According to the President of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, our children will live in an era of information and communication technology, technological innovation, and the fourth industrial evolution.

The fourth industrial evolution results from the fusion of information and communication technologies and has and will lead to innovation in the field of robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, world wide webs, 3D printing, and self-driving vehicles. Thus, the future demands logical thinking, analytical ability, and creative problem solving.

Barack Obama, the former president of the United States, has stated that “[Science] is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world”. The United States, as the world’s economic leader, recognized the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. (Barack Obama: https://www.ed.gov/stem).

The BC Ministry of Education is already working on a specialized school with an emphasis on STEM education. Students with such experience and talent studying in BC are being trained as future leaders. Computer education is already mandatory in the BC curriculum. Through coding, students not only develop a way of thinking, but they also think creatively to develop good code. If taught from an early age, students can develop their ability to think logically and reasonably in all aspects.

Robotics education is one of the best examples of STEM education. This skill helps students learn to code and fulfill the needs of the next generation.