STEM Guyana, in association with the Public Telecommunications Ministry, has launched a series of certification sessions for technology buffs or school leaders who are interested in starting technology clubs in their communities.
A one-day training session is being held today, and STEM Guyana local Master Trainers will support the training sessions.
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The STEM Guyana Program Committee includes Local Director Colin Sawh, who designed the sessions; co-founder Leon Caleb Christian; tech startup inclusion consultant Karen Abrams; and Ima Christian, who is studying Science, Technology and Society at Stanford University.
Coaches will learn details about the league, how to organize and lead a technology club, how to fundraise for their club, how to prepare young people to compete in a global marketplace, how to use the league competition software, the basics of building and programming robots, and the fundamentals of MIT Scratch programming.
Certified coaches will be expected to create clubs and prepare teams for competition in the Scratch and Robotics nationwide leagues scheduled for launch during the last week of February.
More than 50 coaches are expected to participate, with Bartica alone sending 16 teachers for training.
The seminars began on Feb 1st with 13 coaches who signed up online, certified from across Guyana. On Friday, STEM Guyana hosted 18 teachers from Guyana’s public schools, while the Bartica teachers along with some private school teachers will be trained today.
The program kicks off each day at 08:30am at the Public Telecommunications Ministry Conference Room. The cost of the seminar will be $2000 per session.
