I-Birmingham City Schools (BCS) e-Alabama isibambisene nenhlangano yendawo engenzi nzuzo i-Ed Farm ukuze yenze ukuvuselelwa okuphelele okugxile ku-STEM komtapo wolwazi we-South Hampton K-8. Le phrojekthi, engeyokuqala yohlobo lwayo esifundazweni sase-Alabama, yakhelwe phezu kobambiswano obusungulwe phakathi kwe-BCS ne-Ed Farm kusukela ngo-2020 ukuze kuvalwe izikhala emakhonweni edijithali. Ngokusuka emtapweni wolwazi ojwayelekile obuqukethe izincwadi ezingu-20,000, indawo entsha eklanywe yagxila kubafundi ihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje namathuluzi okufunda, okuhlanganisa:

• Amathuluzi ama-robotics nawokubhala ikhodi
• Izikrini eziluhlaza zokukhiqiza imidiya yedijithali
• Ama-iPad namadivayisi asebenzisanayo
• Imifundaze ekhethekile yothisha nabafundi ngokufanayo

Lo msebenzi ugqamisa ukuguquka kwemfundo isuka ekutheni "kulahlwe amadivayisi" nje—lapho izikole zithola ihadiwe ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zesikhathi eside zokuyihlanganisa nokufundisa—iya ezindleleni zemfundo ezisimeme, ezisekelwe ingqalasizinda. Ngokufaka abafundi be-K-8 ngokuqondile enqubweni yokuklama indawo uqobo lwayo, le phrojekthi ibhekana nokungalingani okugxile ekwabiweni kwezinsiza ze-STEM, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini ebilokhu ishaywa indiva ekutshalweni kwezimali zobuchwepheshe. Ikhombisa ukuthi imitapo yolwazi yezikole ejwayelekile ingaguqulwa kanjani ibe yizindawo zokufunda eziphilayo, ezilungele ikusasa, esikhundleni sokuba yizindawo ezingashintshi zokugcina izincwadi.

Kubaholi bezikole baseNingizimu Afrika ababhekene nokwethulwa kwekharikhulamu kazwelonke yokuBhala Amakhodi Namarobhothi, le ndlela ibonisa ukuthi ingqalasizinda yesikole esivele sinayo, njengezindawo zemitapo yolwazi engasetshenziswa ngokwanele, ingalungiswa kanjani ngokuhlelekile ibe yizikhungo zobuchwepheshe ezisebenzayo.