BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little has proclaimed this week as Computer Science Education Week in Idaho.
The governor sat down with hundreds of students at Garfield Elementary School on Tuesday morning to take part in an "hour of code" event.
This year more than 110,000 "hour of code" events are planned worldwide, including more than 35,000 in the U.S. and 295 in Idaho.
It's a movement that was founded in 2013 to encourage students to learn about STEM.
Sonia Galaviz, a 5th-grade teacher and the STEM coordinator at Garfield Elementary School, says coding is a skill that her students will be able to take beyond the classroom.
“We start a passion early and support it through their K-12 experience and it’s gonna be great for kids,” Galaviz said.
According to the Idaho STEM Action Center, Idaho's top 10 "hot" jobs require STEM skills and upwards of 100,000 STEM jobs will exist in Idaho by 2024.