STEAM Extracurricular Program Opened with the World Bank Support

Ms. Rolande Pryce, the World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus, and Mr. Nodar Papukashvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia with the School Head opened the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Program at Tbilisi 126 Public School with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

With the support of the World Bank and the I2Q Project, the STEAM Extracurricular Program is well-equipped with all relevant STEAM resources, technical equipment, and furniture.

Several educational toolkits are available for the students, such as programming, robotics, STEAM, science, wind energy, green energy toolkits, 3D printers, drone, and various computer equipment.

Tbilisi 126 Public School students can create and operate smart devices, present Arduino, renewable energy and robotics corners, and various STEAM extracurricular activities.

The purpose of starting the STEAM extracurricular program is to strengthen the interest of students, especially girls, in teaching STEAM subjects in schools, which will later transform into their career choice.

The workplace for the STEAM extracurricular program is arranged at Zugdidi 5 Public School. STEAM workspaces in both schools have a special mission: schools must ensure the implementation of extracurricular programs offered by the I2Q project, share activities with other pilot schools, and involve interested schools in the activities and events planned within the project. The STEAM workspaces are equipped with a video conferencing system that ensures online engagement with other schools and the implementation of various joint events and activities.

The STEAM extracurricular program has already been implemented in 80 pilot schools of Georgia and will be fully implemented in 200 schools by the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.