<ul> <li><strong>No child will drop out of school when this system is implemented</strong></li> </ul> <p><img src="https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-singapore-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.sg.dailymirror.lk/assets/uploads/image_7dbb3e44dc.jpg" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />STEAM education system from which school children will be&nbsp; able to learn concepts and fundamentals of subjects in a simple manner&nbsp; was launched in the schools yesterday.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<br /> &ldquo;STEAM education will be used in Science, Technology,&nbsp; Engineering, Maths and Art subjects,&rdquo; the Education Minister Susil&nbsp; Premajayantha said.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<br /> Minister who was speaking at the launch of STEAM education&nbsp; system in Royal College said this system exists in more than 96&nbsp; countries.</p><center><a href="https://www.hi.lk/himag" target="_blank"><img src="https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-singapore-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.sg.dailymirror.lk/assets/uploads/advr_7fec3b236e.jpg" /></a></p></center> <p>&nbsp;&ldquo;The system which was introduced by US National Science&nbsp; Foundation in 1999 is now used in teaching art subjects too. This system&nbsp; has become popular in the globe today as Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,&rdquo; the minister said.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p><br /> &ldquo;No child will drop out of school when this system is implemented in Sri Lanka,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p><br /> &ldquo;While highlighting that children in countries such as&nbsp; Singapore are being taught using the latest techniques where science&nbsp; centres are used, the Minister said Sri Lanka will also have such&nbsp; centres before long.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /> He said local school children will be able to learn from Sri Lankan experts living abroad through the STEAM system.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></p>