Prepare for a monetary revolution, kids! El Salvador is bringing Bitcoin to the blackboard, aiming to teach it in public schools by 2024. Thanks to a groundbreaking alliance between the nation’s Ministry of Education and nonprofit crusader Mi Primer Bitcoin (cue translation: “My First Bitcoin”), cryptocurrency just got a little more mainstream.
John Dennehy, the trailblazing founder of Mi Primer Bitcoin, confirmed that these digital disruptors aren’t spinning their virtual wheels. This educational partnership, assisted by Bitcoin Beach, aims to inculcate a “base knowledge” of Bitcoin in youthful minds. The first wave of educated educators will consist of 150 public school teachers from 75 schools. If successful, it will extend to every institution of learning in the nation.
As quoted by Dennehy, “As the first nation to adopt Bitcoin, El Salvador will be an example for the world. Quality education is our best chance to ensure that that example is a positive one.” In other words, this is more than a curriculum update; it’s a chance to rewrite the rulebook on global finance.
For a taste of what’s coming, consider that 25,000 Salvadoran students have already got a headstart, learning about Bitcoin in the classroom through Bitcoin Beach. And the movement isn’t stopping at El Salvador’s borders. According to Dennehy, talks are already underway with two other Latin American governments keen to offer their students a future-forward education enriched with Bitcoin know-how.
But while this educational revolution is gripping the globe, El Salvador remains confidently at the helm, setting a trailblazing track for other nations to follow. Echoing this sentiment, Bitcoin Cuba recently ignited its own cryptocurrency curiosity by launching the premier edition of its iteration of Mi Primer Bitcoin.