The Western Cape education department has started a robotics and coding pilot programme at selected schools.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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Spine Road High School in Mitchells Plain has already started piloting the scratch coding programme, for grade 8 and 9 pupils. Premier Alan Winde and Education MEC Debbie Schäfer visited the school yesterday to monitor a robotics coding class.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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