Balochistan’s first STEAM & Robotics Lab
Balochistan’s first STEAM lab, at Government Sandeman Higher Secondary School in Quetta, and the province’s first hands-on STEM and robotics bootcamps. The lab was recognised in 2025 by the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network.
Students and teachers, Quetta
- 1stSTEAM lab in Balochistan
- 2024 & 2025STEM and robotics bootcamps
The story
SIA set up Balochistan’s first STEAM lab, a STEAM & Robotics Lab at Government Sandeman Higher Secondary School in Quetta.
Alongside the lab, SIA ran the first hands-on STEM and robotics bootcamps in Balochistan, in 2024 and 2025: robotics, AI, coding and 3D printing. Government teachers were trained in STEM methodology.
The lab was recognised in 2025 by the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN).
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