KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an award-winning indoor family edutainment centre that offers interactive learning and role-play experiences for kids. The first of its kind in providing edutainment fun, KidZania Kuala Lumpur empowers and inspires kids to pursue their life’s dreams by providing them an avenue to explore what it’s like to live and work in a real functioning city.
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| Act-of-launch with (from left) Tan Chee Hon (陈志汉), General Manager of Strategic B2B Development, Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Law Yi Chian (刘怡倩), Executive Director/Head of Marketing, Sasbadi Holdings Berhad; Jasmine Begum, Director of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft Malaysia; Puan Eneng Faridah Iskandar, Senior Director of the Advocacy & Outreach Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC); Susanah Abdul Rani, Governor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur; and Tuan Hj Sahbulah Mohd Darwi, Manager, Media Relations and Publications, Multimedia University |
In the spirit of driving the understanding of new technologies that would engage the young community in creative learning experiences, KidZania Kuala Lumpur has embarked on the KidZ & Tech Program, from 28 May to 12 June 2016 where children get to experience a series of interactive workshops, themed role-play opportunities and online activities that bring the future within reach.
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| Official launch of the KidZ & Tech Program (from left) Tan Chee Hon (陈志汉), General Manager of Strategic B2B Development, Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Jasmine Begum, Director of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft Malaysia; Law Yi Chian (刘怡倩), Executive Director/Head of Marketing, Sasbadi Holdings Berhad; Susanah Abdul Rani, Governor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur; Puan Eneng Faridah Iskandar, Senior Director of the Advocacy & Outreach Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC); and Tuan Hj Sahbulah Mohd Darwi, Manager, Media Relations and Publications, Multimedia University |
Developed in collaboration with partners Microsoft Malaysia, Sasbadi Holdings, Panasonic, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, and Multimedia University, the entire program is a collection of activities designed to inspire interest in science and technology. In essence, the activities are aimed at helping children develop problem-solving and computational thinking skills, which will serve them well as adults.
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| KidZania Congrezz member (from left) Chloe Soh Ke Er（苏可儿), 8, from SRJK Yuk Chai and Lishyen Shischir Indran, 12, from Tenby International School demonstrating about Robotics during the media launch of the KidZ & Tech Program |
The FOUR KEY ACTIVITIES, powered by all the program partners, bring science and technology alive in different ways:
Coding
Hour of Code introduces the basics of coding and computer programming, using the popular computer game Minecraft
Robotic
Experience the fundamentals of robotic engineering and programming through WeDo from LEGO® Education
Augmented Reality
Dinosaurs Come to Life provides a glimpse of how augmented reality technology will stimulate learning minds in the future
Holography
Take a step into the world of holographic projection, and learn to make a 3D projection pyramid - a simple device that allows you to watch 3D holograms and videos on your smartphone or tablet.
The scheduled workshops are supported by exclusive online activities hosted on www.kidzania.com.my/kidz-and-tech. Don’t miss out on all the excitement at the KidZania Kuala Lumpur KidZ & Tech Program starting 28 May to 12 June 2016. Do visit www.kidzania.com.my for more information today.
