OS Own Sandbox
A Programme of Study
Save as PDF CODING · AGES 13–16 · 16 WEEKS
AI BUILDER Understand AI. Build with AI. Ship AI products.
THE OUTCOME
Your child will leave able to design and ship an AI-powered product — live on the web and on their phone — and able to explain the machine learning behind it, not just the API call.
BY DEMO DAY, YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE
Live URL Mobile App Sandbox Studio Cohort Workspace AI Project Data Story Demo Day WEEK-BY-WEEK CURRICULUM
PHASE 1
PYTHON + DATA Weeks 1–4 WK 1–2
Python + Real Data
Python from zero with REAL datasets. CSV files. Count, filter, find patterns.
Python WK 3–4
Data Visualization
pandas + matplotlib. Turn boring spreadsheets into beautiful charts and dashboards.
PHASE 2
HOW AI WORKS + BUILD Weeks 5–8 WK 5–6
How AI Learns (Mini ML)
Is this email spam? Cat or dog? Build a REAL classifier. Decision trees.
scikit-learn WK 7–8
AI Chatbot (any topic)
Use the API — but UNDERSTAND what's behind it. System prompts, temperature, memory.
OpenAI API PHASE 3
AI PRODUCTS + MOBILE Weeks 9–12 WK 9–10
AI Web App (live)
Put their AI on a real website. HTML frontend + Python backend + AI. Live URL.
WK 11–12
AI Mobile App
Same AI → mobile app with Expo. Text or voice input. AI responds. On their phone.
Expo PHASE 4
TEAM + AI FOR GOOD + DEMO Weeks 13–16 WK 13–14
Team AI Product (pairs)
2 students build 1 AI tool: quiz generator, recipe finder, homework checker.
WK 15
AI for Good
Build AI that helps someone: study planner, accessibility helper, local business chatbot.
WK 16
AI DEMO DAY
Present: WHAT you built, HOW it works (explain the ML), WHO it helps.