AI Lab

iSpark’s AI Lab is the first-of-its-kind initiative in India for school students. Today, AI is pervasive, influencing sectors from healthcare to finance to entertainment. AI has started disrupting every industry in the world and more than 85% of organizations have started using AI to deliver better products and services to their customers.
The younger generation must be AI-literate. As the job landscape changes globally, having AI knowledge and skills will be as fundamental as being computer literate was in the early 2000s. India is striving to be the leader in AI research and applications. The new National Education Policy 2020 has made learning AI mandatory for all students from 9th grade onwards. iSpark has integrated AI/ML/DL in our STEM curriculum and facilitates hands-on training in this rapidly advancing technology of global importance from 6th grade onwards.
AI is not just a buzzword it is a transformative force, reshaping our present and sculpting our future. By understanding and embracing AI, we equip ourselves to be proactive participants in this new digital and AI era, leveraging its benefits and mitigating its threats to humanity and other challenges. For the younger generation, learning AI is not just an advantage but a definite necessity today.
The following gives a general overview of our AI lab curriculum. The salient features of iSpark’s AI lab includes:
 
  • First-of-its-kind advanced AI lab in the school
  • Equipping with AI kits, AI development boards, AI supercomputers (Nvidia) etc.
  • AI tracked mobile robots, AI vision robots etc.
  • Machine Vision kits and boards with AI cameras
  • AI software and tools
  • Accessing 3rd party AIaaS platforms like Microsoft Azure AI, Google Cloud AI, IBM Watson, Amazon AWS AI, and OpenAI so that school students .

AI Lab Overview

Model 1 (Interested students) and Model 2 (mandatory for everyone)

Step 1

Skill-Based Assessment (Age Appropriate assessment)

Step 2

Evaluation

Step 3

Foundation course for grades 6-12

Common Foundation Course (5 Classes)

Weeks 1-2: Introduction to AI

Class 1-2

Define AI and its applications.

Discuss the impact of AI on society.

Week 3-4: Basic Programming

Class 3-4

Introduction to block-based programming using Scratch for grades6–8 and Python for grades 9 -12

Creating simple animations and games from scratch and learning basic Python programming.

Learning basic coding concepts

Week 5: Introduction to Robotics

Class 5

The basics of robotics and their connection to programming

Hands-on activities with beginner-friendly robotics kits

AI Lab Curriculum Overview

Grades 6 to 12

Grades 6-8

Foundation Level

5 Classes
Python Basics

5 Classes
Machine Learning Fundamentals

5 Classes
Computer Vision Basics

Grades 9-10

Intermediate Level

5 Classes
ML and Deep Learning Basic

5 Classes
Natural Language Processing

5 Classes
Real-Time AI Applications

Grades 11-12

Advanced Level

5 Classes
ML and Deep Learning Basic

1 Classes
Ethical AI and Responsible Development

5 Classe
Hardware-Based Project

5 Classes
Software-Based Project