Meet 8-year-old Nigerian, Tuyva Benibo, the Winner of a Global Coding Contest
Tuyva Benibo, an 8-year-old kid, won the Outstanding Animation category at the International Kids Coding Competition (IKCC), continuing a trend of young Nigerians who represent their nation with pride on a global scale.
In an interview, Benibo encourages young kids to learn to code and discusses his motivation for pulling off the accomplishment.
8-year-old Nigerian, Tuyva Benibo, wins ‘Outstanding Animation’ in global coding contest pic.twitter.com/3VCX9dCUdy
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“My name is Tuyva Benibo,” stated Tuyva. Holden Park School is where I go. I’m eight years old and in my fourth year of school. I’m thrilled to have won the International Kids Coding Competition and represented Nigeria; it’s an incredible sensation that I’ve never had before. Knowing how to code, how to create animations, and which code blocks to utilize are requirements for winning the excellent animation contest.
“I went to Mr. Edward’s class every day when I was dropped off at school, and he taught me and the other participants how to code and how to get a good score on the project,” the man stated. It has been a year since I started learning how to code. The fact that I can utilize my creativity and thoughts to create fantastic creations that are entertaining to see and play makes the experience truly amazing.
I would like to advise other kids to continue learning to code after they get a firm grasp on how to use blocks and create truly amazing projects.
Mr. Paul, Benibo’s instructor, revealed that he was pleased to see Benibo represent the nation and he counseled younger pupils to have a strong work ethic.
Edward Paul is my name, the teacher remarked. When I learned that Tuyva had won the coveted title, I was overjoyed. It made me pleased to be the teacher who taught Tuyva to see Nigeria included in the list alongside so many other countries and participants.
“And from there, you can be inspired to pursue various careers and some of your opportunities can be exposed to them for working with tech companies because you’re looking out for skillful people that can fill out so many places that are actually vacant. So I feel there are lots of opportunities that are exposed to them. So I’m looking forward to them, liaising with other tech companies for opportunities, especially internationally, also looking at using careers from these opportunities, some being inspired to go to other parts.”
Assistant Head of School stated: “My name is Veronica Mordi. I’m the Assistant Head of School of Holden Park School. I was really excited because our children have all along been engaging with you know, with coding lessons that they didn’t have in their clubs. You know, animations at all. And so I just felt “Wow, this is just our one chance to just put them out there and let them explore it outside of the usual school environment” because we are not just helping them learn in school want them to see the application of it, you know, the world of coding and animation and how it’s applicable to education, how they learn and they see the relevance in industries as well.
She added: “So the competition was just a good move for us and now hearing that we actually went and we did well. Not just well with you know, like everything really awesome for the children. The whole school is brimming with joy. They’re excited and beyond that, it just reinforces the fact that children are ready for this new century.”
