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Dare to Dream, Swerve train teachers on robotics

Training the trainers: The educators were empowered to take robotics to their learners
Training the trainers: The educators were empowered to take robotics to their learners

The Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub’s (BDIH) outreach partner, Dare to Dream, together with Swerve Robotics from the USA, have successfully concluded training of educators aimed at equipping them with necessary skills and knowledge to establish robotics and coding clubs.

The three-day training programme for teachers in the southern region of Botswana, under the programme known as First Lego League (FLL) Training of Trainers, took place at the Hub’ Training Room earlier this month.

In a statement, the BDIH said educators were trained to guide students in participating in both local and international FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competitions. Teachers from Mahupu Unified School, Matsha College, Lobatse Senior School, Mogoditshane Junior School, Kgale Hill School and Mmakgori Primary School actively participated in the training.

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