Empowering Youth from Underprivileged Community: Enhancing Programming Skills and Mathematical Knowledge for STEM Teaching and Learning

The project aims to address the resource disparities and uneven access to computational thinking (CT) education by providing free courses for underprivileged youths to develop their mathematical and programming competence.

 

Grantee

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Project Type

Research

Project Nature

Education and learning

Major Beneficiaries

Children and youth

Approved Funding Amount

HK$399,467

Funding Period (months)

24

Status

Active

Impact / Expected Impact

The project will enhance the programming skills and mathematical knowledge of underprivileged youths by providing them with a 15-hour free CT course.  In addition, workshops will be organised to foster teachers' professional development in CT and STEM education.

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