The Communications Commission has delivered the successful Finnish children’s book series “Hello Ruby,” which has been acclaimed in 25 countries, to Public School N150 free of charge. Up to 116 primary school pupils will use the books Adventures in Coding and Journey inside the Computer, which aim to develop media literacy, critical thinking and analytical skills among the youngsters. The new textbooks were introduced to the children by the school’s IT teacher, who has been trained by the Commission in using the “Hello Ruby” teaching methods. Children learned about the general use of the “Hello Ruby” books and performed the keyboard exercises from the textbook.  

As of today, 3250 pupils in 21 schools have used the “Hello Ruby” textbooks. The number of schools will increase to 61 in the near future. “Hello Ruby” is a successful series of books that has already been adopted by 25 countries. It aims to develop critical thinking and analytical skills among primary school pupils. The books have been translated into 25 languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Estonian and Japanese. The Communications Commission obtained exclusive rights from the book author to translate and publish “Hello Ruby” in Georgian. Together with the Ministry of Education and Science, the Commission has been introducing the Finnish books in public and private schools across Georgia since 2019. The Commission has also delivered special training for teachers in using the “Hello Ruby” teaching methods.