在非洲，科丁的種子已經開始擴散

在非洲，科丁的種子已經開始擴散

  去年十二月，因應當地政府的著重實作技巧的新課綱，我們在肯亞培訓第一批來自13校、共21位國中老師以Scratch實作課程進行電腦課，老師們給培訓相當高的評價，也答應我們回到學校後，就會展開Scratch教學。上週我們完成調查，結訓的老師已經在十所學校開始Scratch教學，有695位國中年紀的孩子第一次進入程式實作的世界，每周上一小時的程式課。他們使用學校的平板，讓學生分組進行實作，由科丁培訓的老師帶學生認識不同的程式塊的功能，給定練習主題，再讓學生分組實作、發表。

  這次的成功經驗，鼓勵了我們繼續進行老師培訓，我們規劃要擴大老師培訓的規模，讓科丁的種子在非洲大陸繼續成長茁壯，讓每個孩子都有一個雲端的未來。

In Africa, the Seeds of Coding Have Begun to Spread

  Last December, in response to the local government's new curriculum emphasizing hands-on skills, we trained the first group of 21 middle school teachers from 13 schools in Kenya to conduct computer classes using Scratch. The teachers highly praised the training and promised to start teaching Scratch upon returning to their schools.

  Last week, we completed a follow-up survey and found that trained teachers had already begun Scratch instruction in ten schools. A total of 695 middle school students have entered the world of programming for the first time, attending one-hour coding classes each week. Using the school's tablets, students work in groups to complete hands-on exercises. The teachers, trained by our program, guide students in understanding different Scratch blocks, assign practice topics, and encourage students to collaborate, create, and present their projects.

This success has motivated us to continue teacher training. We plan to expand the scale of our program so that the seeds of coding can continue to grow and flourish across the African continent, giving every child a future in the digital world.