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AI Curriculum by AI dětem — Czech Republic's First National AI Curriculum for Schools

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Czech nonprofit AI dětem, with the National Pedagogical Institute, built a free 43-methodology AI curriculum for grades 3 through secondary school — the country's first, grounded in the AI4K12 'Five Big Ideas' framework and openly licensed for any school to adopt.

43
Curriculum methodologies developed (2023–2024)
8
Content areas covered (2023–2024)
AI Curriculum by AI dětem — Czech Republic's First National AI Curriculum for Schools

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
AI dětem, z.s., with the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic (Národní pedagogický institut), funded by the Tykač Family Foundation
Period
2023–2024 (development), ongoing pilot rollout
Keywords
AI literacy, curriculum development, teacher training, K-12 education

Context

Czech nonprofit AI dětem developed the country's first comprehensive AI curriculum for primary and secondary schools between September 2023 and December 2024, working with the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic and funded by the Tykač Family Foundation. The curriculum comprises 43 methodologies spanning grade 3 of primary school through secondary school across eight content areas, grounded in the AI4K12 'Five Big Ideas in AI' framework and aligned with the Institute's Digital Competence 2023 framework. Flagship materials — including 'Ju a Pí', 'William & Meriwether', a 'Machine Learning for Children' textbook, and 'Who is Sarah?' — are freely available under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence and designed for teachers with no prior AI experience.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
AI dětem curriculum development team, National Pedagogical Institute (Národní pedagogický institut), Classroom teachers (no prior AI experience required by design)

Conditions for success

  • Open licensing (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) to lower adoption barriers
  • Alignment with the national Digital Competence 2023 framework
  • Materials usable by teachers without prior AI training

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