“Robotics for the Youngest” Continues to Expand the Network of Teachers Trained in the Application of Modern Teaching Methods
(Podgorica, 21 April 2026) – The Innovation Fund of Montenegro, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Bureau for Education Services, and with financial support from the Central Bank of Montenegro, continues the implementation of the national programme “Robotics for the Youngest”.
Following the successful completion of the first training cycle for teachers on the application of innovative teaching methods for children aged 5 to 9, the programme continues with a second round of trainings delivered under the reaccredited programme “Application of Robotics for Innovative Teaching Methods and Development of Key Competences”, Catalogue No. 262, PO 9.
The trainings were held on 18 and 19 April in seven cities across Montenegro, with the aim of further strengthening teachers’ competencies in the application of innovative approaches in early education.
Through one-day training sessions delivered in Berane, Bijelo Polje, Nikšić, Petrovac, Pljevlja, Podgorica, and Rožaje, approximately 105 primary school teachers were trained from all parts of the country. This ensured coverage of all three regions of Montenegro, further confirming the programme’s objective to make innovative learning approaches accessible to all schools, regardless of their size or capacity.
During the training sessions, participants completed both theoretical and practical components, acquiring methodological knowledge on integrating learning through play using educational robotics in everyday classroom practice. Particular emphasis was placed on the development of key competences among pupils, including logical and critical thinking, digital skills, and teamwork. In addition, the training enables interdisciplinary integration of curricula, application of robotics in mathematics, language, natural sciences, and financial literacy, as well as active and experiential learning tailored to early primary education.
The “Robotics for the Youngest” programme continues to build a network of teachers who bring innovation directly into classrooms, creating a modern learning environment in which children develop competences essential for the 21st century.
In the first training cycle, approximately 230 primary school teachers were trained, and an additional 105 were trained in the second cycle, further expanding the network of educators equipped to apply educational robotics in teaching practice.
As stated by the programme author and one of the accredited national trainers, Prof. Snežana Šćepanović from the Innovation Fund of Montenegro:
“An important value of these educational activities lies in the fact that learning through play and robotics enables young children to develop key future competences in a way that is both familiar and stimulating. This approach simultaneously fosters curiosity, logical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and independence, thereby laying an important foundation for further learning and active participation in modern society.”
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