An introduction to Artificial Intelligence for curious young minds.
Teaching Machines is a beginner-friendly AI course for learners aged 14–18. Through hands-on activities and accessible programming tools, students explore how machine learning works—and what it means for their future. The course also emphasizes ethical thinking and responsible tech use.
Across the globe, AI is transforming economies, communication, and decision-making – but most young people don’t know how it works. For students in crisis-affected or under-resourced contexts, this gap is even wider. Teaching Machines introduces foundational concepts in artificial intelligence and machine learning in a hands-on, age-appropriate way.
Rather than treating learners as passive users of AI tools, the course empowers them to:
Experiment with building simple models
Understand how data informs predictions
Critically evaluate ethical implications
By demystifying how machines “learn” and showing how systems can reflect human biases, Teaching Machines helps students think both like scientists and like citizens – equipping them with the awareness and confidence needed in an AI-driven future.
Students completing Teaching Machines will:
Understand how supervised machine learning systems work
Learn the basics of training and testing simple models
Explore key concepts such as data patterns, neural networks, and prediction
Reflect on ethics, bias, and real-world implications of AI technologies
What is AI? Exploring basic definitions and use cases
Understanding supervised learning and classification
Building and training a simple model
Testing, debugging, and evaluating results
Introduction to neural networks
Ethics, bias, and responsible AI
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Course goal |
Introduce the fundamentals of AI and machine learning through hands-on, ethical engagement
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Content
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6 lessons (~10–12 hours total)
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Duration
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3–5 sessions or up to 2 weeks, depending on context
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Instruction method
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Project-based, facilitator-led sessions (in-person or hybrid)
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Student ages
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14–18 years old
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