“STEM must be taught accurately and at different levels, it is time to start STEM from the prep. Ms Kopkop in a discussion with the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Technology Don Polye, has urged the department to work in collaboration with the Education Department to ensure programs like STEAM are a success at all levels. In Kopkop the preps are already learning Information Communication and Technology starting from prep to grade six which is important to them.” “STEM should start as early as possible at Early Childhood education level there are ways of engaging the children to help in their understanding. Ms Kopkop, ensures the school focuses on quality teaching and has embraced STEM particularly ICT which is taught from Prep up to Grade six.
Its recent successor, STEAM, incorporates art and allows students a wider perspective and opportunity for participation. This was followed by the implementation of STEM curriculum taught in the six Schools of Excellence, which prepares selected students to become leaders in their respective fields. STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics was initiated by the National Government in 2019. Kopkop College executive director, Maria Kopkop, said there is a need for STEM education to be taught earlier to children, hence allowing more opportunity for the curriculum to be embraced at all levels of learning.