MAT-SA AI Explorers
Fontein Primary School Cyber Lab

Understand AI. Protect yourself. Build the future.

AI Explorers takes learners from the first idea of a thinking machine to today's chatbots. They learn how AI works, how to stay safe online, and how to check what AI tells them, the way a quality inspector would.

UnderstandWhere AI came from and how it learns from examples.
ProtectPasswords, scams, deepfakes and privacy.
VerifyTest AI answers against clear criteria and fix the defects.
BuildCode, test and present a solution to a real problem.

Two tracks, one journey

12 weeks · 8 modules
Grades R to 3

Junior Explorers

Picture stories, games and sorting activities that introduce young learners to clever machines, how computers learn, giving clear instructions and staying safe online. Every screen can be read aloud.

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Grades 4 to 7

AI Explorers

A 12-week journey from the first idea of thinking machines to today's chatbots. Learners find out how AI works, use it safely, check what it tells them like a quality inspector, and build a small solution to a real problem.

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Learners sign in with a class code, their first name or nickname and a 4-digit PIN. We never ask for surnames, addresses, phone numbers or photos. No learner creates an account on any outside AI tool.