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Fun and educational with great tutor support

Felix had a brilliant time on the Minecraft Mod course. He'd never done anything like this before and we were a bit worried that it would be too much for him or not engaging enough to keep him seated but he was up at the crack of dawn every morning raring to go. The course was well structured...

Felix had a brilliant time on the Minecraft Mod course. He'd never done anything like this before and we were a bit worried that it would be too much for him or not engaging enough to keep him seated but he was up at the crack of dawn every morning raring to go.

The course was well structured, age appropriate, and when things got a bit confusing his tutor was quick to reassure and help. When he accidentally deleted everything he'd created his tutor went above and beyond to recover his work for him which was much appreciated.

Felix learnt a lot, gained new confidence in creating his own characters, blocks and objects in Minecraft and has been using all his screen time since making more.

Many thanks for a great couple of weeks.

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Great Experience with Funtech

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall...

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall, he had a brilliant time in the FunTech Course!

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Python Coder Residential Camp

My son enjoyed his week long residential camp with Funtech at Tonbridge. He learned a lot and from my perspective the camp was very well organised. While it's not Funtech's fault that some children are disruptive to the point of impacting negatively other participants' experience, nevertheless ...

My son enjoyed his week long residential camp with Funtech at Tonbridge. He learned a lot and from my perspective the camp was very well organised. While it's not Funtech's fault that some children are disruptive to the point of impacting negatively other participants' experience, nevertheless Funtech staff should be trained to deal with such situations. My son said there was virtually no discipline, and one particular child's behaviour was completely out of order to the point of extremely inappropriate, yet he was allowed to carry on like that through out the week. This would be the main area of improvement I would recommend.

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Amazing

My son had a great time at the Python camp. He learned a lot and wishes to continue at the next occasion. Tonbridge school is an amazing place to stay and the accommodation and the food were good, he said. The teachers and staff are qualified and pay attention to any boys’ needs. Thank you to all.

Roblox Camp

My son really enjoyed his time and by the end of the week he had designed his own game. I would definitely recommend.

Love the course not quite the site used to host classes

Love the course not quite the site used to host classes It’s hot and stuffy and not suitable for kids with allergies . Although I was assured there will be fans in the room and windows and doors opened for ventilation. It’s not the case. The door was open but the classroom was stuffy and super h...

Love the course not quite the site used to host classes
It’s hot and stuffy and not suitable for kids with allergies . Although I was assured there will be fans in the room and windows and doors opened for ventilation. It’s not the case. The door was open but the classroom was stuffy and super hot.

We were affected by the rail strike the week my child had the course . There was no provision for on line learning for him. That was poor support especially when we have just gone through more than two years of pandemic - I would have thought fun tech of all places would have the flexibility.

On the plus points - staff members were courteous and my son seemed to have enjoyed it.

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The camp was excellent.

The teachers were so friendly and helpful. They went over the most important aspects in cybersecurity. My kids learnt a lot. However, Arar has experienced bullying from the two boys who are 14 and 15r years old. The problem is that the trainers have no control on the students in class which may c...

The teachers were so friendly and helpful. They went over the most important aspects in cybersecurity. My kids learnt a lot. However, Arar has experienced bullying from the two boys who are 14 and 15r years old. The problem is that the trainers have no control on the students in class which may cause bit disruption in class. I would recommend more control policy on bullying. Other than that, everything was excellent.

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Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting an...

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting and stimulating.
We find coming to Barbican super convenient and the venue was great (maybe playground a bit small, but I didn’t actually see it?).
I did think maybe the more round table room layout you used to have at City Girls school was a bit better than the classroom lecture set up of the room, I am not sure Toby cared that much but I think he maybe got to know less people this time (?), he commented to me that all the helper/teachers were so very kind and lovely – this has always been the case and it really makes Funtech so good, so overall we absolutely love FunTech thank you.
I noticed only that we didn’t get a t shirt this time at the end. I wonder if you do ice breaker stuff at the start of the week with the kids in the break, maybe some outdoor games or learning each others names or something could make the group bond a bit more easily, Toby is pretty shy and it would possibly help him – he always gets to know the people sitting right next to him the best otherwise.
For Toby, he really is devoted to Minecraft and Redstone still, even though he is 13 – he would definitely come along if you ran a more grown up Minecraft course because he is now too old and has done them all, it looks like his options are to do something more like a coding course eg. Python as a 13 year old.
Many thanks and long may Funtech continue, we have been coming every year and went to everything we could think of so far, hopefully we can find a good course at Barbican again next summer!

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Wonderful first camp experience

My son attended FunTech for the Minecraft Mod camp as his first sleep away camp experience. He adored it and can't wait to come back next year.

3D Coding at Barbican Centre 1st Aug to 5th Aug 2022 - Great fun and staff was very responsible

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in ...

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in charge of the registration was top notch ensuring the children's safety. Another feedback towards the end was that the laptop or connection might have been better in that it took my daughter a look time to download her game to the USB sticker and it wasn't properly saved and so she couldn't open it again afterwards.
Thanks.

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Fun at FunTech

Chloe thoroughly enjoyed her Python Coding residential camp. She has done a little bit of Python coding before so the tutors adapted her tasks to make them a little more challenging. She learnt some new coding skills but, most notably of all, she had fun !

It was probably her favourite camp ever

Ayesha loved Funtech and also enjoyed Lego camp last year.
She has since been coding at home, and learnt a lot at camp.
She also enjoyed working with and learning from the other students at Funtech.
It was probably her favourite camp ever.

Everything was great

Feedback from Jamie was that "everything was great”. I don't think we can get more granular that this!

3Dgame design

Thomas really enjoyed this and learnt a lot. He’s continuing to practise at home over the holidays.
He did find the first day very slow, so maybe the pace needs to move faster or be more practical to improve it.

Brian enjoyed the FunTech camp

Brian enjoyed the FunTech camp because it taught him new stuff about Python.
And he met new friends there.

Lewis thoroughly enjoyed the Python course

Lewis thoroughly enjoyed the Python course. He learnt a lot and his teacher was good. Lewis would now like to do weekly courses with you.

Will recommend to all of my friends

I was really happy with everything about Austin’s touch typing course. He had such a great time with everyone and the teachers he was working with were absolutely perfect. Young, enthusiastic and really motivating. They put so much effort into make sure the children had a good time whilst also ...

I was really happy with everything about Austin’s touch typing course. He had such a great time with everyone and the teachers he was working with were absolutely perfect. Young, enthusiastic and really motivating. They put so much effort into make sure the children had a good time whilst also learning valuable skills. At first I did think that the course was very expensive, but to be honest, in hindsight – it was worth every penny. He even won a £60 amazon voucher for coming top of his group which was such a lovely generous surprise and completely unexpected. I will be booking again and I will recommend you to all of my friends.

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Hackathon Northwood 1st-5th August 2022

Hackathon was a great introduction to cyber security and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was delivered efficiently, professionally and with aplomb by the Funtech team right from enrolment through to completion.
I would highly recommend this course to others.

My daughter made me promise not to pick her up early!!

My daughter joined the Minecraft Mod Developer course this summer for a week. She loved it! She bounded in every morning and didn’t want to leave a minute earlier than necessary. She is pretty familiar with playing Minecraft, yet this course helped her to to combine her creativity with new tech...

My daughter joined the Minecraft Mod Developer course this summer for a week. She loved it! She bounded in every morning and didn’t want to leave a minute earlier than necessary. She is pretty familiar with playing Minecraft, yet this course helped her to to combine her creativity with new technical knowledge to create her own gaming characters, and some very cool building blocks. She wants to try coding next year - and her younger sister is desperate to join her. The venue was very conveniently located for us in the Barbican, the staff pleasant and knowledgeable. I felt my daughter was in good hands all week.

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Perfect week!

My two sons had a perfect week with FunTech, they really enjoyed the lessons, the instructor was kind and knowledgeable, they learned a lot. They will be back next year!

Great fun

My son really enjoyed the Python camp. He learned so much over the week and is now feeling really confident going into his ICT classes at school next year. The instructor was particularly nice and patient and made it a really happy week.

Fantastic Python coding camp for children

Our son attended Python coding day camp, which was fantastic! After a couple of days, he asked the instructor the name of the software they were using, and he wanted to practice coding and learning more on his own at home! He loved it so much that we signed him up for the next day camp. The camp...

Our son attended Python coding day camp, which was fantastic! After a couple of days, he asked the instructor the name of the software they were using, and he wanted to practice coding and learning more on his own at home!
He loved it so much that we signed him up for the next day camp. The camp location is also convenient for us and they offer early drop off and late pick up!

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Python

Our two boys (10 & 12) had a great week's residential at Tonbridge School. Both are more excited and knowledgeable about coding than before. They enjoyed the tuition (thank you Isaac and Robin), scuba diving, made some good friends and assure me they ate well! They are both keen to return for Lev...

Our two boys (10 & 12) had a great week's residential at Tonbridge School. Both are more excited and knowledgeable about coding than before. They enjoyed the tuition (thank you Isaac and Robin), scuba diving, made some good friends and assure me they ate well! They are both keen to return for Level 2.

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Excellent

This was my son’s first Funtech course and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He learned a lot about game design and he’s now enrolled on another programming course. Definitely worth it !

Superb Experience

Joshua attended the 1-week residential course 'Hackathon - Cyber Security' at Tonbridge School. Joshua enjoyed himself thoroughly, and the course was everything we'd hoped for. The balance of social activities, interaction with other children, and supportive instructors was excellent. A holida...

Joshua attended the 1-week residential course 'Hackathon - Cyber Security' at Tonbridge School. Joshua enjoyed himself thoroughly, and the course was everything we'd hoped for. The balance of social activities, interaction with other children, and supportive instructors was excellent. A holiday, where academic learning occurred every day, and independence flourished for our child. Plus, top quality accommodation and food. Thank you, FunTech, for investing the effort to get it right.

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Lego robotics camp

My son has enjoyed the Lego robotics camp with fun tech, he talks about what he has learned and wanted to book sessions. Staff at Barbican location are very friendly and organised. Thank you so much.

Great immersion, pricey

This was our first time at a FunTech residential camp, although my kids have been going to sleep-away camps for years. Competent, well-trained staff and very nice facility. For the price I was expecting more: surprised that it wasn’t a full week (5 nights only); no swag (typically a camp will...

This was our first time at a FunTech residential camp, although my kids have been going to sleep-away camps for years.
Competent, well-trained staff and very nice facility.
For the price I was expecting more: surprised that it wasn’t a full week (5 nights only); no swag (typically a camp will send you home with a t-shirt or water bottle—my son only got a silicone bracelet.
FunTech could have at least included a USB which would have been on-brand instead of have kids bring their own); and the communication wasn’t great—the email published in the brochure was outdated and I called the number and left a message, but no one answered or replied.
Overall it was a good week of coding for my son but operations could be improved, especially given the price tag.

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Funtech Cybersecurity course

The course has useful content as the kids understand the vulnerability of networks to hacking, learn about the concept of cybersecurity and how to distinguish between different hacking types. The course equips them to an extent with the skills to perform certain tasks related to cybersecurity. T...

The course has useful content as the kids understand the vulnerability of networks to hacking, learn about the concept of cybersecurity and how to distinguish between different hacking types. The course equips them to an extent with the skills to perform certain tasks related to cybersecurity.
The tutors were knowlegeable and friendly including those part-time tutors who are still undergraduate students.
The facilities were superb, including the single occupancy dormitory and the airconditioned classrooms, and even though the hardware was not always up to the requirements of the course, there were only minor issues and Funtech is committed to source more powerful macines next time.
I could not comment much on the activities offered as my son preferred the option of "sit in the shade" in the afternoon rather than engaging in the field games, but given this year's very hot weather, this was not for the lack of the choice but due to his preference.
Thank you for running this course after Covid delays, my son enjoyed it a lot.

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Outstanding opportunity

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of ...

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of Unreal Engine. He made a game - a real computer game! Remarkable. We were nervous about him going away and not knowing anyone there, but he has forged some great friendships in just a few days. The opportunity to do scuba diving in the evening and play dodge ball were also highlights. All in all, we haven't heard a negative word. And of course, he wants to go back next summer. Thanks so much to everyone at funtech, I am really grateful our child was able to have this experience and would book it again in a heartbeat.

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Minecraft with mods

George has had a really great time on his residential trip. He has felt really comfortable with all of the staff and his fellow moders.
He wants to come back next year too.

I loved it!

I loved it here at Funtech, everyday we learned something new and we got to create some kind of project using those codes.
And the tutors, Hafsa and Ben, helped us if we needed help.

Holiday camp

Really efficient service and my children had a fantastic time and came home buzzing!

Absolutely wonderful experience

This was my son’s first residential camp and after all the lockdowns, it was a huge step for him to go away from home for a week. When I booked him onto the course, it was because he needed help with his Python because he chose Computer Science as a GCSE, however what I hadn’t anticipated was th...

This was my son’s first residential camp and after all the lockdowns, it was a huge step for him to go away from home for a week. When I booked him onto the course, it was because he needed help with his Python because he chose Computer Science as a GCSE, however what I hadn’t anticipated was the huge life learning experience and independence gained from doing a residential course. The pastoral team were utterly amazing. They kept the kids busy in the evenings and they had loads of opportunities to mix and let their hair down after learning Python during the day. My son said he feels much more confident in his skills and when I asked him if he would do it again, he said “I think so” this is huge for him because he normally fobs me off with an “I’ll think about it” in the hope I will forget the question! This is the whole package - an absolutely wonderful experience from top to bottom. Thank you!

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Do not book with this company!!

They will take your money and will not accommodate your needs! I have just experienced the most appalling customer service with this company and am absolutely disgusted with their lack of empathy towards customers. Had my son booked on to attend a course, however due to rail strikes it is not po...

They will take your money and will not accommodate your needs!
I have just experienced the most appalling customer service with this company and am absolutely disgusted with their lack of empathy towards customers. Had my son booked on to attend a course, however due to rail strikes it is not possible to take him into central London so I requested a refund, this was refused however I then asked for a credit note as I’d be happy to rebook for another suitable time, yet this was still refused. So they are just willing to take my money and no offer of resolution for a situation that is out of our control?! I cannot comprehend how any company can treat their customers in this manner and be able to operate. We have attended a course with Funtech pre pandemic and was more than happy to return for another course but with such absolute appalling customer services and no flexibility for situations that cannot be controlled, this company should not be allowed to operate. Their advice was to ‘did you get insurance?’ So where on their website does it advise to take out insurance prior to making a booking? Best advice for anyone considering booking a course with Funtech is ‘don’t’, all they care about is taking your money and have no empathy or consideration for their customers!!! I’ll be looking to take further action on this appalling experience

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Minecraft coding camp

We cannot recommend this course more highly. Our son thoroughly enjoyed the course and the instructor was so good with the students, helping each of them handle each of the tasks patiently. He learnt a huge amount during the 2 weeks and we will certainly be looking to book future courses. Would 1...

We cannot recommend this course more highly. Our son thoroughly enjoyed the course and the instructor was so good with the students, helping each of them handle each of the tasks patiently. He learnt a huge amount during the 2 weeks and we will certainly be looking to book future courses. Would 100% recommend to anyone.

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Minecraft Mods

A great week for my 10 year old son, in his element learning about Minecraft. It was well run, plenty of screen breaks and outdoor time (the football table was a real hit) and he has come away with lots of knowledge to share, and new friends. This was our first experience with FunTech and we wi...

A great week for my 10 year old son, in his element learning about Minecraft. It was well run, plenty of screen breaks and outdoor time (the football table was a real hit) and he has come away with lots of knowledge to share, and new friends.
This was our first experience with FunTech and we will definitely be back- thank you to the whole team

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Minecraft mod developer

My son really enjoyed his camp. He liked his tutor who was very helpful.

Amazing week!

My son had a brilliant week at the Tonbridge camp. The camp was really well organised, the guys running it were brilliant with the kids and seemed to have as much fun as the kids. I had forgotten to tell them one day that my son was going home with one of his friends on the course, and the camp l...

My son had a brilliant week at the Tonbridge camp. The camp was really well organised, the guys running it were brilliant with the kids and seemed to have as much fun as the kids. I had forgotten to tell them one day that my son was going home with one of his friends on the course, and the camp leader called me to check it was ok as he'd heard from the boys this was happening, which I was really impressed with. My son absolutely loved the Minecraft- Modder course, he tells me he wants to go the camp every year until he's too old to go anymore! The location was fab for us, and being in an air conditioned room during the hot weather was a massive bonus! Only wish there was an option for a 4 day course, to fit around my working days.

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Full marks!

Riaan enjoyed it very much and we thought it was great as well. He was very interested and created a game for his Dad’s birthday. So full marks for motivating the children.

My son enjoyed the beginner Python coding course

My son really enjoyed the course and made some friends. He made his own text based adventure game and is pretty excited about it. Looking forward to the next course.
Only one minor concern was that he had some connection issues but this was also experienced by others on the course.

Fantastic python coding course

My daughter took the beginners level python course and absolutely loved it. It was set at just the right level for her and she's keen on doing the next level.

Cyber Security Hackathon

My child really enjoyed this course. He has attended quite a few over the years eg Python, Java etc but he really loved this one. I would definitely recommend these courses.

Roblox - Game Developer

great job! thank you for my son Viktor

Made a game

Learnt new stuff, it was fun I loved it
I even managed to make a game.

Very good experience

My son attended Python Coder summer camp in Northwood and he loved it. He seems to have gained quite a bit of knowledge about Python and will definitely come back for level 2 sometime later.

3 D game design

My son really enjoyed his week of 3D game design. It went so quickly and he really looked forward to each day. He learnt a lot and ended the week with a brilliant game.

Tutor was amazing

The tutor for Roblox Design was amazing, friendly and super helpful. My son enjoyed the class. Thank you!

Recommended

My son had a very enjoyable week, and is keen to return.

Virtual 3D gaming

My son loved this course, I was worried he might be a bit fed up at the end of the two weeks but he said it went by really quickly and he was completely engaged with every lesson.

We will be back for another course next holidays!

Excellent 3D Game Design Developer Course

My son liked the tutors and their teaching at their level. Thank you, FunTech team!