In Japan, programming education has been a compulsory subject in the curriculum of elementary schools since FY2020 and junior-high schools since FY2021. In this way, Japanese educational authorities are engaging in initiatives to improve student’s abilities to think logically and solve problems.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Nepal established the School Sector Development Plan, and it is conducting initiatives to aim improvements in the field of education. To boost the quality of education, there is a need for efforts to not just boost educational skills but to also utilize ICT technologies to improve student’s abilities to think logically and solve problems.
KDDI Foundation has supported science lab classes that junior-high school students enjoy robot programming activities for many years in Japan. In Lalitpur, Nepal, we have been providing elementary schools with a Robot Programming Education program since 2019 to help attendees to improve their abilities to think logically and solve problems while having fun. We have gradually expanded our range of schools to support. We currently conduct its activities at 10 schools.
Robot Programming Workshop for Nepali Teachers
This robot programming workshop is held for teachers in multiple schools within Lalitpur, with the aim to teach students how to think logically and solve problems.
Robot Programming Education in Lalitpur
Students in Lalitpur have started to have fun as the learn programming, such as by building original cars out of blocks and using a Scratch-based programming environment to send commands that make the cars move. Through these practical lessons, the students demonstrate abilities to think logically and solve problems while working as a team to take on challenges.