The main objectives that the project wanted to achieve were the following: - Make teaching in coding accessible to all teachers, even if they have no ICT or technical education. - Promote skills in children such as creative and logical thinking, spatial insight, problem solving, collaboration, structuration of things/situations, etc. - Encourage learners to focus on the understanding and mastering of technologies, and not focus on passive use of them. - Make children understand the digital world in which they live by learning how to program. These objectives are meant to achieve the main priority of this project: addressing digital transformation through development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity, by offering a complete training program both for teachers and students in coding and basic programming skills.
Digital skills are essential in today’s society. To prepare students for the future, schools must focus on teaching coding, like scripting languages for websites or programs. Our research revealed that the lack of digital skills could hinder future employability, as ICT is increasingly vital in jobs. We found that coding enhances transversal skills like analytical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity. Despite many school offerings, programming isn’t yet a standard subject. Coding is a skill of the future: it fosters creativity, collaboration globally, and communication in a universal language. In a computer-centric society, primary students should learn programming alongside math, language, and geography. Programming will soon be as important as speaking English. It helps students understand the technology they use daily and shifts them from consuming to creating. Through programming, they develop creative and logical thinking, spatial insight, problem-solving, structuring, and collaboration. Coding doesn’t aim to train programmers but to equip students with skills valuable for any future studies or careers.