More than half a million Kazakhstani schoolchildren will participate in the global "Hour of Code" event.

From December 4 to 11, the worldwide "Hour of Code" campaign will take place for Kazakhstani schoolchildren. It aims to spread knowledge about innovative technologies in an unconventional format. The week-long educational campaign is organized by the USTEM Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The event will take place during computer science lessons in all schools across the country. Participants will be schoolchildren aged 6 to 18. The most active teachers and participants will receive certificates from the Ministry of Education and the opportunity to participate in FIRST competitions.

Source: gov.kz