I built this academy so anyone can learn the online-safety basics in plain English: short courses for adults, and for children aged 4–9 with Ollie the owl. There's now an AI track too, from your first prompt to spotting deepfakes, plus AI Explorers for kids. It's free, there's no sign-up, and you finish with a certificate.
Every track is free. Do one or all four, at your own pace.
For adults
Seven short lessons on passwords, scams, updates, shopping, social media and what to do if something goes wrong.
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For children aged 4–9
Seven friendly lessons with Ollie the owl: secrets, screens, apps, messages, tricks, passwords and when to get help. Read-aloud and picture answers make it easy for early readers.
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For adults
Eight hands-on courses: how AI tools work, prompting from the basics to advanced, writing, images, video and audio, deepfakes and AI scams, and privacy and ethics. Every course has a practice prompt lab.
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For children aged 4–9
Five short, friendly lessons: what AI is, asking good questions, real or AI-made, staying safe and being kind and honest with AI. Read-aloud and picture answers throughout.
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Every course follows the same easy pattern, so you always know what comes next.
Adults or kids. Start with course 1; each course you finish unlocks the next one.
Slides, quick activities and real-life examples. In the kids track, Ollie reads along and helps.
A few questions at the end. Get most of them right (about 3 in 4) to pass, retry as often as you like, and earn up to three stars and a badge.
Finish all seven courses in a track and claim a free certificate with its own number and verification link.
No account, no email. Your progress is saved on this device only, and you can delete it at any time. For a certificate I only ask for a first name.
Begin with Getting started: an 8-minute tour of the habits that protect your accounts, money and privacy.
Start Getting startedSit with them for My secret stuff. The first kids lesson takes about 3 minutes. You can read For Parents first.
Start My secret stuffYour progress is saved on this device. Courses unlock in order, so just pick up where you left off.
See my coursesCourses unlock one at a time, in order. Finished ones stay open for review.
Seven short lessons on passwords, scams, updates, shopping, social media and what to do if something goes wrong.
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Seven friendly lessons with Ollie: secrets, screens, apps, messages, tricks, passwords and when to get help.
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Eight courses from your first prompt to advanced prompting, creating text, images and video, spotting deepfakes and using AI responsibly.
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Five short lessons with Ollie about what AI is, asking good questions, real or AI-made, staying safe and being kind and honest.
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Clears progress on this device. Issued certificates stay verifiable. See Kids privacy.
The kids track is made to be done together. These pages help you keep the conversation going.
What the kids track covers, and simple ways to talk about it at home.
A printable set of online rules to agree together and stick on the fridge.
What is stored: no accounts, progress on this device, first name only for certificates.
The rule every kids lesson repeats: stop, close the app or screen, and tell a grown-up you trust.
Complete all seven courses in a track and claim a free certificate. Each one carries a unique number and its own verification link, so a school, employer or family member can check it. Only the first name you type is stored.
Start a courseEvery course has its own page with the lesson list, time and what you will learn.
