Home›Coding & Robotics
Programming by age: primary pupils make Scratch games and build and program robots; lower secondary students learn Python, AI and algorithms; high school students take IGCSE Computer Science, AP CSP, AP CSA, USACO and build AI projects for study-abroad applications. Online or in-person, one-on-one or in small groups.
Real scores · Real teachers · Real results — teachers hold at least IELTS 8.0 or SAT 1500, and international programmes are taught by PhD and Master's holders.
Each stage has a clear competition target. Dates are taken from the organisers' official websites, checked on October 7, 2026.
| Bebras — Computational Thinking ChallengeGrades 1–12 · online Round 1 | No programming experience needed. 2026 season: registration deadline October 18, Round 1 October 19–25, Round 2 November 15. |
|---|---|
| National Vietnam Young Informatics Contest (Tin học trẻ)Division A primary · B lower secondary · C high school · D products | Division A: Scratch or Python programming; Divisions B and C: algorithms; Division D: creative products. The online qualifying round is usually in March–April. |
| USACO — USA Computing OlympiadSecondary school students, open internationally | Online contests by division Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum, using C++, Java or Python. |
| AP Computer Science PrinciplesTHPT · College Board | End-of-year exam plus the Create performance task. 2027: exam on May 14, Create submission deadline April 30. |
| AP Computer Science ATHPT · College Board | Java programming. 2027: exam on May 12. |
| Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478)Cambridge students aged 14–16 | Paper 1 Computer Systems and Paper 2 Algorithms, Programming and Logic. |
| VEX IQ · WROPrimary and lower secondary robotics teams | Autonomous robots on a game field plus a project presentation. VEX IQ National Championship, middle school division: January 23–24, 2027. |
Sources: bebras.vn, tainangviet.vn (Vietnam Young Informatics Contest (Tin học trẻ)), usaco.org, College Board AP Central, Cambridge International and events.vex.com — checked on October 7, 2026.
The programme is led by a Carnegie Mellon PhD in Computer Science — a former Machine Learning engineer at Amazon who personally mentors high school students' AI projects.
Computer Science, at the #1-ranked US university for the field · 10 years living and working in the US, including time at Amazon · alumnus of the specialised Maths programme at Lê Hồng Phong
Stage placement by age and placement test. Online or in-person at Chợ Quán, one-on-one or small groups.
Choose the format that fits your child's schedule and goals; the learning path is built from a placement test.
Take the free placement test and 8020 will pinpoint your gaps and place you in the right class with the right teacher. Free placement test, with students placed in the right stage for their age.