Reviews

Minecraft redstone

My son had a really good time on the minecraft redstone camp and learnt a lot. He particularly enjoyed applying his skills to make a house full of redstone gadgets. Sometimes both he and I felt that too much content was being presented in a single session - particularly when learning about gate...

My son had a really good time on the minecraft redstone camp and learnt a lot. He particularly enjoyed applying his skills to make a house full of redstone gadgets. Sometimes both he and I felt that too much content was being presented in a single session - particularly when learning about gates. One thing which could usefully improve the camp would be having a pdf document with some notes to refer back to, both during the course and after it has finished.

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Excellent virtual course

My 14year old son had a good basic grasp of Python, but really found himself accelerating on this game development course, and it has really further ignited his interest in programming. He found the instructor very helpful and enjoyed the whole 2 weeks.

Python course camp

Nikhil liked the python camp. It was easy to follow and broken down to small junks to follow through. Tutor 30 Adam D did a fabulous job and keeping my son focused on the teaching and programming. Thank you Funtech .

From a newbie coder's point of view

"Actually quite fun" - for someone who has no knowledge of coding to one who is adamant he has to get his code correct and play the game he just created. Good fun and 2 weeks pace is just nice to dip into Python for a 12 year old.

Well run course which my daughter enjoyed.

The course provides the attendees with a basic overview of Java, using a procedural programming style. The course was well run, with a good pace through the week and my daughter enjoyed it a lot and learned about Java. There was some interaction between the participants and the tutor seemed t...

The course provides the attendees with a basic overview of Java, using a procedural programming style.

The course was well run, with a good pace through the week and my daughter enjoyed it a lot and learned about Java. There was some interaction between the participants and the tutor seemed to be friendly and experienced.

My only slight negative comment is that I think the content of the course could be more ambitous given it is 5 days long. It seems quite odd to teach Java and not introduce classes (or in Java 14 records). Java is an object-oriented language and so classes and objects are central to understanding and using it. If the attendees have done any Python, a lot of the content of the course is very familiar, they're just changing syntax so I would think that classes could be introduced gently on day 2 or 3 without overwhelming the students.

All in all though, a good use of my daughter's week which she enjoyed.

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Excellent course

This was our first experience of an online course due to the covid restrictions on our usual holiday activities, however we are so glad our son (8) did the course. In his words he absolutely loved it and the tutor Omar was enthusiastic and patient, keeping the kids engaged throughout. It was an e...

This was our first experience of an online course due to the covid restrictions on our usual holiday activities, however we are so glad our son (8) did the course. In his words he absolutely loved it and the tutor Omar was enthusiastic and patient, keeping the kids engaged throughout. It was an extremely well run course which he is already recommending to his friends, as are we!

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A great camp which was throughly enjoyed

Will, the instructor, brought the group together and took them on a wonderful journey through building out all the minecraft modifications. A great two weeks for our children.

My son loved it

He was captivated and enjoyed it hugely. Thank you.

Cool and fun way to learn!

My son, E really enjoyed the Python class and really looked forward to it every morning. Matthew B, the instructor was very well informed on the subject and had immense patience and consideration for the group as well as being about to maintain a decent amount of control over what can otherwise b...

My son, E really enjoyed the Python class and really looked forward to it every morning. Matthew B, the instructor was very well informed on the subject and had immense patience and consideration for the group as well as being about to maintain a decent amount of control over what can otherwise be a very noisy environment . My son said he was the best instructor ever!

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Benji's Funtech Review

My son really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot. Samuel the tutor was very patient with all the students. We had originally booked a day camp and it was unfortunate to miss out on the social side of the course, but he still had fun and wants to do another course, even though he says it was hard...

My son really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot. Samuel the tutor was very patient with all the students. We had originally booked a day camp and it was unfortunate to miss out on the social side of the course, but he still had fun and wants to do another course, even though he says it was hard work !

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Very Engaging

My son really enjoyed the Roblox Game Coding virtual camp. It was well organised, full of great content and kept him engaged all week.

Indie Game Developer

Ayaan had ‘the best time ever’ during this course. He developed a fantastic game with a leader board! Wow! He learned so much whilst having an insane amount of fun!

He was so disappointed when the course finished! He can’t wait to do more camps next year!

Minecraft with Mods

Ayaan had a super time doing this course. He learned so many new skills and enjoyed it thoroughly.
He said his tutor was amazing and great teacher.

He has already asked me to sign him up again next year!

Scratch Coding

Safina had a fantastic time doing this course. I was a little unsure at first with her being so young, but to my surprise she was attentive throughout and looked forward to each session. She was excited to share her achievements with me too, which was great. Her tutor was amazing! He was so pati...

Safina had a fantastic time doing this course. I was a little unsure at first with her being so young, but to my surprise she was attentive throughout and looked forward to each session. She was excited to share her achievements with me too, which was great. Her tutor was amazing! He was so patient and calm and repeated instructions as many times as needed to ensure each child understood the concepts taught.
We will definitely be signing her up again next year!

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3D game design

Great course which Archie enjoyed AND learnt some skills from. The course leader, Sam, was excellent and had the patience of a saint.

Java coder

Yousef has learnt many new things on this course.
There was no assessment at the end to see what he's absorbed or notes taken to ensure that he doesn't forget them.
I know the teacher asked them to take notes but he didn't follow up to see that they did.

Above and beyond

Thank you for the virtual Java course: our son was enthusiastic throughout the week, learned a lot and was eager to share his projects with us. Given that I required individual support sessions to pre-install the required software I was very grateful for your exceptional care and service. When ou...

Thank you for the virtual Java course: our son was enthusiastic throughout the week, learned a lot and was eager to share his projects with us. Given that I required individual support sessions to pre-install the required software I was very grateful for your exceptional care and service. When our internet connectivity let us down one day during the course, your representative followed up with a call and offered an extra one-on-one time for our son to catch up on the missed learning the very next day, which I believe goes above and beyond a usual level of support. We were big fans of Funtech residential camps before the lockdown, but having tried the virtual camp now, I can hundred percent recommend it to any parent!

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Redstone minecraft

Fantastic. My daughter throughly thoroughly enjoyed it. The course tutor was very kind and thoughtful. Will definitely use Funtech again.

Roblox review

Roblox was my son's choice and he really enjoyed it, the fact that it was virtual meant that he was able to do it from a holiday cottage too as it lasted two weeks and we were in two locations during that time. A big hit for an 11 year old who loves tech! He says he has learnt so much and made n...

Roblox was my son's choice and he really enjoyed it, the fact that it was virtual meant that he was able to do it from a holiday cottage too as it lasted two weeks and we were in two locations during that time. A big hit for an 11 year old who loves tech! He says he has learnt so much and made new friends.

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Indie Game Builder

Our son has been talking about creating a mobile phone games for a few years, so he was very happy to finally have an opportunity to do so. He doesn't usual enjoy a camp where he doesn't know anyone, however, being virtual meant he had a chance to get to know them all immediately and settled in q...

Our son has been talking about creating a mobile phone games for a few years, so he was very happy to finally have an opportunity to do so. He doesn't usual enjoy a camp where he doesn't know anyone, however, being virtual meant he had a chance to get to know them all immediately and settled in quickly. He's been very excited to show us what he has done everyday, and even spending extra hours outside of the camp hours prepping for his own project. Hope you keep the virtual camp even after the pandemic, as we are not very close to the physical camp location, and it worked brilliantly.

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Great camps

Your camp was awesome and Rose has fun and she learned sooo much. She even asked me to register her again

Great course

My son really liked the course and enjoyed the format and the content. His tutor was very good and knowledgeable. Overall very good first experience in coding and programming leading to more- I will definitely be booking more courses.

Minecraft engineering redstone

This was an extremely well-organised and engaging course. My 10-year old daughter took a morning course and I'm glad we opted for the half-day rather than whole day because it was full-on. She was engaged the whole time and really enjoyed it. I was really impressed that I got two calls to remind ...

This was an extremely well-organised and engaging course. My 10-year old daughter took a morning course and I'm glad we opted for the half-day rather than whole day because it was full-on. She was engaged the whole time and really enjoyed it. I was really impressed that I got two calls to remind Ava to complete the feedback form at the end of the day, and to start early(!) the next day when she signed off accidentally early one day. I highly recommend it!

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Fantastic Virtual Camp

My son has had an amazing time doing these virtual coding sessions. He is always eager and looks forward to each day of his course. I am impressed by how much enthusiasm he has developed for coding, and I’m glad to see that he wishes to continue with more courses! Thank you FunTech for literally...

My son has had an amazing time doing these virtual coding sessions. He is always eager and looks forward to each day of his course. I am impressed by how much enthusiasm he has developed for coding, and I’m glad to see that he wishes to continue with more courses! Thank you FunTech for literally putting FUN into Tech!!

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Feedback

Hi, Although the course was quite useful for Sarp, we have not received any feedback from the tutor at the end of the course. Moreover,I have not received any response regarding my e-mail on the certificate for the course as we have not received one. Best, FunTech Response We do not...

Hi,

Although the course was quite useful for Sarp, we have not received any feedback from the tutor at the end of the course.

Moreover,I have not received any response regarding my e-mail on the certificate for the course as we have not received one.

Best,

FunTech Response
We do not offer end of course reports as a standard. Any problems or concerns are addressed immediately and on the day. Any specific feedback you would like please do not hesitate to contact us.

With reference to the certificate (as mentioned in the email I have just sent) as you’ve booked via a company scheme, our system will release certificates once the payment has been settled - currently pending.

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Impressive

My kid enjoyed the course. And the staff were very helpful and attentive.

Minecraft Engneering

Great course my child loved it. Although, the course was given virtually, the experience was very useful. I really appreciate the support that fun-tech provided and their keenness to ensure that students benefit from the offered courses. In addition to their continuous communication with parents....

Great course my child loved it. Although, the course was given virtually, the experience was very useful. I really appreciate the support that fun-tech provided and their keenness to ensure that students benefit from the offered courses. In addition to their continuous communication with parents.


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Minecraft engineering

An exceptional experience. Worth every penny

Indie Game Developer

My son enjoyed the course and we all had fun trying out his game. We hired a laptop. Really appreciated the follow up calls to arrange delivery, setting up and collection. This is the second course we have done, will definitely be looking out for more new ones to do.

Minecraft with mods great step towards coding

My daughter had a bad first day. Bomgar (a remote control app) want working reliably on her VM. This didn't help the teacher get over some teething problems. But next day with that fixed, she flew through it. Loved every bit if it! The teacher Will was amazingly patient with the cheerfully...

My daughter had a bad first day.
Bomgar (a remote control app) want working reliably on her VM.
This didn't help the teacher get over some teething problems.

But next day with that fixed, she flew through it. Loved every bit if it!
The teacher Will was amazingly patient with the cheerfully chatty kids. And got the course done.

I'm happy that i can use this as stepping stone to getting my daughter coding, starting from a point of joy.

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Python coder

My son enjoyed his lessons and learned a lot

Python Coding

Course was fantastic. By the end of the week, my son could code confidently in Python. The virtual teaching worked very well and my son enjoyed the feedback and challenges given by his tutor.

3-D Game design

Alexia is an 11 yr old non-native English speaker complete beginner with games and screens. Probably wrongly, we were obsessed about keeping her away from screens and did a great job. The consequence was that her gap with any other regular kid is very wide when it comes to tech. We came to the co...

Alexia is an 11 yr old non-native English speaker complete beginner with games and screens. Probably wrongly, we were obsessed about keeping her away from screens and did a great job. The consequence was that her gap with any other regular kid is very wide when it comes to tech. We came to the conclusion there is no escape from the tech world for the young generation and wanted to introduce her to the space. I had been following Funtech for a while since a leaflet landed in my box. Alexia was initially registered for a summer residential camp. We were very happy that Funtech was making a great effort to still trying to deliver the programs despite the cancellation due to the virus.
So the course started and Alexia really, really struggled. She couldn't cope with the content, the program and the pace. Funtech was extremely honest in providing very valuable feedback while coming up with an option so Alexia could continue to learn at her own pace. I would not get into details but everything was about Alexia gaining a positive learning experience and Funtech was very flexible and very generous. Cato, the teacher was excellent, very patient and always advancing in content despite minimal feedback from Alexia. Alexia loved the class and was always looking forward to the next session despite her struggles. Mamta was reaching to us daily to discuss the situation and to make sure things were going in the right direction. Adrian also was very helpful.
Now is up to Alexia to continue to learn and, we hope she does that and, comes back to funtech for a different course but for sure she has been given a great introduction to a complete new world. With sincere thanks to all in Funtech. Jose

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Questionable pricing policy

Adding £100 to the cost and then offering a £100 discount seems really quite questionable...

Very engaging and comprehensive course

I was very impressed with how much content was covered and how it was targeted at a level that 7 year olds can understand. The first day was a bit painful due to most students not having the software set up correctly - so I suggest in future there should be a day of prep in advance of the course...

I was very impressed with how much content was covered and how it was targeted at a level that 7 year olds can understand.
The first day was a bit painful due to most students not having the software set up correctly - so I suggest in future there should be a day of prep in advance of the course with a tech support expert.

Matt was excellent at tailoring the content to the level of the group and very good at giving 1-to-1 support - he was extremely helpful with more advanced concepts and taking it beyond the limitations of the software.

Only area for improvement would be to find a way to pass complex technical issues (with one student) on to a support person so that it doesn't hold up the rest of the class.
It would also be nice to do some sort of show-and-tell on the last day where each child could show the others what they have created.

overall though it was a great 2 weeks

FunTech Response
This was a rather unfortunate start to the course as a disproportionate number of families had not completed their Pre-camp Check List - to address this all families are now being contacted prior to the course start date.

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My Review

Luca enjoyed some parts of this course but struggled with the virtual side. With his dyslexia he struggles remembering the instructions so we ended up taking a photo because the instructions moved on. He also found the constant chattering of some students very off putting, making it hard to conc...

Luca enjoyed some parts of this course but struggled with the virtual side. With his dyslexia he struggles remembering the instructions so we ended up taking a photo because the instructions moved on. He also found the constant chattering of some students very off putting, making it hard to concentrate and hear. The instructor was very helpful and Luca gained confidence to use the messaging chat to ask for help over the first few days. Its a hard course but very interesting and Luca said he would have preferred a classroom - at least he tried!

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Good experience

After some initial trouble setting everything up, the experience was really positive. The staff was always willing to cooperate and assist, and they were really helpful and patient. The program was really interesting for my son, who has now discovered coding and funtech. We will repeat the ex...

After some initial trouble setting everything up, the experience was really positive.
The staff was always willing to cooperate and assist, and they were really helpful and patient.
The program was really interesting for my son, who has now discovered coding and funtech.
We will repeat the experience for sure!

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Fun Learning

Ishan enjoyed coming everyday and creating a game...

Python Coder review

My son loved the course. He says he has learnt a lot, which is the most important thing.

Minecraft camp

My 9 year old son had an amazing time this week and has created all kinds of blocks, characters and environments in Minecraft. He has been really busy all day and got on really well with the other kids.

Python Coder review

This is quite an informative session for kids. Truly inspiring kids to enter into tech. The tutor Sam is really good, enthusiastic and quite friendly to kids. My daughter is so happy that she attended this course and learnt good skills. Glad to see these exciting courses available on Funtech. L...

This is quite an informative session for kids. Truly inspiring kids to enter into tech. The tutor Sam is really good, enthusiastic and quite friendly to kids.
My daughter is so happy that she attended this course and learnt good skills. Glad to see these exciting courses available on Funtech. Looking forward for more of these courses from FunTech

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Great holiday fun!

My son had a great time at this Minecraft camp and couldn't wait to come back each day!

Minecraft

Ethan really enjoyed the week at the Minecraft camp. He is very keen to do more at home and show us what he has learned at the camp.

Touch typing made fun!

My son has had a great week at the Touch Typing with FunTyper course and it is great that we as parents are able to see what they have been up to all week! I think you should run courses like this for adults ;-)

Excellent

Lots of new stuff learned. My son really enjoyed the week.

Great Fun with Touch Typing

My 8 year old daughter enjoyed the Camp very much. She found the first day a little challenging as they were getting used to the flow of the class. By the second day they are taught that muscle memory kicks in and this was a very value piece of take away for them being such a young age. The clas...

My 8 year old daughter enjoyed the Camp very much. She found the first day a little challenging as they were getting used to the flow of the class. By the second day they are taught that muscle memory kicks in and this was a very value piece of take away for them being such a young age.
The class and tutors were engaging and tentative. A great class for youngsters to begin and ground in the basics of a useful life skill.

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Touch Typing!

Very enjoyable course - both my daughters had fun whilst learning an important skill that will help them both at school and later on in life! Highly recommend!

Great Fun with Touch Typing

My 8 year old daughter enjoyed the Camp very much. She found the first day a little challenging as they were getting used to the flow of the class. By the second day they are taught that muscle memory kicks in and this was avery value piece of take away for them being such a young age. The class...

My 8 year old daughter enjoyed the Camp very much. She found the first day a little challenging as they were getting used to the flow of the class. By the second day they are taught that muscle memory kicks in and this was avery value piece of take away for them being such a young age.
The class and tutors were engaging and tentative. A great class for youngsters to begin and ground in the basics of a useful life skill.

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3d Game design

It's good knowledge advanced technology camps which our boy was so much fun and enjoyed time.
He does every summer which tried other camps but he enjoyed the most doing it in Tech camp.

Excellent camp - great results

Our 12 year-old daughter has benefited greatly from the summer Touch Typing course. I am a strong believer in learning through play, it is the most effective way to acquire new skills, and the course only confirms that. Our daughter has covered nearly the whole keyboard in 5 days, and what is int...

Our 12 year-old daughter has benefited greatly from the summer Touch Typing course. I am a strong believer in learning through play, it is the most effective way to acquire new skills, and the course only confirms that. Our daughter has covered nearly the whole keyboard in 5 days, and what is interesting, she is more creative typing up her stories than she is writing them down. It is an excellent thing to do over holidays. Thanks, Fun Tech.

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