Through a special coding club, Ort SA is giving learners in the Ivory Park area an upper hand.
The coding clubs are a special extra-mural activity initiative started by Ort SA in 2017. The initiative aims to give the learners the opportunity to get an early start in advance computer training and prepare learners for employment in the 21st century.
CEO of Ort SA Ariellah Rosenberg said, “Research shows that early grades are a critical age to develop an interest in computer programming.
“It also shows that some of the strongest influences to attract girls to the computing fields is early exposure. For this reason, Ort SA clubs start in Grade 5 and aims to attract at least 70 percent girls.”
One of the programme’s classes is hosted at Bonweleng Primary School with numerous other Ivory Park schools joining in on the learning.
A life science teacher at Mikateka Primary School Yuza Maluleke said that learners who take part in the programme are extremely gifted and the club is an amazing opportunity for them to challenge themselves while helping in the classroom.
Facilitator of the Ort SA coding club Clement Moroke said, “Basically, we prepare the lesson plans with the teachers and they get to assist the students in the learning programmes.
“At the moment we are teaching them how to learn MicroPython… They will then work together to develop a project that they will present at the end of the year.”
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