Tesseract ’25
22 Feb 2025
Project Details
Tesseract ’25 – Royal College Computer Society
Tesseract ’25 is the flagship educational outreach project of the Royal College Computer Society, conducted from February to September 2025. The project was designed as a year-long ICT development initiative consisting of seminars, workshops, and academic support programmes aimed at strengthening ICT education among students from primary level to Advanced Level.
Each activity was carefully planned and executed in collaboration with partner institutions, schools, and professional resource persons to ensure high educational value, accessibility, and long-term impact. The project successfully reached thousands of students across Sri Lanka through both physical and online platforms.
1. GCE Ordinary Level ICT Support Seminar Series
The first phase of Tesseract ’25 focused on supporting students preparing for the GCE Ordinary Level ICT examination.
Online Seminar Series
Three online seminars were conducted on:
- 6th February 2025
- 13th February 2025
- 27th February 2025
All sessions were held from 8.00 p.m. onwards via Zoom with simultaneous YouTube live streaming. The seminar series collectively received approximately 1,500 YouTube views.
Physical Seminar
- Date: 3rd March 2025
- Time: 8.00 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
- Venue: Ladies’ College Main Hall
Organizers:
- Royal College Computer Society
- Ladies’ College ICT Society
- Colombo Zonal Education Office
Resource Persons
- Mrs. Nawodhani Samarasinghe – Teacher-in-Charge, RCCS
- Mrs. Chandani Santhiyagu – Teacher, Ladies’ College
Recordings
2. Cybots Robotics and Python Programming Workshop
Cybots was a multi-phase robotics and programming initiative designed to introduce students to Python programming and practical robotics.
Program Structure
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 4 March | Python Programming – Phase 1 |
| 11 March | Python Programming – Phase 1 |
| 18 March | Robotics Modules – Session 1 |
| 25 March | Robotics Modules – Session 2 |
| 28 March | Robotics Modules – Final Session |
Organized in collaboration with the Old Royalists Engineering Professionals Association (OREPA).
Participants developed original robotics projects and submitted demonstration videos and source code. Final submission deadline was extended to 11 May 2025.
Participation
Approximately 70 Royal College students participated.
Awards
Top 3 Projects
- Thamindu Subasinghe (8A)
- Riyon Karunanayake (7G)
- Pasindu Mataraarachchi (10B)
Merit Certificate Winners
Ramidu Randeesa (8B)
Srikanth Maysvinth (8D)
Risindu Wickramage (6E)
Dhananjana Buwanajith (10A)
N.S. Wickramasinghe (8L)
Kenuth Rithmina (7J)
Yuvein Samaraweera (6E)
Damithu Senehas (6E)
Hansaka Rupasinghe (9K)
Aaqil Ugail (7G)
Rihan Ekanayake (10K)
Danuth Thilakaratne (7G)
Senuth Colambage (9F)
Sineth Udayappriya (6G)
Awards were presented at the Bytesize Summit – 25th August 2025.
3. Grade 10–11 Term Test Support Seminar
An online ICT support seminar was conducted on 22nd April 2025 via Zoom to assist Grade 10 and 11 students with term test preparation.
The seminar was conducted by Mrs. Nawodhani Samarasinghe, providing guidance on syllabus areas, exam techniques, and revision strategies.
4. GIT Examination Seminar – 2024 A/L
A large-scale online seminar was held on 19th March 2025 from 8.00 p.m. onwards.
- Registrations: 3,000+
- YouTube Views: 10,000+
Session Link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/KEtep4QV38U
5. IoT Seminars for Advanced Level Students
Online Seminar
- Date: 2nd June 2025
- Recording: https://youtu.be/33hQqlYVnMc
Physical Seminars
| Date | Venue | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| 20 June | Ladies’ College | 200+ |
| 3 July | Royal College RCU 301 | 180+ |
Resource Person
Mr. Lasitha Samarasinghe – Assistant Manager, IIT
6. Scratch Programming Workshop
An online Scratch programming workshop for Grades 4 and 5 was held on 13th August 2025.
Recording:
https://youtu.be/79HY5rD5NI
7. Advanced Level ICT Seminar Series
Physical Session
- Date: 4th September 2025
- Venue: Ladies’ College
Online Session
- Date: 13th October 2025
Topics covered: Networking, Logic Gates, Python, Operating Systems, IoT and Future ICT.
8. GIT Examination Seminar – 2025 A/L
Due to adverse weather, physical seminars were converted into online sessions on:
- 26th December
- 27th December
- 8th January
9. Grafflix ’25
Grafflix ’25 was a creative design workshop series conducted with the Royal College Art Circle.
Workshop Sessions
- Graphic Design Basics
- Typography & Layout
- Color Theory & Advanced Tools
Post-workshop student groups were created for continuous guidance and creative sharing.
Overall Impact
Tesseract ’25 strengthened ICT education across multiple academic levels, improved examination preparedness, encouraged creativity, and enhanced digital literacy. The project demonstrated RCCS’s commitment to building a technologically skilled and future-ready student community.