By Karen Abrams
STEM is a familiar acronym for Science, Technology, Engineer and Mathematics and many Guyanese students access at least two of the four subject areas in their primary and secondary years of school. Most progressives in STEM academia will also share the importance of the inclusion of an A in STEM, essentially making it STEAM. A being a focus on the Arts, creativity, expression, essentially that component that prepares students to creatively use the tools of STEM to find solutions to problems in their world.
STEM courses teach students how to think logically, how to solve problems, how to persevere through challenges and coupled with the creativity and innovation encouraged in Arts education, students exposed to a quality STEM education will be the problem solvers of tomorrow who will drive Guyana’s economic development.