Primary schools to benefit from coding programme

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Students in 55 primary schools are to benefit from the e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) micro:bit coding programme this academic year, as the company ramps up efforts to expand early exposure to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Lee, said the initiative will provide more than 4,000 micro:bit devices to students in grades four to six, helping them develop coding, computational thinking, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

He noted that exposing children to coding at an early age will better prepare them for STEM-related subjects and careers as they progress through the education system.