The PrimarAI School
Two hours learning with AI, one hour learning by hand, three hours building real capability with other people.
8:45 · Outside first
The day starts on the grass rather than at a screen, with a circle, a walk or a game, and the garden jobs.
9:15 · Practice, together
About ninety minutes with an AI tutor on NSW maths and English, each child at their own level, sitting with their class while a teacher moves between the tables.
11:30 · The human hour
The screens go off across the school for reading, writing and talk in small groups
1:15 · The arvo
Out in the world with local people teaching alongside teachers, in the garden, on the harbour, at the council, at the senior centre and in the field.
3:00 · Our talk
The group comes back together to talk over the day before everyone heads home.
3 Ways into the plan
A complete, openly published design for an AI-native Australian primary school
The PrimarAI School day
Two hours, then one, then three
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.
The foundation of our model: exploring the mastery morning, the essential five Cs, our six tier evaluation system, and the fifteen milestones every child achieves before their graduation.
9:00 to 11:00
Two hours with an AI tutor
Maths and English at each child's own edge, with a NESA-accredited teacher in the room. No child moves on until they have it, and no child waits for the rest of the class.
11:30 to 12:30
The human hour
Screen-free English with a teacher in small groups. Children read real books, write by hand, redraft and talk, and a teacher reads every line.
Three hours in the world
The five Cs of communication, collaboration, creativity, character and connection, taught through speaking, cooking, building, gardening and real projects for real audiences.
On Fridays the tutor switches off and the morning goes to machine literacy, where children study AI itself, including how it works, when to trust it and when to close the lid.
REVIEW
12:30 to 3:30
PROJECT FOUNDER
Dane Smale
Primary School Teacher and parent dedicated to equipping students for a changing world.
The PrimarAI School is a complete model for Australian primary education, now drawing interest from educators in Australia and overseas, that uses new technology while protecting the human side of childhood.
Track the progress
Occasional updates regarding significant milestones.