The PrimarAI School
A school that uses AI to give kids back their childhood
Two hours learning with AI, one hour learning by hand, and three hours building real capability with other people.
A complete model for an Australian primary school, published openly in 2026 and now read by educators in Australia and overseas, including a team planning a new primary school in Mauritius.
Three ways in
01
The Model
The principle, the shape of the day, the five Cs, six layers of assessment and fifteen graduation requirements.
02
A School Day
An ordinary Wednesday from drop-off to pickup, and what Fridays, fortnights and the school year look like.
03
The Blueprint
The full plan, September 2026 edition. Free to read, adapt and argue with.
The day
Two hours, then one, then three.
9:00 to 11:00 · AI tutor · Maths and English at each child's own edge
11:30 to 12:30 · The human hour · Screen-free English with a teacher
12:30 to 3:30 · The five Cs · In the garden, the studio and out in the world
The morning is for practice, and an AI tutor is very good at that. At eleven the screens go off and the rest of the day belongs to people. On Fridays the tutor stays off and the morning goes to machine literacy, where children study AI itself.
Latest writing
The machine literacy curriculum
One hour learning by hand
2 February 2026
Why we teach children how AI works before they ever use it to write, and how we measure trust.
20 January 2026
Keeping the human hour central to the day: reading real books and writing without screens.
Founder
Dane Smale
Dane Smale is a NSW primary teacher and parent. He has run AI literacy sessions in NSW primary classrooms through PrimarAI since 2025, and wrote the PrimarAI School plan.
Track the progress
Occasional emails when something real happens.