STEM growing in lower grades
SOME OF the youngest city schoolkids will be getting high-tech lessons this fall.
A dozen elementary schools will launch computer science classes starting in September, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday.
The schools will teach “comp sci” basics such as coding, robotics and programming, bringing the total number of elementary schools in the city’s Software Engineering Program to 23 in all five boroughs.
De Blasio called the program a cornerstone of his 10-year Computer Science for All plan to boost public school offerings in science, technology, engineering and math — better known as STEM.
“Computer Science for All — particularly at the elementary school level — is an investment in our future,” de Blasio said.