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Children and Youth
AI4Globe engages younger audiences with AI awareness campaigns, offering fun educational materials like animations, comics, and videos, alongside training programs on AI, cyber hygiene, and ethics for children, parents, and teachers. The initiative includes ideathons and AI camps to foster creativity and learning.
list of activities:
For Children and Youth
- Digital Literacy Program (32 hours): Provides fundamentals of digital literacy, familiarizes participants with the use of information technologies and systems for data processing, and helps develop practical skills in applying information systems.
- AI Bootcamp (15 hours): Provides foundational knowledge of AI, its tools, safety and cyber hygiene, R&D, and more. Through interactive learning and workshops, participants will develop a basic understanding of AI concepts, explore its practical applications, and learn essential skills for navigating the digital world safely and creatively.
- AI Literacy Program and Online Workshops: Covers AI basics, tools, and safe digital practices. Participants gain foundational AI knowledge and responsible and ethical tech skills.
- Cyber Hygiene Program and Online Workshops: Provides essential knowledge on cyber threats and hygiene, digital safety, best practices for protecting personal data online.
- AI Literacy Bootcamp is a one-week intensive educational program that introduces children and young people to the fundamentals of artificial intelligence. Participants develop foundational knowledge of AI concepts and explore how artificial intelligence technologies can be understood and applied.
- AI Camp for Youth is a series of educational camps focused specifically on artificial intelligence. Implemented with the support of BTU and local and international partner organizations, the project raises AI awareness and helps young people develop practical skills related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
- The International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence – IOAI supports the development of talented school students in artificial intelligence. Within the Georgia Tech Olympiads Hub, BTU coordinates the selection and preparation of national team members and supports their participation in international AI competitions, enabling young people to deepen their AI knowledge and gain international experience.
- Within its collaboration with CERN and the ATLAS Experiment, BTU develops educational environments that combine artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The AI- and VR-based environments represent different components of the ATLAS detector and support science education and science popularization. The initiative also includes educational applications for international ATLAS masterclasses, providing students and school pupils with practical learning opportunities.
For Parents and Caregivers:
- AI Literacy and Cyber Hygiene Online Workshops: Deep overview of AI basics, its impact on children and youth, and practical tips for fostering safe digital habits at home. Participants will gain an understanding of AI technologies, the importance of data privacy, and how to teach children and teens responsible online behavior and cyber hygiene.
For Parents and Caregivers:
- Cyber Hygiene and AI Training provides a one-session introduction to AI concepts, its applications in the classroom, and strategies for promoting digital safety. Participants will learn how to integrate AI education into their teaching, raise awareness about data privacy, and support students in developing good cyber hygiene practices both in and out of school.