[jharrison]

I'm not sure if you actually watched the video but it's clear that no "program" was created and that no education funds were supporting this young man. He used his own initiative to start a club at school and a single teacher sponsors the club. That's not a program. It's an opportunity for those interested in making apps to come together and share in the experience. Would aeronautics, accounting, or engineering clubs be beneficial to those interested in such subjects? Absolutely. There's nothing dumb or short-sighted in this young man's thinking. He thinks it's fun to share app dev with people who also think it's fun.

[shantanubala]

I think it's actually better that it isn't run by the school. Very few teachers would be cool enough to allow their kids to make fun or extremely random stuff (or if a curriculum was designed, it probably wouldn't involve celebrity-inspired Whack-A-Mole). Most programming curricula use contrived exercises and aren't nearly engaging enough for elementary school students. A student-led club on the other hand has the freedom to do anything the kids want.