School Education Department Sindh Launches STEAM Orientations for 50% of Post-Primary Schools-Notification

NO. SELD/CA/CW/515/2022.
GOVERNMENT OF SINDH
SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY DEPARTMENT
Karachi, dated the 4th, September, 2024.

As you are aware, the department is committed to improving learning opportunities in STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths – for students of the province. To this end, a STEAM School program was initiated in selected schools with 538 schools onboarded in batches from December 2022 to December 2023 through in-person and virtual orientations in 11 districts. We are now pleased to expand the STEAM Program to all districts so that every school is able to transform the student learning experience through low-cost, hands-on, interdisciplinary STEAM Club activities, STEAM Safeer sessions and Teachers’ Hubs.

To this end, you are expected to ensure that at least 50% of the post-primary schools in your districts register, orient themselves and start their STEAM School Journey. Districts that are already part of the program (i.e. Sukkur, Khairpur, Hyderabad, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Karachi Central, South, East, West, Malir, Korangi) must ensure that all their remaining unregistered schools also register and begin STEAM activities. You are requested to guide relevant schools to do the following:

• Nominate one focal person who will be responsible for the implementation of the STEAM program in the school; they must be a science, mathematics or computer teacher of Grades 6­-8 and must be proficient in the use of a smartphone.
• Register on the STEAM Portal before their given orientation date by filling out this online  form. For convenience, they may refer to this linked video on how to register.
• Attend the online orientation on the STEAM School Journey on the following Zoom meeting link as per the given schedule for their region:

(iv)      School HMs are requested to make arrangements to ensure that their nominated STEAM focal person and other relevant teachers for STEAM activities are able to attend the two-hour online orientation meeting, which can be joined via smartphone and mobile data.

(v)       All STEAM District Focal Persons are expected to attend the virtual orientation along with schools of their district respectively.

Please note that districts will be asked to report on their schools’ STEAM portal registration, attendance and participation in the orientations.

Your usual cooperation is highly appreciated in this regard.

Annex-A

Important links from the letter:

STEAM Portal Registration link for schools: https://steampakistan.com/register/

Video guide on STEAM Portal Registration: https://bit.ly/STEAMschoolregistrationvideo 

ZOOM Meeting link to attend School Orientation: https://bit.ly/SindhSTEAMorientation