Across-the-ages: A study of robotics in Caribbean education

This paper reviews a number of regional and extra-regional robotics initiatives. Each initiative was reviewed to determine different age groups of students, the goals of stake-holders involved in enabling an initiative, and the benchmarks for success of each initiative. The review has informed the design of an integrated intervention for Teacher Training initiated by the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education Curriculum Development Division. The intervention is based on a problem-solving process, and targets teachers of students in the early secondary age group. Empowering and encouraging older student volunteers to support teachers allows for the increased longevity of the robotics initiative. The potential to foster wider student interest in STEM subjects within the Caribbean remains to be explored.