STEM

An enriched focus of the Technology component is to introduce Coding Languages that will provide students with not only theoretical, but practical hands-on knowledge, preparing them for their transition into the secondary level of education and beyond. In the primary grades, students are introduced to Block Based Coding. Older elementary students use their prior knowledge of Block Based Coding in learning new languages, such as Python and Javascript. Students will also focus on five different streams through Computers and Science: Foundations (Digital Citizenship), Website Design, Photography and Graphic Design, Video and Animation, and Computer Programming. Using a highly collaborative and inquiry-based approach, students are expected to seek out solutions, and work together to solve problems, answer questions, and create technology.

Students work closely with their teachers to exercise logic, develop programs, solve tasks, debug and create using various platforms. The use of Coding has also played a meaningful role in connection with mathematics. Through the language of code, students demonstrate and apply their mathematical understanding in situations that arise in the real world. Core mathematical principles, such as critical thinking and problem solving, are used to create programs that dynamically model mathematics concepts and relationships. For example, students create programs that calculate tip and meal costs using their understanding of coding and the mathematical principles of proportional relationships.