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Robotics to Enter Russian School Curriculum in 2015
© Sputnik. Mihail Mokrushin
22:04 22.11.2014(updated 22:05 22.11.2014)
School children in Russia will get the opportunity to learn about design and construction of robots as part of the technology syllabus.
MOSCOW, November 22 (Sputnik) —
Russian Deputy Minister of Education Veniamin Kaganov told reporters on Friday that robotics courses will begin being taught in Russian schools starting September 2015, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported.
Speaking at the Days of Robotechnics Olympiad in Sochi on Friday, Russian Minister of Education Dmitri Livanov told press that the courses will be introduced in grades 5 to 9, as part of the ‘Technology’ syllabus.
“The construction of robots is expected to put into practice knowledge acquired about several subjects at once,” Livanov said, adding that the subject “will make school more interesting.” The Minister added that “it is believed that this kind of work helps in the development of spatial learning and in the search for finding solutions to problems. Moreover, it helps develop fine motor skills in both hands.”
© Sputnik. Mihail Mokrushin
22:04 22.11.2014(updated 22:05 22.11.2014)
School children in Russia will get the opportunity to learn about design and construction of robots as part of the technology syllabus.
MOSCOW, November 22 (Sputnik) —
Russian Deputy Minister of Education Veniamin Kaganov told reporters on Friday that robotics courses will begin being taught in Russian schools starting September 2015, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported.
Speaking at the Days of Robotechnics Olympiad in Sochi on Friday, Russian Minister of Education Dmitri Livanov told press that the courses will be introduced in grades 5 to 9, as part of the ‘Technology’ syllabus.
“The construction of robots is expected to put into practice knowledge acquired about several subjects at once,” Livanov said, adding that the subject “will make school more interesting.” The Minister added that “it is believed that this kind of work helps in the development of spatial learning and in the search for finding solutions to problems. Moreover, it helps develop fine motor skills in both hands.”
