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AI Literacy Pilot with micro:bit — UNICEF and Montenegro's Bureau for Education

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UNICEF and Montenegro's Bureau for Education piloted an AI/digital literacy programme using micro:bit devices, reaching 1,266 students in 23 schools (63 classes) in 2025/2026; 83% made something new, 90% enjoyed the lessons.

1,266
Students reached (2025-2026)
23
Schools participating (2025-2026)
63
Classes participating (2025-2026)
83%
Students who created something interesting with micro:bit (2025-2026)
90%
Students who enjoyed the lessons (2025-2026)
AI Literacy Pilot with micro:bit — UNICEF and Montenegro's Bureau for Education AI Literacy Pilot with micro:bit — UNICEF and Montenegro's Bureau for Education

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
UNICEF Montenegro & Bureau for Education, with Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Period
2024–2026
Keywords
primary education, AI literacy, digital skills, child online safety

Context

Montenegro's Bureau for Education piloted an AI and digital literacy curriculum from December 2025 to June 2026, part of a UNICEF-supported initiative with the Micro:bit Educational Foundation launched in 2024 across Montenegro, Honduras, Maldives and Viet Nam, with expansion planned to Lao PDR, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Activities

1,266 students across 23 schools and 63 classes took part. Regional presentations were held in Berane, Podgorica, Petrovac and Nikšić, where students explained their micro:bit projects.

Results

Accompanying research found that 83% of students had created something interesting using the devices and 90% said they enjoyed the lessons.

Conclusions

The AI-literacy pilot sits within a broader UNICEF-Ministry of Education digital transformation effort in Montenegro (EdTech Hubs, ICT-coordinator and teacher training), though the AI-specific pilot itself remains a single school-year trial without independent third-party evaluation of learning outcomes, and the reported figures rely on self-reported student surveys rather than assessed skill gains.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — No public budget figure found; delivered via UNICEF-supported micro:bit device distribution.
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Single school-year pilot, December 2025 to June 2026, within a programme launched in 2024 across four countries.
Staffing & skills
UNICEF Montenegro programme team, Bureau for Education, Micro:bit Educational Foundation, ICT-coordinators and trained teachers under the parent digital-transformation programme

Conditions for success

  • Sits within a broader UNICEF-Ministry of Education digital-transformation effort (EdTech Hubs, ICT-coordinator roles, teacher training) providing infrastructure and support
  • Regional public presentations (Berane, Podgorica, Petrovac, Nikšić) to showcase and disseminate results

Common failure modes

  • Remains a single school-year trial without independent third-party evaluation of learning outcomes

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