A robotics laboratory is being set up at the Olha Basarab Lyceum in Burshtyn
The project organizers shared the information with Espreso TV.
Here, children will study the structure of robots and program them to perform specific movements. At the Halych lyceum named after Yaroslav Osmomysl, students are already being shown how a brand-new robot car maneuvers and overcomes obstacles.
These technological changes in schools became possible thanks to the initiative of teachers who took part in the innovative education and computerization project Leave No One Behind Partnership.
This week, three Lviv schools received 30 laptops and 10 robotics kits free of charge as part of the Ukrainian-Taiwanese charity project “Leave no one behind partnership”
This became possible due to the successful participation of student teams in entrepreneurship and innovation camps. In total, students from 69 educational institutions in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Poltava regions have already gained new knowledge and received certificates for technical equipment of school computer labs.
High school students No. 10 named by Volodymyr Korolenko of the Poltava City Council and the Ivan Piddubnyi Specialized Sports School of Kremenchuk took part in an entrepreneurship and innovation camp in the Kutska community in Ivano-Frankivsk region. It was held as part of the Ukrainian-Taiwanese “Leave no one behind partnership” project
"We have already held 21 entrepreneurship and innovation camps," said Ulyana Pak, coordinator of the Leave No One Behind partnership project. “This camp is special because it brings together children from two regions: two dozen teenagers from Poltava and Kremenchuk came to the Starokutsk School of the Kutske Village Council.”
Speech by Myroslav Marynovych at the Award Ceremony for the finalists of the educational program for computer science teachers, "Leave No One Behind," supported by Taiwan and facilitated by Mykola Knyazhytskyi
The speech of Myroslav Marynovych:
Good day to everyone, and for those of you who are devout Christians—Christ is born!
I congratulate you as winners, and not just in one sense of the word. First, you are winners in a specific educational project. And I must admit, I would gladly shed 50 years to be among you, discovering new perspectives for myself. I envy you—in the best way! Second, you are victors over your own busyness and weaknesses. Participating in this project required significant effort and even self-sacrifice, and I congratulate you for overcoming that as well.
As far as I understand, this project provided you not only with professional knowledge but also with something we might call value-based formation. And that is extremely important. At the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), we often say that proper education must rely on two wings: faith and reason. In other words, professional education should be complemented by value-based education.
In today’s Ukraine, this is not self-evident. I’ve often encountered considerable resistance from professionals who claim their sole task is to provide quality professional education, leaving value-based education to parents. I don’t deny that parents are the first educators of their children, but they are neither the only nor the exclusive ones.
During seven months of training at the Ukrainian Catholic University, teachers mastered Python programming, robotics, and STEM education
Thirty-three computer science teachers have graduated from the first innovative educational program, Leave no one behind partnership. The pilot project included educators from 20 schools in the Lviv, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
Under the terms of the Ukrainian-Taiwanese Leave no one behind partnership project for computerization and innovative education, participating schools will receive rewards: sets of 16 laptops, robotics kits, projectors, and screens. The equipment will be installed in computer science classrooms for students.
"Seven months of lectures, homework, and exams, under the guidance of the best lecturers. A total of 390 hours of training. In the end, we created a community of innovative teachers. Thirty specialists can now share their knowledge and become experts in the field of innovative technological education. We are very happy to present them with their well-deserved awards. We understand that the new equipment is in reliable hands and will be used for the benefit of children, and computer science lessons will become their favorite," said Ulyana Pak, project manager of Leave no one behind partnership.
The "Leave no one behind" project, focused on upgrading computer science classrooms in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Poltava regions, is being carried out by the public organization “Ukrainian Democratic Forum."
"We live in difficult times, but our victory started at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. No one can take away our independence, and the country will be rebuilt, and we will make it better. Your education and skills will decide how developed and strong Ukraine will become," said Mykola Kniazhytskyi, a member of parliament and founder of the public organization "Ukrainian Democratic Forum," during a meeting with high school students from Lviv. He shared his experience in media business and politics and answered questions from the students. Kniazhytskyi pointed out to the students how important it is to develop their own social media, as it helps promote Ukraine.
“The more content you create on your social media pages, the more you share information about Ukraine with the world. Each of you can create your own content and, what's more, earn money for such work. We need to be open to the world and make our country so innovative and strong that no one will dare to attack us," the politician encouraged the youth.
More than two hundred laptops delivered by Taiwan on Monday, September 9th started being provided in Ivano-Frankivsk schools. As part of the Ukrainian-Taiwanese project “Leave No One Behind”.
On Monday, September 9, more than two hundred new laptops from Taiwan were delivered and began to be distributed to schools in Ivano-Frankivsk as part of the “Leave No One Behind” partnership between Ukraine and Taiwan.
On Monday, July 22, a unique training program in programming, STEM education, and robotics for computer science teachers officially began. Forty-eight teachers from 24 schools gathered at the Ukrainian Catholic University to participate in several months of free training. The charitable educational initiative Leave No One Behind Partnership is being implemented with support from Taiwan and benefits schools in Lviv, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
Today, July 2, the organizers of the "Leave No One Behind" project announced that 143 schools from the Lviv, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions have registered to participate in the innovative computerization project.
The registration period for computer science teachers from the three regions ended on July 1, after more than two weeks of active enrollment. The largest number of applications came from the Lviv region, with 77 schools. Ivano-Frankivsk didn’t fall behind either, with 29 schools applying for the project. This is just one less than Poltava, where 30 applications were submitted, with 20 schools from the region.
Computer science teachers from three regions of Ukraine will receive training in the fundamentals of Python programming, robotics, and STEM education. Schools whose teachers complete the program will receive new computer lab equipment at no cost.
Yaryna Yasynevych, Chair of the Board of the All-Ukrainian Forum for Democracy, and Taras Dobko, Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, have signed an agreement to jointly implement the charitable educational initiative Leave No One Behind.
Throughout the year, UCU professors and IT professionals will lead three training modules for educators. Upon completing the program, computer science teachers from Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Poltava oblasts will receive certificates and new equipment for their school computer labs.
