The British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina is starting a new cycle of trainings within the "21st Century Schools" programme. After the successful trainings, and the application of new skills in teaching in four cantons and the Republika srpska, the implementation in schools in the Unsko-sanski canton begins. This program, funded by the UK Government and implemented by the British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will involve a total of 44 primary school principals through several two-day trainings, taking place from 19 to 22 October.
The training covers the skills of critical thinking, problem solving and the use of programming in all subjects in primary school. As part of the program, all schools in Unsko-sanski canton also receive a donation in the form of small pocket computers called micro: bit, so that students can more easily master the programming component. Education and acquisition of new skills is always in the first place, so even in these challenging times we continued to implement the program in compliance with all Covid-19 protection measures.
At the opening ceremony, Amila karavdić, project manager at the British Council, addressed the audience: „An important part of the "21st Century Schools" programme is training for primary school principals and teachers in main skills and coding, which provide insight into methods and skills relevant to working with primary school students in the age of digital transformation. We are extremely pleased that this was recognized by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the USC, and even in these challenging times, it supported the implementation of the program in this canton." The opening ceremony was also attended by the Assistant Minister for Preschool Education, Primary Education and Inclusion, Mr. Adnan Kreso.
The "21st Century Schools" programme has been implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina for almost two years, and so far the program has covered all primary schools in Sarajevo Canton, Zapadnohercegovački Canton, Zeničko-dobojski Canton, Canton Tuzla and Republica srpska. The results of the implementation of the program can already be seen in practice because the students from Ugljevik won first place in the regional competition in programming on micro:bit devices held in 2019.