LEVEL 1 • PROPOSED PILOT
Six Weeks. New Skills. Big Possibilities.
WOLi AI Explorers — Level 1 is a free, project-based introduction to AI literacy, responsible use, career readiness and student creation. Our pilot is designed for grades 7–12 and can be adapted for age, prior experience and partner program schedules.
Program overview
What a week looks like.
- One theme per week
- 2–3 hours of learning activities per week proposed
- Hands-on individual and team options
- Project concept or supervised prototype
- Supportive week-six showcase
Final schedule, location and delivery arrangements will depend on participating organizations.
How the program fits together
What you study, how you learn, when you practice.
The three strands are the subjects. The five pillars are not extra subjects: they describe how learning happens in all six weeks.
3 curriculum strands What students study
- AI Literacy
- AI Workforce Readiness
- AI Creation
5 experience pillars How students learn
- Learn
- Create
- Collaborate
- Innovate
- Showcase
6 weekly modules When students practice
- Introduction
- Prompting
- Ethics
- Careers
- Assistant Design
- Showcase
Week by week
One theme. One thing you make.
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Week 1: Introduction to AI
Strand: AI Literacy
What is AI? How does it appear in daily life? What can it do well, and what myths should we question?
Try: An instructor-led demonstration or age-appropriate prompt comparison.
Make: AI Discovery Map.
02
Week 2: Prompt Engineering
Strand: AI Literacy
How does a language model predict and generate responses? What makes a good instruction? How should we verify an answer?
Try: Improve a vague prompt using task, context, audience, constraints, format and check.
Make: Prompt Challenge Card.
03
Week 3: AI Ethics & Responsibility
Strand: AI Literacy
What are bias, hallucinations, privacy risks, deepfakes and academic integrity?
Try: Analyze fictional scenarios with human judgment.
Make: AI Safety Decision Guide.
04
Week 4: AI Careers & Entrepreneurship
Strand: AI Workforce Readiness
Where might AI support careers in business, healthcare, agriculture, creative industries and local entrepreneurship?
Try: Explore a career pathway and develop a community-centered problem statement.
Make: Career & AI Opportunity Canvas.
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Week 5: Build an AI Assistant
Strand: AI Creation
What is an assistant, an agent and an automated workflow? Why must important actions be checked by a human?
Try: Design an assistant for a low-risk problem using fictional data; prototype only in approved environments or simulate on paper.
Make: Assistant Blueprint & Workflow Map.
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Week 6: Capstone Showcase
Strand: AI Creation and AI Workforce Readiness
How do we communicate an AI idea responsibly and clearly?
Try: Practice a short presentation, identify project strengths/limits and receive feedback.
Make: Final Pitch, Demo/Storyboard and Reflection.
Two routes, the same weekly goal
Learning adapted for your grade.
Discover: grades 7–8
Simpler vocabulary, examples from school and community, group work, paper-first concepts, teacher demos and optional short writing. A storyboard or assistant concept is a successful capstone.
Build: grades 9–12
More independent research, stronger evidence, career cases, solution testing, clear success measures and optional supervised low-code prototyping. A working prototype is an option, not a requirement.
Week 6
Capstone choices. Equal achievements.
By week 6, each student or team presents a concept, prototype or supervised demonstration and can explain the problem, their AI strategy, validation, ethics and human oversight.
Assistant Concept
A storyboard for a school club or fictional small business assistant (no account, no code).
Human-in-the-Loop Workflow
A diagram showing what the AI suggests, what a person approves, and how mistakes are caught.
AI Business or Community Idea
A short pitch with user problem, ethical considerations and simple prototype.
Approved Working Demonstration
Only when account access, age, district permissions, supervision, licenses and data safeguards have been checked.
Outcomes
Students practice AI vocabulary, effective prompting, fact-checking, digital safety, creativity, team collaboration, career exploration, project planning and presentation skills. The program aims to build confidence and skills, not guarantee job placement or certification.