotics program. At this time, two weeks of Minecraft Education were completed which introduced the students to the world of programming. Students have put on their builder caps and begun building their very own games in Roblox! Roblox is a free to use online website that allows people all around the world to create their own games and share it with other people.
All the students were excited in the modelling and coding in Roblox Studio to create the game of their dreams. Though there is still a lot to learn, we are very excited to see what they will make in the future. The students started their first assignment with the creation of an obstacle course in Roblox Studio.
Below are screenshots of projects belonging to students who already finished. Fantastic work everyone!
This is Subrat Khanal's Obstacle Course that was created in the Roblox Studio.
This is Sabina Godwin's Obstacle Course that was created in the Roblox Studio.
Open Houses (August 2021)
We hope you are all enjoying the summer and staying safe. School time is around the corner and at DataWiz, we are excited and proud to offer our revamped Youth, Technology, and Leadership Program. The program will start in September, last six months, and divided into three different age cohorts.
We are setting up Open Houses that you can attend later in August and a follow up notice will be sent sooner to the dates. COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place. You will have the opportunity to meet our teachers, discuss our programs, and have your questions answered. We will also highlight details on career development, secondary and post-secondary education, as well as skills development. We hope to see you all soon.
Read brief summaries of what each age cohort will learn and how they will develop under our program:
Block Masters (Ages 7-10): Students will learn about Animation, Programming, Functions, and Data using Snap and Gimp. They will also be able to work in groups to create an original idea for a program that they would like to make.
App Inventors (Ages 11-14): Students will receive an introduction to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. They will learn concepts such as complex data, GPS, URLs. They will then learn to build complex apps.
Data Gurus (Ages 15+): Students will be introduced into Data Science and learn how to use Python and Excel as well as study Machine Learning and Statistics. In the end, students will team up and work on a capstone project to incorporate leadership and communication skills.
To learn more about this program, CLICK HERE.
To register for the program, CLICK HERE.
Education and Data Science
On April 22, 1993, the internet became a public entity and resulted in the beginning of a transformation in the way we learn. At first, the change was complementary. The use of videos, computers, and later, interactive platforms such as Smartboard was built to enhance the way we teach students. During the 2000’s, the emergence of three major technological platforms began to change our way of learning: the app, video sharing, and social media. Today, you will see your children use these three platforms to interact, connect, and most importantly, learn. Online learning is becoming more mainstream due to COVID-19 and technological improvement.
With these changes in the way we learn, we are also seeing an increase in the use and application of data. In this case, studying Data Science is essential. Data Science can be defined as various methods, processes, modeling, and analysis to obtain knowledge from data. Data Science focuses on identifying patterns, solving problems, and determining facts.
If you think about it, the amount of information or ‘data’ your children go through and analyze is unbelievably massive. How so? When you are on Facebook, how many posts do you read? How many comments do you add? How many pictures or videos do you like? Now think about what your children do on these technological platforms everyday. Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, and other technological companies gather massive amounts of data about everything and anything we do. Would it not be important to learn about Data Science from the perspective of the Data Scientist? Data Engineer? Data Analyst? Business Analyst? All of these and more will become prevalent in the 2020’s and beyond. How much data do you think your smart devices, virtual assistants, or vehicles collect every day? You will want your children to learn from a young age about data, its usage, the collection of it, the analysis, and the potential consequences. Therefore, Data Science should be a fundamental part of any education today. Most importantly, we should be preparing our children for the future economy.
Teaching Data Science requires a combination of classroom learning, online interaction, research, programming skills, real world scenarios, and most importantly collaboration not only amongst students and educators, but with our community and businesses. Education should be provided in such a way that students will continuously be able to learn, unlearn, and relearn. What I mean by unlearning is to embrace change, the future, and be part of it. Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher said it best:
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
At the DataWiz Academy of Data Science, we inspire youth to shape the world by offering learning modules that teach 21st Century skills and economy and most importantly, encourage a love of learning for life. Find out more about the programs and courses we offer by e-mailing info@datawiz.ca.
TAKE-AWAY MESSAGES
"Data scientists are able to think of ways to use data to solve problems that otherwise would have been unsolved, or solved using only intuition."
--- Peter Skomoroch, Former Principal Data Scientist at LinkedIn
“For me, data science is a mix of three things: quantitative analysis (for the rigor necessary to understand your data), programming (so that you can process your data and act on your insights), and storytelling (to help others understand what the data means).”
From all of us at DataWiz, we hope you and your children are enjoying the coding programs that our excellent instructors provide. If you and/or your children want to continue their journey, we offer kids coding programs from the ages of 6 to 17. Learn more about our Coding Programs by CLICKING HERE.
Write to Us!
E-Mail us at info@datawiz.ca for
any questions,
your thoughts, comments,
and requests.
We look forward to hearing from you!
IN THIS ISSUE
Class Updates: Some updates with students and their accomplishments in our coding programs.
Registration Reminder: It is not too late to register to our Robotics Summer Program. Find out how to register below.
Importance of Data Literacy: Data Literacy is becoming an essential concept to learn and understand. Read more about it below.
Class Updates
Our classes continue to operate during the summer period.
Teaching students our love of coding and data is what it is all about at DataWiz. We are all proud of the great work the students have done this year. Below are some examples of the amazing projects completed.
Student Name: Isaac Selvadurai
Project: Meteor Dodge (Scratch)
Isaac used Scratch, a programming language and an excellent pathway into the world of coding where children can program and share interactive media through stories, games, and animation with people all over the world.
Student Name: Nitharahika Murugathas Project: Witches and Key (Snap)
Nitharahika loves learning how to cook.
Nitharahika used Snap, a visual, drag-and-drop programming language, designed by the University of California Berkeley to introduce programming to kids.
In June's issue, we interviewed Aaditya Mandal about the DataWiz Robotics Boot Camp which starts on Monday July 5. Students will learn how to design and build robots, how robots are used in today's world, as well as review some of the emerging technologies surrounding robotics.
Since the 1990’s, the internet became the driving force of the disruptive changes in economics that has not been seen since the Industrial Revolution. Data rose in importance in tandem with our technological capabilities. This leads to the emphasis on data literacy. Data literacy is the ability to “talk about data” like the way traditional literacy is learning to read and write. People today should be able to understand data the same way that we learn to read and write.
At DataWiz, our programs are taught by considering and integrating aspects of data literacy, with these questions in mind:
What does students need to know about data literacy?
What is the importance of data literacy?
What are the ethics, morals, and guidelines around the creation, use, analysis, and application of data?
We live in a world of data. Everything we own or view from our mobile devices, to the apps we use, to the commands of Amazon Alexa, and the way we communicate (i.e. text messages or photos) are all considered as data.
The 2020’s will be the decade that data becomes THE engine of economic growth and opportunities. Concurrently, we need to increase our knowledge and understanding of data literacy. The use of 5G and the rise of the Internet of Things will lead to even higher volumes of data. This will lead to a major challenge of not only understanding the meaning of data, but how we can effectively apply data to solve some of the serious issues we are facing today.
TAKE-AWAY MESSAGES
Empower yourself by reading and learning about data literacy. Educate yourself and find ways to apply it to your personal life and professional development.
It's not enough just to have the technical knowledge to analyze data and create models --- the ability to communicate is equally important. You need to explain effectively your results and rationale.
