Active Practice
Hands-on projects, real discussions, and collaboration that turn ideas into skills.
Help young people
become more capable
because of AI —
not less.
AI Ready Kids helps teens ages 13–18 build AI literacy, independent thinking and responsible habits. Families and youth organizations can help young people use AI wisely, stay safe, create and contribute.
Ages 13–18Built for today’s generation.
Values-drivenCharacter. Curiosity. Impact.
Evidence-informedBacked by research.
Real-world impactSkills for life, learning, and work.
Young people will:
Think for themselvesBuild judgment and confidence.
Do things they couldn’t do beforeTurn ideas into real possibilities.
Make wise choices about AIStay safe, informed, and in control.
A brighter future for all of us.More capable people. Stronger communities.
Six capabilities
that matter as tools change.
Being AI ready means knowing how to think with AI, without AI and about AI. These six capabilities help young people build the judgment, habits and skills they need to thrive — now and in the future.
Work with AI as a powerful partner to learn, create and solve problems you couldn’t do before.
Collaborate with AI
Use AI to learn, create and accomplish more — while continuing to build your own judgment and skills.
Apply & Serve
Use what you know to create, solve real problems, help others and contribute to your school, community and the world.
Develop the focus, effort and independent reasoning you need — especially when AI isn’t available or shouldn’t be used.
Stay Critical
Question outputs, verify claims, recognize bias and think for yourself.
Stay Focused
Know when not to use AI. Protect your attention, do the hard thinking, and build the skills that come from productive struggle.
Understand how AI works, its opportunities and risks, and what it means for you, your relationships and society.
Moral Compass
Know what you stand for. Use your values, purpose and judgment to decide when AI should be used — and what should remain human.
Stay Safe
Protect yourself and others. Understand privacy, identity, misinformation, manipulation and responsible use.
“It’s not just about what AI can do. It’s about who I want to become.”
AI readiness is built through
practice — not just information.
AI Ready Kids sets clear expectations for what strong AI-readiness programming looks like — active learning, human feedback, responsible use and visible evidence of growth.
Human Feedback
A human facilitator asks young people to explain their reasoning, challenges their thinking and gives feedback they can act on.
Evidence of Growth
Student progress is tracked over time across key AI-readiness capabilities, using real work, reflection and feedback as evidence.
Student Growth● Start ● Now
Parent Visibility
Parents can see what their child is developing, review evidence of progress and continue the conversation at home.
Durable Capabilities
AI skills for young people should outlast any one tool — judgment, focus, problem solving, creativity and communication.
Responsible Use
Young people learn to protect their privacy, check information, recognize bias and decide when — and when not — to use AI.
Hands-on projects, real discussions, and collaboration that turn ideas into skills.
A human facilitator asks young people to explain their reasoning, challenges their thinking and gives feedback they can act on.
Student progress is tracked over time across key AI-readiness capabilities, using real work, reflection and feedback as evidence.
Student Growth● Start ● Now
Parents can see what their child is developing, review evidence of progress and continue the conversation at home.
AI skills for young people should outlast any one tool — judgment, focus, problem solving, creativity and communication.
Young people learn to protect their privacy, check information, recognize bias and decide when — and when not — to use AI.
A LEARNING JOURNEY
A simple, structured path to
real-world readiness.
AI Ready Kids uses a practical three-phase learning journey that providers can bring to life in different ways — building understanding, developing capability through practice, and helping young people apply what they learn in meaningful contexts.
Ignite
AWARE
Build foundational understanding, spark curiosity and explore the possibilities and limits of AI.
Greater awareness. New possibilities.
What does this look like?
In small groups, teens examine real AI decisions: Anthropic’s refusal to remove safeguards against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, and the RCMP’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition. They ask who benefits, who could be harmed, and which principles should guide each choice. Then they consider a student dilemma: someone submits an AI-written answer after rewriting it to sound like their own. What would they do, and why?
Implement
APPLY
Develop practical skills through hands-on practice, real examples and personalized guidance.
More capability. Real practice.
What does this look like?
Facing dozens of unfamiliar biology terms, a Grade 11 student uploads permitted course materials to an AI tool. She uses AI to research learning science, checks the sources, and discovers retrieval practice and spaced review. Then she uses AI to build her own study tool around those methods and prepares for her assessment.
Infuse
EVOLVE
Apply their learning in more complex and meaningful ways, build lasting habits, and prepare to thrive in a future where AI is everywhere.
Greater independence. Lasting impact.
What does this look like?
A small team interviews staff at a local community centre and learns that families struggle to find current program times and hear about changes. The teens use AI to explore solutions and draft a mobile-friendly program finder. They test the mock-up with staff and visitors, revise it from their feedback, and build a working version for the centre’s website.
Build foundational understanding, spark curiosity and explore the possibilities and limits of AI.
Greater awareness. New possibilities.
What does this look like?
In small groups, teens examine real AI decisions: Anthropic’s refusal to remove safeguards against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, and the RCMP’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition. They ask who benefits, who could be harmed, and which principles should guide each choice. Then they consider a student dilemma: someone submits an AI-written answer after rewriting it to sound like their own. What would they do, and why?
Develop practical skills through hands-on practice, real examples and personalized guidance.
More capability. Real practice.
What does this look like?
Facing dozens of unfamiliar biology terms, a Grade 11 student uploads permitted course materials to an AI tool. She uses AI to research learning science, checks the sources, and discovers retrieval practice and spaced review. Then she uses AI to build her own study tool around those methods and prepares for her assessment.
Apply their learning in more complex and meaningful ways, build lasting habits, and prepare to thrive in a future where AI is everywhere.
Greater independence. Lasting impact.
What does this look like?
A small team interviews staff at a local community centre and learns that families struggle to find current program times and hear about changes. The teens use AI to explore solutions and draft a mobile-friendly program finder. They test the mock-up with staff and visitors, revise it from their feedback, and build a working version for the centre’s website.
The goal is greater confidence, stronger capabilities and the judgment to shape what comes next — with and beyond AI.
EVIDENCE OF GROWTH
Real progress.
Visible growth.
AI Ready Kids uses a simple, consistent evidence approach so young people, families and providers can see what’s changing — over time. The examples below illustrate the evidence approach; they are not live dashboards or verified learner results.
Starting Point
Understand where you are
My AI Readiness Snapshot
Moral Compass
Stay Critical
Stay Safe
Stay Focused
Collaborate with AI
Apply & Serve
- Quick, age-appropriate self-assessment
- Identifies strengths and areas to grow
- Sets a personal goal
Learning in Action
Practice, reflect, get feedback
Project: AI for Good
Using AI to design a solution for a real community need.
Creativity Collaboration ImpactMy Reflection
“I learned to ask better questions and check my sources.”
Peer Feedback
“You explained your ideas clearly.”
Facilitator Feedback
“Great use of AI and strong critical thinking.”
- Hands-on projects and real-world challenges
- Self, peer and facilitator feedback
- Build an evidence portfolio over time
Growing Impact
See how far you’ve come
My Progress
Start NowMoral Compass
Stay Critical
Stay Safe
Stay Focused
Collaborate with AI
Apply & Serve
Greater confidence.
Stronger skills.
Real-world impact.READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT.
Stronger skills.
Real-world impact.READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT.
My AI Readiness Snapshot
Moral Compass
Stay Critical
Stay Safe
Stay Focused
Collaborate with AI
Apply & Serve
- Quick, age-appropriate self-assessment
- Identifies strengths and areas to grow
- Sets a personal goal
Project: AI for Good
Using AI to design a solution for a real community need.
Creativity Collaboration ImpactMy Reflection
“I learned to ask better questions and check my sources.”
Peer Feedback
“You explained your ideas clearly.”
Facilitator Feedback
“Great use of AI and strong critical thinking.”
- Hands-on projects and real-world challenges
- Self, peer and facilitator feedback
- Build an evidence portfolio over time
My Progress
Start NowMoral Compass
Stay Critical
Stay Safe
Stay Focused
Collaborate with AI
Apply & Serve
Greater confidence.
Stronger skills.
Real-world impact.READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT.
Stronger skills.
Real-world impact.READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT.
Young People
Track their growth and build confidence.
Families
Stay informed and see real progress.
Providers
Use a common evidence approach to show impact.
Communities
See the positive difference young people are making.
A stronger future
Young people with the human capabilities to thrive in an AI-powered world.
FOR FAMILIES • AI READINESS FOR TEENS AGED 13 TO 18
Help your teen use AI well — while continuing to build the thinking, judgment and skills they need to thrive.
AI Ready Kids is designed to build AI literacy through active practice: using AI to learn and create, thinking independently when it matters, and understanding how AI is changing school, work and everyday life.
Practical, age-appropriate learning
Real tasks, schoolwork, projects and problems that make AI useful in everyday life.
Human capabilities stay central
Critical thinking, focus, judgment, values and independent reasoning continue to develop.
Responsible AI use
Privacy, bias, misinformation, safety and when to use — or not use — AI are built into the experience.
Growth you can see
Programs are designed to make progress visible through real work, reflection and facilitator feedback over time.
Real tasks, schoolwork, projects and problems that make AI useful in everyday life.
Critical thinking, focus, judgment, values and independent reasoning continue to develop.
Privacy, bias, misinformation, safety and when to use — or not use — AI are built into the experience.
Programs are designed to make progress visible through real work, reflection and facilitator feedback over time.
Help your teen thrive and stand out in an AI-shaped world.
Explore AI Ready Kids opportunities, or get one-on-one advice on helping your teen use AI to strengthen their learning, think independently and build skills that will matter beyond any one tool.
FOR PROVIDERS & ORGANIZATIONS
Build your program.
Start with a stronger foundation.
AI Ready Kids helps youth organizations and program providers bring AI literacy and AI readiness to the programs they already deliver — without starting from scratch.
Start faster
Begin with a clear, research-informed foundation.
Make it yours
Adapt it to your learners, expertise and delivery model.
Show progress
Give families and partners credible evidence of what young people are developing.
What AI Ready Kids gives you.
A complete, practical foundation to deliver high-quality AI readiness experiences.
Competency Framework
Clear capabilities for young people to develop.
Quality Standards
Shared expectations for strong AI-readiness experiences.
Implementation Guidance
Practical support for turning the framework into your program.
Evidence Model
A consistent way to demonstrate learner growth.
The framework and guidance evolve as AI, research and practice change.
Built for the settings where young people already learn.
AI Ready Kids works across a range of organizations and programs.
Learning Centres
Tutoring Programs
Camps
Libraries
Parishes
Youth Organizations
Community Programs
Online Programs
Start faster
What AI Ready Kids gives you.
Competency Framework
Clear capabilities for young people to develop.
Quality Standards
Shared expectations for strong AI-readiness experiences.
Implementation Guidance
Practical support for turning the framework into your program.
Evidence Model
A consistent way to demonstrate learner growth.
The framework and guidance evolve as AI, research and practice change.
Make it yours
Built for the settings where young people already learn.
Learning Centres
Tutoring Programs
Camps
Libraries
Parishes
Youth Organizations
Community Programs
Online Programs
Show progress
Give families and partners credible evidence of what young people are developing.
- Track key competencies over time
- Share progress with families and partners
- Use a consistent evidence model
- Celebrate real growth and impact
Competency Framework
Clear capabilities for young people to develop.
Quality Standards
Shared expectations for strong AI-readiness experiences.
Implementation Guidance
Practical support for turning the framework into your program.
Evidence Model
A consistent way to demonstrate learner growth.
The framework and guidance evolve as AI, research and practice change.
Learning Centres
Tutoring Programs
Camps
Libraries
Parishes
Youth Organizations
Community Programs
Online Programs
- Track key competencies over time
- Share progress with families and partners
- Use a consistent evidence model
- Celebrate real growth and impact
Real skills for what’s next.BUILT ON RESEARCH. BACKED BY EXPERIENCE.
Trusted research.
Real-world experience.
Giancarlo Brotto has advised the CEO and senior leaders at SMART Technologies, leaders at Foxconn, and other startups and international education technology companies. He has also guided education ministries, government officials and school systems internationally as they navigated changes in technology and learning.
AI Ready Kids brings that experience together with global research to help young people build a competitive advantage for their future: the judgment to think independently, the confidence to work effectively with AI, and the ability to turn ideas into meaningful action.
Credible. Current. Connected.
We bring together the best available evidence with on-the-ground experience — so you can move forward with confidence.
Credible. Current. Connected.
We bring together the best available evidence with on-the-ground experience — so you can move forward with confidence.
Learning from what’s happening around the world
We continuously track and synthesize insights from multiple sources, including:
Research & Evidence
Academic research, independent studies and international reports.
Policy & Standards
Government strategies, frameworks and emerging assessment approaches.
Real-World Practice
Schools, districts and organizations implementing AI programs.
Industry Insights
What frontier companies are learning about AI adoption, value and human capabilities.
Emerging Trends
New tools, risks, opportunities and the skills young people will need next.
Global research and guidance we draw from.
We continuously scan, analyze and learn from trusted sources around the world, including:
A proven approach to credibility.
Giancarlo combines research, policy and practice from around the world with more than two decades of experience across education and technology, and deep connections to education leaders, school systems, industry and community partners. He has been trusted to advise senior executives, education ministries and government officials internationally — translating complex shifts into practical direction. That same approach helps keep AI Ready Kids current, credible and grounded in real-world evidence.
Global education advisor
Strategist & facilitator
Researcher & connector
Lifelong learner & practitioner
We bring together the best available evidence with on-the-ground experience — so you can move forward with confidence.
Research & Evidence
Academic research, independent studies and international reports.
Policy & Standards
Government strategies, frameworks and emerging assessment approaches.
Real-World Practice
Schools, districts and organizations implementing AI programs.
Industry Insights
What frontier companies are learning about AI adoption, value and human capabilities.
Emerging Trends
New tools, risks, opportunities and the skills young people will need next.
Giancarlo combines research, policy and practice from around the world with more than two decades of experience across education and technology, and deep connections to education leaders, school systems, industry and community partners. He has been trusted to advise senior executives, education ministries and government officials internationally — translating complex shifts into practical direction. That same approach helps keep AI Ready Kids current, credible and grounded in real-world evidence.
Global education advisor
Strategist & facilitator
Researcher & connector
Lifelong learner & practitioner
Get Involved
Families can find opportunities for their child. Organizations can bring AI readiness to the young people they serve.
Two ways to help young people thrive with AI.
Support your child’s tomorrow.
FOR FAMILIES
Explore AI Ready Kids opportunities for your teen, or get one-on-one guidance to help them thrive in an AI-shaped world.
- Find programs and learning opportunities
- Support healthy and safe AI use
- Build critical thinking and human skills
- Access trusted resources
Bring AI readiness to your community.
FOR PROVIDERS & ORGANIZATIONS
Explore how to implement or host AI Ready Kids in your youth organization, parish, school, camp or other community setting.
- AI-readiness outcomes & quality standards
- Facilitator guidance & resources
- Evidence & progress model
- Ongoing updates as AI evolves
Explore AI Ready Kids opportunities for your teen, or get one-on-one guidance to help them thrive in an AI-shaped world.
- Find programs and learning opportunities
- Support healthy and safe AI use
- Build critical thinking and human skills
- Access trusted resources
Explore how to implement or host AI Ready Kids in your youth organization, parish, school, camp or other community setting.
- AI-readiness outcomes & quality standards
- Facilitator guidance & resources
- Evidence & progress model
- Ongoing updates as AI evolves