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AI Day

AI literacy is for every student. Bring it to your school.

An AI Day is a session where students learn what AI is and argue about how it should be used. Run it during class, at lunch, or after school. No AI experience needed. We give you everything.

Start an AI Day See the free kit

You pick the date

Whenever works for your school

  • During class
  • At lunch
  • After school
  • As a club meeting

  • 10

    free lessons

  • 4

    part plan

  • $0

    to run one

  • 0

    AI experience needed

What is an AI Day?

It's a session at your school, run by a student, where people learn how AI works and then argue about how it should be used. It can be one lunch period or a whole afternoon. You don't need a club, a budget, or any AI experience.

  • At lunch

    15 people, one lesson

    Play the deepfakes lesson in a classroom, talk about it, then vote on one question. Done in 40 minutes.

  • After school

    A club meeting

    Your AI or debate club runs the kickoff and a lesson, then splits into two sides and argues a real AI question.

  • During class

    A teacher gives you a period

    You present the kickoff slides to a class, play a lesson, and everyone leaves with the free course link.

What people leave knowing

  • How AI actually works, in plain words
  • How to spot a deepfake or a made-up answer
  • When using AI on schoolwork crosses a line
  • What happens to the data you give AI

Who are you?

  • Students

    Start an AI Day at your school

    You don't need to be an expert or have a club yet. Apply, have a quick call with us, and run it whenever works for you.

    Start one

  • Teachers

    Use it in your class

    Run an AI Day in your own class. Each lesson has a short video and discussion questions, and most have a worksheet and teacher guide.

    Teacher form

  • Clubs and debate teams

    Run it as a club meeting

    Keep your club's name and officers. An AI Day is just something you run once a semester. Debate teams already have most of the skills it needs.

    Apply as a club

What you get

Everything you need to run an AI Day, ready to use right now. All of it is free, and you can open any of it before you apply.

Try the slides with your school's name on them

How it works

  1. 1

    Apply

    It takes five minutes. No teacher signature or essay. Tell us your school and about when you'd like to do it.

  2. 2

    Have a 20 minute call

    We pick a date together and decide how big to go. You leave with a plan.

  3. 3

    Run your AI Day

    Use the kit, and ask in our Discord if anything comes up. Afterward, post a recap in the AI Day forum and you become a chapter lead.

Apply to run one Email hello@ethicslabs.ai

What a session looks like

Four parts. Do them all at once, or split them up, like one part after school each week. Use whatever fits.

  1. Part 1 · 20 to 30 min

    Kick it off

    Present the kickoff slides: what AI is, how a chatbot works, and where AI already shows up in students' lives.

  2. Part 2 · 45 min

    Teach a lesson

    Play one Ethics Lab lesson, like deepfakes, cheating with AI, privacy, or AI and art, then talk it through.

  3. Part 3 · 30 to 45 min

    Bring in a guest

    Invite someone who works with AI: a researcher, a lawyer, a teacher. We'll help you find one, and if nobody's free, one of us will join by video.

  4. Part 4 · 30 min

    Debate it

    Pick a real question about AI and have students argue both sides. End by showing the QR code for the free course.

Kids built this

Started by high schoolers. Shaped by the chapters running it.

The Ethics Lab was started by students who noticed nobody at school was teaching them about AI. Students who run AI Days tell us what works in a real classroom, so you help decide what we teach next. Pitch a lesson or write for the blog, and your name goes on it.

Join our DiscordAlready in? Go to the AI Day forum Read the student blog

For teachers

Run one in your class

AI Days are usually run by students, but teachers can run one too. Tell us a little about your class and we'll email you the kit and help you plan it. If you'd rather a student lead it, we can help you find one.

Want the full course with classes and a gradebook? Bring it to your school.

Questions

Does it have to be a whole day?
No. Run it during class, at lunch, after school, or as a club meeting. One part counts. Whatever works at your school.
Do I need a teacher to sponsor it?
Usually, because an adult has to book the room. You don't need one to apply. The starter packet has an email you can send a teacher.
Do I need to know anything about AI?
No. The slides have speaker notes, and you can take the course yourself first.
What does it cost?
Nothing. We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. There's no fee, no minimum size, and no quota.
Is there a set date?
No. Every school's calendar is different, so you pick the day. Most people avoid exam weeks.
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Questions? Ask in Discord

Our team and other students running AI Days are in the Discord, in the AI Day forum. Ask about getting a teacher on board, picking a lesson, or anything else. It's free and run by students.

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