The 2023 school year promises to be very productive for Panamanian studious youth in the field of STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), according to executives of the National Foundation for the Development of STEAM (FUNDESTEAM).
Marvin Castillo, President of this organization, calls on the Panamanian educational community to make 2023 especially significant for young students who can enthusiastically venture into scientific careers, considering that there are many opportunities to excel in this field.
“We want to take advantage of this moment to invite students, teachers, coaches, parents and the community in general to get involved and make the World Robotics Olympiad their own that our country is responsible for celebrating in November of this year 2023”, Castle maintained.
It was reported that with the start of classes, the Ministry of Education, the Office of the First Lady and FUDESTEAM will also start a national tour in the different educational regions to publicize the entire process that is being carried out for the celebration of the Robotics Olympiad. , and motivate so that robotics clubs are developed in schools and colleges that prepare young people for the regional, national and world Olympics.
“The entire month of March will be to disseminate in schools and colleges what concerns the Robotics Olympiad; At the beginning of April we began the registration for the regional Olympics that start on June 2, where we hope to celebrate 15 regional events between official and private schools; then the National Olympiad on August 22 and the Robotics World Cup that will be on November 7 and 9 at the Amador Convention Center”, informed the President of FUNDESTEAM.
“We feel very optimistic that this year we will have a great participation of more than 70,000 students nationwide, being part of this global experience of robotics and it is an opportunity for them to enhance their talents and for this reason we want to make this call to our boys to join this scientific party with the support of their teachers and be part of this legacy of STEAM education in Panama”, concluded Marvin Castillo.
