- When
- During 2025
- Where
- Batticaloa and Hatton
- Format
- In-school programme, term-based
- Who was there
- 194 in the Batticaloa pilot and 306 in Hatton, as recorded
Empowerment Inside School is our in-school programme in information technology and robotics. In 2025 it ran in two districts, with 194 learners enrolled in the Batticaloa pilot and 306 in Hatton.
We run it inside government schools, with written approval from the zonal education office. Learners work on real challenges. It is not an add-on club.
Teacher training supported it:
- In January, Rathees Koneswaran and Rajadurai Govarthenan led a day of training on new technologies and teaching methods for the teachers of Shivananda Vidyalaya National School.
- In June, a further day on artificial intelligence (everyday use, chatbots, preparing teaching materials, image generation) ran for English teachers across the Batticaloa West zone.
Supporting teachers is one of the World Bank’s principles for technology in education. It is also the part most likely to decide whether anything remains after the programme ends.
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