The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the non-profit, non-governmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MPB/MFB) partnered to add Bitcoin (BTC) education to public school curriculum by 2024.
John Dennehy, the founder of MPB confirmed to Cointelegraph that this is a project of the Ministry of Education that MPB is assisting, along with Bitcoin Beach.
Its program “My First Bitcoin,” from which students receive a diploma of completion, will be primary source material for the Bitcoin portion, according to Dennehy.
✨ What an inspiring vision! The future of El Salvador shines bright with plans to introduce Bitcoin education in every public school by 2024.
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— Mi Primer Bitcoin (@MyfirstBitcoin_) September 4, 2023
He said training for the pilot program begins on Sep.7 with assistance from Bitcoin Beach. The Bitcoin diploma program will be taught to 150 public school teachers from 75 schools to provide them with a “base knowledge” of Bitcoin.
Atención comunidad:
Les anunciamos el comienzo de la 1era edición en #Cuba del curso My First Bitcoin @MyfirstBitcoin_
â€Habrá plazas limitadas. Los interesados deben completar el formulario: https://t.co/EGusVs1dou
Los elegidos serán contactados posteriormente
— Cuba Bitcoin (@Cuba_BTC) September 3, 2023
After the initial training, Dennehy said the teachers will return to their own schools and teach from the curriculum created by the Ministry of Education. “If successful,” he said, “the program will be rolled out to every school in the country next year.”
In a recent interview with Bitcoin Beach, its community leader Roman Martínez told Cointelegraph that over 25,000 students in El Salvador have already learned about Bitcoin in the classroom.
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Dennehy said that while El Salvador is currently the focus, the mission is to bring Bitcoin education to the world.
He told Cointelegraph that MPB is already in early talks with two other governments in Latin America that are interested in implementing El Salvadorian-style Bitcoin education for local students.
On Sep.4 Bitcoin Cuba posted on social media that sign-ups are open for the first edition of its own version of Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MFB).
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