Kalleigh Watson, a Grade 3 student at St. Jules school, controls a robot with a tablet during a workshop at Brewing Bros. Beverage Co., on Walker Road on Jan. 26, 2017.

A total of 128 schools in Mpumalanga province have introduced coding and robotics, as part of a pilot programme. Additionally, the provincial government has, since 2022, supplied all grade 12 ...

The program utilizes Ozobot Evo and Ozobot Crawler robotics kits to teach basic coding skills. Classes are held every Tuesday until August 12, 2025, and are free for members and $5 for non-members.

Contrary to some arguments, teaching this curriculum does not come at the expense of literacy and numeracy, but enhances ...