Goa Affairs
Class VI-VIII syllabus will have coding & robotics from 2021-22
The government notified the Chief MinistersCodingandRoboticsEducation in Schools Scheme or CM-CARES, as per the announcement made in this years state budget. Theschemewill be implemented from the upcoming academic year, 2021-22, in government and government aidedhigh schools. The implementation will be in phases, starting with students of Class VI, VII and VIII.
Each government and aided high school will get a lab to implement the scheme. TEACHING sessions for the scheme will be held during class hours and also outside of regular school hours, states the scheme, which will be implemented through the directorate of technical Education.
The scheme will be implemented through existing computer teachers and additional teachers appointed on fellowship or contract basis for advanced training in Robotics, , machine Learning, etc.