In Ontario, there has been an increased focus on a “Back-to-Basics” approach to the Math Curriculum, more emphasis on STEM (Science, technology, Engineering and Math); and financial literacy in the Ontario curriculum.

And as a parent of two children, an educator and in speaking with many parents, you can only imagine how pleased we are that this strong emphasis towards mathematics has come to Ontario, Canada.

The Ontario Government & STEM

The Ontario Governments K-12 STEM Education Strategy includes the vision of becoming a global leader in STEM Education, and they’re preparing students for success by equipping them with skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).  The Ontario Government has partnered with several STEM Organizations and Institutions and created enriched learning experiences in STEM.

Current Changes the Ontario Government has made to STEM have been:

• Revised Business Studies and Computer Sciences curriculum that will help students build computational thinking and coding, as well as entrepreneurial skills.
• Revised Career Studies course, which will be mandatory for all Grade 10 students, and focus on the changing nature of work, the role that transferable skills play in one’s career, and, the importance of STEM in high-growth industries.

How Do We Enrich STEM Learning For Ontario Students?

Smart Kids Robotics sees these changes as a good step forward; however we’ve enriched these STEM experiences by providing in our Robotics and Coding classes; “Real-World” challenges that teach kids through robotics and coding; – How the world they live in works!  These classroom experiences include robotics, coding, drones, 3D printing, AI “Artificial Intelligence”, Arduino Computer Building with Robotic integration, mechanical planning and design and building competitive robotics to drive student engineers.

STEM school’s like Smart Kids Robotics go beyond to demonstrate how automatic doors function, how a centrifuge is built, how autonomous vehicles work and are programmed, how elevators are built and coded, how to build better earthquake proof structures…and more.

Simply put, we build cross-curricular integrated STEM learning into the classroom; teaching students age level multidisciplinary concepts and an engineering framework that becomes second nature so students can independently and or collaboratively identify, plan, design and present solutions to real-world challenges.

We provide our students an opportunity to be innovators and leaders of change in society.