Coding Exhibitions (Pry-LSS Level) 2024

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development, in collaboration with the Dariu Foundation (TDF) and VTOB Foundation, has been implementing the Digital Literacy Initiative (DLI) to empower teachers with digital skills and promote coding and ICT literacy among students.

Currently, 38 schools are participating in the program. These schools have been provided with laptops and micro:bit, along with teacher training. To date, 310 laptops and 160 micro have been distributed to 28 schools, and 102 teachers have been trained
in Scratch Jr, Scratch Block Coding, micro:bit, and Python Turtle. More than 11,290 students have directly benefited from these initiatives. This project has not only enhanced the professional development of teachers preparing to teach coding education but has also significantly improved the student-to-computer ratio from 1:10 to 1:5, addressing critical challenges.

To assess the impact of these initiatives on students, the Coding Exhibition program was conducted at two different centres: Wangdue PS in the Western region on October 12, 2024, and Trashigang MSS in the Eastern region on October 19, 2024. Prior to these final exhibitions, each school organised coding exhibitions in their respective school, from which the best projects were selected. During the final exhibitions, each school showcased their creativity and innovation through games, animations, storytelling, quizzes, and more. The Ministry of Education and Skills Development would like to extends our sincere appreciation to the funding agencies and looking forward to their continued support.