AI Across the Curriculum Programme

Our comprehensive AI education programme is CAPS-aligned and designed for Grades 8-12. All grades build toward four long-term competencies: AI Literacy, Data & Algorithms, Digital Tools & Automation, and Ethics, Citizenship & Careers.

AI Learning Strands

1. AI Literacy

What AI is, where it is used, strengths & limits

2. Data & Algorithms

Logic, stats, patterns, coding foundations

3. Digital Tools & Automation

Ethical, productive use of technology

4. Ethics, Citizenship & Careers

POPIA, safety, misinformation, careers

Grade 8 — AI Awareness & Digital Citizenship

Overall Goals

  • Recognise AI in everyday life
  • Understand basic AI terminology
  • Practice safe online behaviour
  • Learn foundational logic & data concepts

Subjects & Integration

Languages (HL & FAL)
  • Reading: AI-themed articles
  • Writing: Narrative "Life with AI in 2030"
  • Oral: Debates on AI benefits/risks
Mathematics
  • Patterns = algorithms
  • Intro to tables, graphs, and datasets
Natural Sciences
  • AI in weather, disease detection
  • Collect & analyse experimental data
Social Sciences
  • History: Tech revolutions
  • Geography: Satellite images + AI
EMS
  • Spreadsheet automation (basic formulas)
Technology
  • Flowcharts, Scratch programming basics
Creative Arts
  • Compare AI art vs human art
Life Orientation
  • Digital citizenship
  • Misinformation, deepfakes

Grade 9 — Data, Bias & Problem-Solving

Overall Goals

  • Work with datasets & simple stats
  • Recognise bias in data & media
  • Intro coding & robotics
  • Explore AI's impact on society

Subjects & Integration

Languages
  • Analyse opinion texts for bias
Mathematics
  • Mean, median, mode
  • Simple classification activities
Natural Sciences
  • AI in ecology, biology, and climate
Social Sciences
  • Automation and historical labour trends
EMS
  • Business modelling with spreadsheets
Technology
  • Robotics: sensors & decision-making
Creative Arts
  • AI-themed comics or storyboards
Life Orientation
  • Research careers affected by AI

Grade 10 — Foundations of AI

Overall Goals

  • Understand models, prediction, training data
  • Deepen data interpretation
  • Explore AI in each subject's real context

Subjects & Integration

Languages
  • Research essays on AI in communication
  • Media literacy & misinformation
Mathematics / Math Lit
  • Functions, graphs, correlation
  • Data-driven investigations
Physical & Life Sciences
  • Modelling, simulation, energy optimisation
  • AI in genetics & healthcare
Geography
  • GIS, climate modelling data
History
  • Source reliability & deepfakes
Business Stream (EMS/Bus/Eco/Acc)
  • AI in marketing, HR, finance
  • Accounting automation
CAT / IT
  • Dashboards
  • Python basics
  • Basic automation
Life Orientation
  • POPIA, legal/ethical issues

Grade 11 — Applied AI Projects

Overall Goals

  • Conduct subject-based projects
  • Use real datasets
  • Analyse AI's limitations
  • Use AI tools ethically under supervision

Subjects & Integration

Languages
  • Compare human vs AI writing
  • Structured research presentations
Maths / Math Lit
  • Regression, error analysis
  • Real-data investigations
Physical & Life Sciences
  • AI in energy systems, medical imaging
Geography
  • Smart Cities case studies
History
  • Misinformation detection activities
Business Stream
  • AI-enhanced business plans
CAT / IT
  • Applied automation systems
  • Intro ML with safe tools
Life Orientation
  • Career pathways in an AI economy

Grade 12 — Capstone & Future Readiness

Overall Goals

  • Expert-level critical thinking
  • Ethical analysis of AI
  • Future planning & real-world skills
  • School-wide Capstone Project

Subjects & Integration

Languages
  • Advanced tech ethics essays
Maths / Math Lit
  • Model limitations & error
Sciences
  • Climate/biomedical AI projects
Geography
  • Data-driven policy analysis
History
  • Future historians & AI-generated evidence
Business Stream
  • Strategic evaluation of AI impacts
CAT / IT
  • PAT automation and advanced functionality
Life Orientation
  • Digital future preparation

Grade 12 Capstone Project

Every student completes an interdisciplinary project that demonstrates their understanding of AI across multiple subjects.

Example Projects

AI in Agriculture

Geography + Science

AI in Transport

Math Lit + Business

AI in Disease Prediction

Life Science + IT

AI in Media Ethics

English + History

Deliverables

  • Research report or prototype
  • Presentation at AI Showcase Evening