Holiday Lessons on Artificial Intelligence
31 July 2026
A course of four, one hour, online holiday lessons, based on Experience AI, was delivered by United Siyafunda’s coaches to learners in Lesotho.

A course of four, one hour, online holiday lessons, based on Experience AI, was delivered by United Siyafunda’s coaches to learners in Lesotho.

The learners thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and interacted eagerly when asked to participate. The classes were so well received by learners and parents alike that US will make them a regular feature of our education programme.

Experience AI is an educational programme devised by Raspberry Pi and Google Deep Mind. The programme offers cutting-edge resources on critical thinking, artificial intelligence and machine learning for teachers and learners aged 11–14.

https://experience-ai.org/en/

Online learning democratises STEAM education in underserved Southern African communities by bridging geographical and resource gaps. It connects remote schools to quality curricula, expert instruction, and virtual coding or robotics simulators without requiring massive investments in physical infrastructure. Online learning proved its worth during covid, school lockdowns.

Key benefits include:

- Scalable Equity: Delivers standardised digital skills, logic, and computational thinking directly to rural and township classrooms.

- Economic Opportunity: Prepares youth for Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) jobs, driving local innovation and employment.

- Teacher Empowerment: Provides asynchronous training so local educators can upskill alongside their students.

- This flexible model transforms historic infrastructure barriers into sustainable digital inclusion across the region.