W.TEC ACADEMY

About the WTEC Academy Programme

The W.TEC Academy is an afterschool technology club, which presents technology in an engaging way, aiming to attract more girls to pursue science and technology careers. The programme is robustly implemented in three states across Nigeria—Lagos, Kwara, and Ondo—all in public schools. In Lagos, it runs in schools on the Mainland, in Ondo at the state capital, and in Kwara across Offa and Ilorin.

The clubs target girls aged 10 to 17 years who attend public schools in Nigeria. The students undergo a practical and engaging curriculum, which includes programming with Alice and Greenfoot, Mobile Application Development, Computer Architecture, Networking, and Robotics.

Program Details

 

Currently running in:

      • Kwara State
      • Lagos State
      • Ondo State

Curriculum:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Computer Architecture
• Scratch Programming
• Alice Programming
• Mobile Application Development
• Digital Video Production
• Career Talks

Partners:

Partners and supporters of this initiative have included Oracle, Afonja – Akinyemi Family Foundation International Research and Exchange Board – IREX, Intel, WeTech, Google, Lagos State Ministry of Education, the National Library – Lagos, Children’s Development Centre – Lagos, Kenneth Dike eLibrary – Awka, National Library – Ilorin, Kwara State, Kwara State Ministry of Education and FEMTECH – Kwara State.

Criteria:

The schools selected to participate in the W.TEC Academy must ideally have a functioning computer laboratory with access to the Internet.

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