AI and digital creativity for kids aged 8–12
DigiSettlers is a small-group, hands-on program where children learn how AI works, when not to trust it, and how to use digital tools to make, solve and invent things of their own.
Why DigiSettlers
Children meet AI in voice assistants, games, videos and homework help. DigiSettlers teaches them what is really going on behind the screen, so they can question it, use it wisely, and keep their own ideas at the centre. Our motto: AI is the assistant. You are the creator.
levels, one per school term
sessions per level, 60 minutes each
children per group, so everyone is heard
challenge levels in every session: ages 8–9 and 10–12
The program
Each level runs for one school term. Children learn a new skill each week, build a project, then show it to their families at a showcase.
Start here
What AI is, how it learns from examples, why it gets things wrong, how to stay safe, and how to give clear instructions.
Project: My Helpful AI Robot
Next term
Characters, plots and pictures. Children write and illustrate a story with AI as their assistant, and learn to edit and give credit.
Project: My AI Storybook
Third term
Good design, research, collecting information, turning data into pictures, and making simple automations do the busy work.
Project: My Digital Media Campaign
Fourth term
Find a real problem, talk to the people it affects, design and test a solution, and pitch it, deciding what the AI part should and shouldn't do.
Project: My AI Innovation
A closer look
Every session mixes games, hands-on activities and a short take-home mission to do with a grown-up. Session details may be refined after our pilot.
Safety first
In Level 1, children don't need their own AI accounts. The teacher runs AI tools on a shared screen while children suggest, test and check.
We never enter children's names, photos or other personal information into AI tools. Children learn to spot and protect this "Key Info" themselves.
Parents sign a consent form, receive a take-home sheet after each session, and decide on photos. Our teacher holds a current NSW Working With Children Check.
How we teach
Games, puzzles and challenges, with about a third of activities done without a screen at all.
Children learn that AI can be brilliant and can also be wrong. They practise checking answers and thinking for themselves.
Every session has two challenge levels, so 8-year-olds feel successful and 12-year-olds are stretched.
Our founding pilot · Term 4 2026
This term a small group of local families are our Founding Explorers, taking part in Level 1 and helping us test every session. Their feedback will shape the program before enrolments open for January 2027.
Questions from parents
No. In Level 1 the teacher runs AI tools on a shared screen. Any later use by children will only be on accounts set up and supervised by parents, with your permission.
No. Many activities are unplugged: sorting games, drawing, puzzles and group challenges. Screens are used with a purpose, not for passive watching.
None at all. Level 1 starts from the very beginning. If your child can read simple instructions, they're ready.
The program is designed for children aged 8–12. Sessions have two challenge levels (ages 8–9 and 10–12) so mixed-age groups work well.
[Suburb / venue], [day and time]. Each session runs for 60 minutes during school terms.
Fees for 2027 will be announced [month]. Families on the interest list will hear first.
Places are limited to 8 children per group. Join the interest list and we'll let you know when Level 1 enrolments open.
Register your interest