Reviews

For lovers of Minecraft with an interest in electronic engineering

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this course, learning the electronics theory as well as using one of her favourite games. She created a problem solving game for her course peers to 'fix' the electrical issue that was stopping various things from working. Her course was well laid out and her tutor...

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this course, learning the electronics theory as well as using one of her favourite games. She created a problem solving game for her course peers to 'fix' the electrical issue that was stopping various things from working.
Her course was well laid out and her tutor clear in his instructions.
Great course all round for those who want to learn electronics and maybe a few Minecraft tips too.

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Excellent lock down activity!

I booked my twelve year old onto a half term virtual camp only a couple of days before it started, as our plans had changed suddenly due to Covid restrictions. The software support we got was amazing - Funtech rang us up proactively on the Saturday and made sure we had everything downloaded in or...

I booked my twelve year old onto a half term virtual camp only a couple of days before it started, as our plans had changed suddenly due to Covid restrictions. The software support we got was amazing - Funtech rang us up proactively on the Saturday and made sure we had everything downloaded in order for my son to start on the Monday. My son really enjoyed the course - the excellent tutor kept him interested and challenged and he learnt a useful new skill, Python programming, during half term. Thanks Funtech!

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3D gaming fun!

My son has never undertaken a holiday course like this before and absolutely loved it. The small group meant he had just the right balance of contact and interaction with others but allowed him to get on and work independently too. He was excited to get stuck in and took great pride in showing ...

My son has never undertaken a holiday course like this before and absolutely loved it. The small group meant he had just the right balance of contact and interaction with others but allowed him to get on and work independently too.
He was excited to get stuck in and took great pride in showing us the start of his own 3D game at the end of the week.
The FunTech team were brilliant with any questions and concerns we had, and kept him engaged all week.
I can highly recommend the course to anyone. At 13 he is hard to please, but you guys managed it! Thanks

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Value for money virtual camp

The tutor was very patient when delivering the minecraft course. Many thanks

3D Game Design

Tibi enjoyed the 3D Game Design virtual camp a lot. He is always excited to learn new things in computer and he hasn't been disappointed. As a FunTech fan, he will be coming back soon. Many thanks to the tutor and FunTech team.

Fantastic, but hard work !

Our son loved the course and soaked up the content like a sponge, though I think he would like to learn more in order to be able to put all of the ideas he has into practice! The 9-5 days were quite long for him and at the end of every day he was tired, although happy because of the sense of achi...

Our son loved the course and soaked up the content like a sponge, though I think he would like to learn more in order to be able to put all of the ideas he has into practice! The 9-5 days were quite long for him and at the end of every day he was tired, although happy because of the sense of achievement he got from all he had learned and done.

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Minecraft with mods

My son had a lot of fun on the minecraft with mods course and is now really enjoying using his new skills to play imaginatively with Minecraft. The course has helped both his creativity and his technical abilities. We wish there was another more advanced course available to learn even more!

Python Game developer 5 day virtual course

Highly professional, well organized, huge thank you for your technical help before and during the course. The child was very engaged and proud of his achievements. The learning was consolidated by the coding knowledge quiz every day, which the children were looking forward to. Thank you for runni...

Highly professional, well organized, huge thank you for your technical help before and during the course. The child was very engaged and proud of his achievements. The learning was consolidated by the coding knowledge quiz every day, which the children were looking forward to. Thank you for running these courses!

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Awesome

Never seen my son so engaged in an ‘academic’ type course. He’s an outdoor kid who prefers to climb trees than play his Xbox. Signed him up to this because I thought he was behind with his general IT skills - he’s definitely not any longer. I thoroughly recommend FunTech and have no doubt my son ...

Never seen my son so engaged in an ‘academic’ type course. He’s an outdoor kid who prefers to climb trees than play his Xbox. Signed him up to this because I thought he was behind with his general IT skills - he’s definitely not any longer. I thoroughly recommend FunTech and have no doubt my son will attend further courses.

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Java coding

My son started working on Java coding on Khan academy while in lockdown and asked if he could get a tutor to support him. He has been with funtech before so I signed him up for the 1 week virtual camp. At first, I had doubts he would even bother waking up in the mornings and sitting through the l...

My son started working on Java coding on Khan academy while in lockdown and asked if he could get a tutor to support him. He has been with funtech before so I signed him up for the 1 week virtual camp. At first, I had doubts he would even bother waking up in the mornings and sitting through the lesson till 5pm. To my surprise, every single day he woke up, ready to go and enjoyed every part of the lesson. The tutor knew how well to engage with the students to keep them motivated. He has been working on his project, which I hope he would reveal soon. I cannot wait for the next camps. It was one of the top highlights of lockdown for him

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A good course

My son enjoyed the Roblox course and is happy about what he learnt in it.

Python Coder camp experience

My son has enjoyed it very much and said it was really on time and in depth before resuming a term-time at his school.

Python Coding Course

Zac found the course was interesting to learn a new computer language. He enjoyed it more than C++. He felt that the course was a bit long.

Python Game Developer

Jamie found the course and tutor very pleasant. Due to Jamie’s prior experience he was given his own tasks while the tutor taught the rest of the group to start with. Jamie very much enjoyed the project task towards the end to the week. We have to say a very big thank you to Jamie’s tutor for giv...

Jamie found the course and tutor very pleasant. Due to Jamie’s prior experience he was given his own tasks while the tutor taught the rest of the group to start with. Jamie very much enjoyed the project task towards the end to the week. We have to say a very big thank you to Jamie’s tutor for giving Jamie extra time during the week. That was more than Jamie could have hoped for. Jamie is looking forward to term time now.

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Minecaft mods

My 9 year old daughter did this course and had so much fun! Creative and inspiring course, a great way for minecraft lovers to create new weapons, creatures, etc. A fun way to spend the summer holiday. Thank you Funtech!

3D Games design

My 11 year old son did this course and absolutely loved it! Very well run, stimulating and informative, a great way to spend 2 weeks of holiday time. Thoroughly recommend it!

Python Coder and Python Game Developer

My daughter (13 years old) took the Python Coder and then the Python Game Developer, each as two weeks of morning sessions. The two courses complemented each other well in that the Game Developer course picked up where the Coder course left off with minimal repetition. Learning a programming...

My daughter (13 years old) took the Python Coder and then the Python Game Developer, each as two weeks of morning sessions. The two courses complemented each other well in that the Game Developer course picked up where the Coder course left off with minimal repetition.

Learning a programming language can be difficult without an end goal to work to, so it was good that each course culminated in a challenge to build an application. The game she devised during the Game Developer course was impressive - she was really pleased with it and enjoyed explaining how it worked to other people in the family.

Doing each camp as two weeks of half-days suited her because she found the courses quite intense and so was glad of time away from them in the afternoons. She was also impressed with the level of knowledge of the course instructors.

Altogether, the courses have provided her with a firm grounding in the basics of Python with enough knowledge to understand the structure of the language and to write quite complex routines using common commands and variable types..

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Minecraft Mods virtual camp

Alexi loved doing the course. It was well organised, the teacher was punctual and it kept my son interested and stimulated for the whole morning. Alexi learned new things and feels more confident as a result. We'd definitely do a similar course if we can find the right fit for us.
Thanks!

3D Game Design

Adnan enjoyed his time at virtual camp and learnt new techniques he will apply going forward. Thank you to the funtech team for being promptly available for resolving technical issues when we reported them.

Python

Our grandson undertook the two week mornings python course online. It was brilliant and helped him tremendously

Python Game Developer

We would like to attend this camp again, preferably with another theme to practice with guidance. Many thanks!

Python coder camp

Andrew was initially reluctant to do anything that involved work over the holidays. However after completing the course he said that he has learnt a lot and had enjoyed it. He had spent time after the lesson doing some coding on his own. Thank you for arranging this. I think it was an excellent i...

Andrew was initially reluctant to do anything that involved work over the holidays. However after completing the course he said that he has learnt a lot and had enjoyed it. He had spent time after the lesson doing some coding on his own. Thank you for arranging this. I think it was an excellent idea and was all for it from the beginning!

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Scratch Coding Virtual Camp

My 7 year old son really enjoyed his first experience of a virtual coding camp. The instructor was excellent - knowledgeable, patient and calm in the face of student WiFi and other technical difficulties! It was great that the class size was small so all students received feedback and assistance...

My 7 year old son really enjoyed his first experience of a virtual coding camp. The instructor was excellent - knowledgeable, patient and calm in the face of student WiFi and other technical difficulties! It was great that the class size was small so all students received feedback and assistance quickly. We will definitely do another FunTech course.

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So good we booked three courses!

Our son really enjoyed these courses. He’s a little gaming/coding geek so this was a brilliant way to entertain him over summer.

Python Coder Camp

Whilst Krists was apprehensive about doing the Camp initially he grew into it during the week and got real value from the course. The tutors worked with us at the beginning of the week to give us feedback on how he was getting on this collaborative approach allowed us to ensure Krists got the enc...

Whilst Krists was apprehensive about doing the Camp initially he grew into it during the week and got real value from the course. The tutors worked with us at the beginning of the week to give us feedback on how he was getting on this collaborative approach allowed us to ensure Krists got the encouragement he needed to make the most of the week. Thank you to the whole Team!

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Ela D

It has been a very good experience for my daughter. At the beginning she found the pace a bit difficult but thanks to the support she caught up with the class. We will have another Virtual class soon.
Hope you could start your courses soon in the actual classes.
Regards
Bee F

Good experience

We had a good course and the overall timings and pace of the class was very good. The instructor was very understanding and handled a class that had varied experience levels perfectly . Our kid was attending remotely from another country (from another continent actually from Kuwait) and ev...

We had a good course and the overall timings and pace of the class was very good.

The instructor was very understanding and handled a class that had varied experience levels perfectly .

Our kid was attending remotely from another country (from another continent actually from Kuwait) and everything went fine.

So I would recommend, thanks and regards

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Virtual coding

My son who is 8 signed up for the 2 week, 3 hour a day virtual coding camp after a couple of taster sessions. I was amazed at his level of engagement and thrilled to see him on line doing something productive and useful, learning skills that will be invaluable. The facilitator was brilliant at k...

My son who is 8 signed up for the 2 week, 3 hour a day virtual coding camp after a couple of taster sessions. I was amazed at his level of engagement and thrilled to see him on line doing something productive and useful, learning skills that will be invaluable. The facilitator was brilliant at keeping a small class happy and engaged and sat still for the most part, for 3 hours, even more amazing when my son finds it very hard to sit still normally thanks very much - Andrea

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Minecraft Engineering

Thank you for a fantastic course! Adam absolutely loved it. His tutor, Adam, was excellent. He got the class fully engaged and there was a good balance between listening to concepts and trying them out. We loved the fact that he learnt real life concepts like the logic gates, while having fun...

Thank you for a fantastic course! Adam absolutely loved it. His tutor, Adam, was excellent. He got the class fully engaged and there was a good balance between listening to concepts and trying them out.

We loved the fact that he learnt real life concepts like the logic gates, while having fun with Minecraft which he loves.

When he lost part of his course work, we were so impressed with the responsiveness of the Funtech online helper. Adam his tutor then spent additional time with him prior to his lesson to ensure all his course work was back in place.

What a fantastic experience! Thank you Funtech!

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Scratch Course

This was our second virtual camp and it was amazing as the first one. Again the presenter was knowledgable and friendly and really helped create a great dynamic with the rest of the attendees - it was wonderful for the children to get to engage with each other and discuss their creations and giv...

This was our second virtual camp and it was amazing as the first one. Again the presenter was knowledgable and friendly and really helped create a great dynamic with the rest of the attendees - it was wonderful for the children to get to engage with each other and discuss their creations and give feedback. The course moved at a good pace and all the processes were well explained. Excellent course!

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Roblox Camp Review

Having originally signed up to a day camp we were pleased to be able to switch to a virtual camp for Roblox Game Making. My daughter (9) loved the course and found the presenter knowledgable, engaging and approachable. The course itself was detailed and included not only learning about game bui...

Having originally signed up to a day camp we were pleased to be able to switch to a virtual camp for Roblox Game Making. My daughter (9) loved the course and found the presenter knowledgable, engaging and approachable. The course itself was detailed and included not only learning about game building but also the mechanics and physics behind how objects moved etc. A fantastic course all round and I would have no hesitation in recommending it! Thank you.

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Absolutely superb

I completely admire the planning, dedication and diligence that went into the delivery of this course. And it paid off, big time. To captivate a young group 9-5 , mon-fri online is nothing short of incredible. In summary, technology - excellent, tutor - excellent, delivery - on a differ...

I completely admire the planning, dedication and diligence that went into the delivery of this course. And it paid off, big time.

To captivate a young group 9-5 , mon-fri online is nothing short of incredible.

In summary, technology - excellent, tutor - excellent, delivery - on a different level.

What a brilliant proposition you've put together! Thank you!

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Great experience with Roblox Game Developer course

We were very impressed with this camp. It was well-organised, the children were engaged and the teacher was superb. He was so patient and his explanations were very clear. Highly recommended!

Python Coding

My son loved the Python coding course, the tasks were well laid out and explained, and left him feeling a sense of accomplishment. The team at Funtech were also very helpful and made a plan for us when we were unable to join the class for two days. This is a great course for any parent hopin...

My son loved the Python coding course, the tasks were well laid out and explained, and left him feeling a sense of accomplishment.
The team at Funtech were also very helpful and made a plan for us when we were unable to join the class for two days.

This is a great course for any parent hoping to get their kids into coding.

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Excellent course

These courses are fantastic! They provide loads of skills and help boost confidence and self-esteem!

3D Gaming Design

My son really enjoyed being able to do the course from home although as a parent I would have liked him to have got to know the other students on the course, I would imagine they are like-minded people with similar interests. My son says that he enjoyed experimenting with the props the best an...

My son really enjoyed being able to do the course from home although as a parent I would have liked him to have got to know the other students on the course, I would imagine they are like-minded people with similar interests.

My son says that he enjoyed experimenting with the props the best and enjoyed the whole experience of the doing the course online. He especially liked the fact that he could work in the mornings and have the afternoon off.

The course was expensive but I didn't mind, especially as I could use childcare vouchers. It felt like money well spent.

It would have been great if this course was the start of some kind of qualification in 3D gaming design as I can see my son doing the next level of this course next Summer or on the next holiday. It would be great if he could eventually gain a qualification from doing a series of courses over a number of holidays or years (similar to ballet where the RAD grades are equivalent to GCSE grades which go higher the more grades you do (grade 1 being equivalent to a D or E at GCSE) - young people can then use these qualifications on their CV when applying for their first jobs).

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Minecraft Engineering

My son really enjoyed the camp. It was very well organised and worked well in a virtual setting. My son said he enjoyed the virtual format more than attending the camps! The instructor was very good at explaining concepts and ensuring everyone knew what to do. My son is looking forward to the nex...

My son really enjoyed the camp. It was very well organised and worked well in a virtual setting. My son said he enjoyed the virtual format more than attending the camps! The instructor was very good at explaining concepts and ensuring everyone knew what to do. My son is looking forward to the next camp!

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3D game design camp

My 13 year old son had a great time on the course, he liked the tutors and said they were very helpful and fun to learn from. The content of the course was good and my son came away with a racing game he developed and which he continues to play with and amend.

Learning to write python

Our son found the virtual camp excellent. He was amazed by the tutor and the content of the learning. A good head start for his future in a fun way!

Python coder

My son took the week long python coder. He was very happy with it. He wants to do more on-line courses with funtech.

3D game design

My 14 year old son has done three courses over the summer. He also did Python Coding and Python Game Developer. He said this one (3D Game Design) was the most fun. All of them have kept him fully occupied and he has enjoyed them and learnt from them. We encountered a problem with this one (our fa...

My 14 year old son has done three courses over the summer. He also did Python Coding and Python Game Developer. He said this one (3D Game Design) was the most fun. All of them have kept him fully occupied and he has enjoyed them and learnt from them. We encountered a problem with this one (our fault, not Funtech's) in that my son's laptop was not good enough to download the software and so we swapped him to our main computer. The support and contact from the Funtech team was very helpful, prompt and efficient.

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Python Game Developer

MY 14 year old son said this was "good" and when I asked if he had learnt anything he said "yes". He didn't complain about getting up in the morning to do the course and it kept him fully occupied and so taking all this into consideration I am happy. He did honestly seem to enjoy it. My husband ...

MY 14 year old son said this was "good" and when I asked if he had learnt anything he said "yes". He didn't complain about getting up in the morning to do the course and it kept him fully occupied and so taking all this into consideration I am happy. He did honestly seem to enjoy it. My husband didn't seem to encounter any problems setting the course up and working through the checklist and as with a previous course FunTech ensured we had worked through the checklist before the start date to save time.

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Java Coder

Tibi enjoyed the virtual course. He feels that he added to his knowledge and skills on coding.

Python & Scratch courses

My 12 and 9 year old respectively attended a x2 week course, of half days, respectively learning python and scratch. They both already had a basic grounds in scratch, but the eldest had never tried python before. They both absolutely loved the courses and were enthused to carry on beyond the ...

My 12 and 9 year old respectively attended a x2 week course, of half days, respectively learning python and scratch. They both already had a basic grounds in scratch, but the eldest had never tried python before.

They both absolutely loved the courses and were enthused to carry on beyond the lesson times. The tutors were fantastic, explaining key concepts and the fundamentals of development at a pace that kept the kids engaged. The example applications were simple, yet instructional and entertaining.

Overall the kids loved it. Half days worked really well and they absolutely want to continue, on future courses.

I found the Funtech website easy to navigate and the instructions on pre-reqs and installation clear. Tutors were awesome (thanks esp go to them); patient and knowledgeable, friendly and both my kids really enjoyed the help, support and guidance.

Would definitely recommend and will definitely be signing the kids up for future virtual and f2f courses.

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Roblox Developer

What a great course. It took me a while to sign my 11 year old up for this course, as I wasn't sure if he would enjoy it or would keep the interest all week. So pleased I did - he loved it!! He would show off his progress in the regular breaks and the teaching was engaging the whole time. I w...

What a great course. It took me a while to sign my 11 year old up for this course, as I wasn't sure if he would enjoy it or would keep the interest all week. So pleased I did - he loved it!! He would show off his progress in the regular breaks and the teaching was engaging the whole time. I would thoroughly recommend. If you're thinking about signing up your child - do it - they'll love it.

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Two weeks of Scratch

Our son Arthur has just completed two weeks of Scratch, he was just on the wrong side of the age recommendations for the course but as his brother was doing a course and he didn't want to miss out we approached FunTech to see if it was possible. As with any request we've had with them they were v...

Our son Arthur has just completed two weeks of Scratch, he was just on the wrong side of the age recommendations for the course but as his brother was doing a course and he didn't want to miss out we approached FunTech to see if it was possible. As with any request we've had with them they were very supportive and confident that one way or another he would be able to do the course.

When it came down to the course he did struggle a bit to start with, not with the content but with his confidence in asking for help which he struggled with as he can be quite shy. FunTech picked up on this immediately and were in constant contact to ensure Arthur didn't get overwhelmed. At the start of the second week he had a second wobble and after discussions they switch Arthur over to 1-2-1 sessions, after this boy did he fly. Both the tutors he had were fantastic, very knowledgable and patient with all of the kids, stepping in when help was needed, guiding when a few social rules weren't being adhered to.

The fact these courses are delivered virtually is a sign of the current times, however I think even if it wasn't the 'new normal' we wouldn't hesitate to do a virtual course if it was continued to be offered. Two weeks of mornings is just about the perfect amount of time. I think in just about every way FunTech have nailed it. Thank You!

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Roblox

This is the second course out son Adam has taken and he once again had an amazing time! Each day he would proudly show off what he had built, and although I am no expert on Roblox, I couldn't tell the difference between what he had made and what he plays on day to day made by professionals on thi...

This is the second course out son Adam has taken and he once again had an amazing time! Each day he would proudly show off what he had built, and although I am no expert on Roblox, I couldn't tell the difference between what he had made and what he plays on day to day made by professionals on this platform. I was blown away with what he could now make in the engine. The nicest thing was that his goal now is to take what he has learnt and teach his friends.

Once again FunTech continue to set the bar extremely high with their quality of both course and delivery, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

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Python gamemaker

We were really pleased with this course; everything worked smoothly and the half day option worked really well. Thank you

Minecraft Mob 2 weeks virtual camp

My son enjoyed learning Minecraft Mob very much, enjoyed the experience and the class structure. The Tutor was great and supportive. Thank you FunTech!

Fantastic gateway back to learning

After almost 6 months out of a formal classroom setting, this 2 week Roblox game design course was a perfect reintroduction to structured learning for my son. The half day timetable with frequent breaks worked perfectly, so he could use his morning energy to engage in learning something fun, with...

After almost 6 months out of a formal classroom setting, this 2 week Roblox game design course was a perfect reintroduction to structured learning for my son. The half day timetable with frequent breaks worked perfectly, so he could use his morning energy to engage in learning something fun, with the afternoons to relax. I really hope Funtech will be able to continue to offer 1-2 week virtual camps with half days.
Many thanks to Ivan and the team for providing such a positive learning experience, which I think will really help my son transition back to school after lockdown.

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