Tynwald High School Qualifies For Global Robotics Competition
Tynwald High School in Harare has qualified for a global robotics competition set to be held in Switzerland in October.
The school qualified for the global competition at the Pan Africa Competition held in Dakar, Senegal.
The robotics competition provides an opportunity for science and artificial intelligence students to showcase their skills and innovation.
Speaking to NewsDay Weekender upon return from the West African country on Friday, Tynwald headmaster, Kennias Matimba, said:
As a school, we have invested in artificial intelligence and science in line with the 5.0 education system that was introduced by the government.
We want to train school children to create jobs and not to be jobseekers. We believe the future of any nation depends on science.
Tynwald came fourth at the continental competition early this week. The school won the inaugural Pan Africa Competition in 2021.
Competitors have to build industrial-size robots and play difficult field games with the goal of appreciating science, technology, engineering and mathematics challenges in local communities.
National robotics coach, Charles Matanga, said that the teaching of robotics in schools should be expanded in the country including in rural schools. He added:
Artificial intelligence is the way to go. Government should allow artificial intelligence equipment to be imported into the country duty-free so that we encourage the learning and development of science even in rural schools.
