For the 2020 Virtual Winter School on Computational Chemistry we added, as an experiment, a hands-on computer lab to recreate typical "real" winter/summer schools in computational chemistry. For that we showcased the ADF, BAND, DFTB, and ReaxFF modules of the Amsterdam Modeling Suite from SCM (Software for Chemistry & Materials) , with whom we had organised their first ever hands-on virtual workshop in 2011 . The issue of software licensing and connectivity was handled by SCM through providing a limited-time licence that could be installed on the student's machine. This approach can be problematic when faced with students with an assortment of machines but SCM have put a lot of work into robust installation packages for Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems and it was not an issue. The workshop program consisted of a morning session (10.30-13.00 CET) focusing on molecular systems and an afternoon session (15.30-18.00 CET) on periodic systems, presented by instructors from SCM. Winter School participants were required to register to download the software package and licence, which gave an indication of expected audience numbers.