AI Explorer for Kids
Understand the technology shaping their world
Kids learn how AI actually works, training models, recognising patterns and building AI-powered projects with a dedicated live tutor alongside them.
Curriculum designed by educators & engineers from
Projects
What Your Child Will Build
Gesture Detector
Train an AI to recognise hand gestures from the webcam, rock, paper, scissors or custom poses
Drawing Classifier
An AI that recognises what your child draws and guesses what it is in real time
Sound Sorter
Train a model to tell the difference between clapping, snapping and silence
Smart Chatbot
A simple rule-based + ML chatbot that answers questions about a topic they choose
What They'll Learn. Session by Session
What Is AI?
How AI is different from regular programs, where it's used, what it can and can't do
Machine Learning Basics
What 'training' means, examples vs rules, supervised learning
Training Your First Model
Using Teachable Machine to train an image classifier from scratch
Pattern Recognition
How computers see, sound recognition, text classification basics
AI Ethics & Awareness
Bias in AI, what AI gets wrong, why humans still matter
Building with AI Tools
Combining trained models with Scratch or simple apps to create real AI projects
Is This Course Right for Your Child?
Perfect for
- Curious kids aged 8–12 who ask 'how does that work?' about technology
- No coding experience required, the course adapts to any experience level
- Great follow-on after Scratch, Roblox or Python
Not quite the right fit
- Children who want to write lots of code. AI Explorer is more conceptual and visual; try Python for deep coding
- Teens 13+, we have AI Expert and AI Creator courses designed specifically for ages 13–17
How Sessions Work
Live 1-on-1
Video call with a dedicated tutor, fully focused on your child, no other students present
Flexible Schedule
Once or twice a week at a time that works for your family — evenings and weekends available
Build Every Session
Every lesson ends with something made, a trained model, a detector, or a working AI project
Parent Updates
Session notes and project files shared after every lesson so you always know what was covered
What Parents Say
“She came home from school and explained to her older brother why Siri makes mistakes. He didn't believe she knew that. She was right.”
Bimpe A.
Lagos
“He built an AI that recognises our cat. He then trained a separate model that recognises just the cat's tail. He did this on his own, in his spare time.”
John K.
Sydney
“I expected it to be over her head. Instead she came back explaining 'training data' and 'bias' to me. The tutor made it completely accessible.”
Funmi O.
London
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my child need a webcam?
A webcam is needed for the gesture and drawing recognition projects. Most laptops have one built in. External USB webcams work fine too. Without a webcam, we pivot to sound or text-based AI projects.
Is this real AI or just a game about AI?
Real AI. We use Teachable Machine by Google and other genuine ML tools. Your child trains actual neural network models, the same technology that powers image recognition in phones and apps.
My child already knows Scratch, will this course be too easy?
No. AI Explorer is not about Scratch, it's about machine learning concepts and building AI-powered systems. Scratch experience helps with the project integration phase but the AI content is completely new.
What's the difference between AI Explorer (kids) and AI Expert (teens)?
AI Explorer focuses on intuitive understanding and visual/interactive tools, training models by showing them examples. AI Expert (for teens 13–17) goes into how models actually work mathematically, uses Python, and covers AI ethics more deeply.
Is AI a safe topic for an 8-year-old?
Yes. The AI Ethics module is specifically designed to give children a grounded, honest view of what AI is, and isn't. We actively discuss what AI gets wrong, who decides how it's used, and why critical thinking about technology matters.