# Mentorium

> A ready-to-teach AI literacy course for grades 1–4 in private schools: animated lessons with the Assistant, mini-games, homework and a teacher dashboard. Taught by your own teachers, launched in 3 weeks. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

## Key facts
- Product: AI literacy for grades 1–4 — a ready-made AI literacy course for private primary schools (grades 1–4, ages 6–10).
- Market: private schools in Tashkent and Uzbekistan; Central Asia next.
- Lesson (45 min, once a week, 28 a year): Video (3–6 min) → Game (8–12 min) → Homework (after class). The teacher opens each stage; the next one becomes available once the class is ready.
- Platform: Cartoons with the Assistant; The lesson on the platform; A project map for the year; Mini-games and homework; An AI mentor that stays on topic.
- Year roles: grade 1 — Observer (project: Build your robot); grade 2 — Trainer (project: The robot goes to work); grade 3 — Checker (project: My AI's passport); grade 4 — Creator (project: An AI project and pitch).
- Frameworks: AI4K12 · Five Big Ideas (USA); CSTA AI Learning Priorities (USA · 2025); UNESCO AI Competency Framework (UNESCO · 2024); OECD / EC AILit (OECD · EU); UNESCO GenAI Guidance (UNESCO · 2023); Law “On Personal Data” (Uzbekistan).
- Parents get: Year project — Their own robot that grows with the child across all four years; Portfolio page — A link and PDF for parents: what they learned, what they made, where they shine; Pitch and certificate — At the end of the year the child presents their project to the class and parents. Skills after the course: Tell AI apart from an ordinary program; Check a chatbot's answer and find the mistake; Train a simple model on their own examples; Create a project with AI and present it.
- Launch: Week 1: Demo lesson → Week 2: Teacher training → Week 3: First lesson → After a month: Pilot results.
- Teachers: A ready lesson plan — The full guide is right inside the interface; Class progress on screen — Who is at which stage and who needs help — in real time; A review after class — Each student's mistakes and recommendations for the next lesson; No technical training needed — 2 hours of preparation, a methodologist on call for the whole first term. That's why teacher training is in the contract, with a methodologist by your side all first term.
- School needs: Projector or TV, A tablet or PC per student, Internet, 1 lesson a week.
- Safety: Simulations in grades 1–2 — Real models only from grade 3 and under a teacher; The Assistant stays on topic — Answers only within the lesson and always says it's a program; Moderation — Concerning messages go straight to the teacher; No biometrics — We never record a child's face or voice; Data by Uzbek law — Parental consent, role-based access, audit logs; No leaderboards — We motivate with progress, not competition.
- Topics: What AI is; AI in my day; How AI learns from examples; When AI is wrong; Living and made; Fair and safe; The trust test; Prompt and check; Creating with AI.
- Team and recognition: A team that spent three years building children's EdTech in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia and taught more than 5,000 children. Mentorium was selected for the Alchemist accelerator, received investment from SQB Venture, and the platform is registered with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Justice (No. DGU 68340).
- Pricing: the demo lesson is free; course price depends on the number of classes.
- Contact: info@mentorium.uz, +998 99 531 23 45, Telegram @taefednu. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

## Pages
- [Mentorium — курс по искусственному интеллекту для начальной школы](https://mentorium.uz/): Русский
- [Mentorium — boshlangʻich maktab uchun sunʼiy intellekt kursi](https://mentorium.uz/uz/): Oʻzbekcha
- [Mentorium — AI literacy course for primary schools](https://mentorium.uz/en/): English

## FAQ (EN)
### What age is the programme for?
Grades 1–4, children aged 6–10. Each grade has its own role for the child and its own year project.

### Who teaches the lessons?
Your own teacher — no technical training required. Preparation takes about 2 hours, online training is included, and a methodologist is on call for the whole first term. If you don't have a free teacher, we can provide ours.

### What does the school need?
A projector or TV, a tablet or computer for each student, internet access and one lesson a week in the timetable.

### How many lessons are there per year?
28 lessons of 45 minutes: four modules of six lessons and a four-lesson final project. One lesson a week.

### Is it safe for children to use AI?
In grades 1–2 children only work with simulations. From grade 3 they use real models through Mentorium's secure server and only under a teacher. We collect no biometrics and process data under Uzbekistan's Law “On Personal Data”.

### What language are the lessons in?
Currently Russian. Uzbek and English versions are in progress — video voice-over can be translated into any language.

### Who is behind Mentorium?
A team that spent three years building children's EdTech in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia and taught more than 5,000 children. Mentorium was selected for the Alchemist accelerator, received investment from SQB Venture, and the platform is registered with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Justice (No. DGU 68340).

### How much does it cost?
The demo lesson is free. The course price depends on the number of classes and the rollout format — after the demo we'll prepare a commercial proposal for your school.

### How fast can we launch?
About three weeks: demo lesson, teacher training, first lesson. Pilot results after a month.

## FAQ (RU)
### Для какого возраста программа?
Для 1–4 классов, детей 6–10 лет. У каждого класса своя роль ребёнка и свой итоговый проект года.

### Кто ведёт уроки?
Ваш учитель, техническая подготовка не требуется. На подготовку уходит около 2 часов, онлайн-обучение включено, методист на связи весь первый семестр. Если свободного педагога нет, предоставим своего преподавателя.

### Что нужно от школы?
Проектор или ТВ, планшет или компьютер у каждого ученика, интернет и один урок в неделю в расписании.

### Сколько уроков в году?
28 уроков по 45 минут: четыре модуля по шесть уроков и итоговый проект на четыре урока. Один урок в неделю.

### Безопасно ли детям работать с ИИ?
В 1–2 классах дети работают только с симуляциями. С 3 класса — с настоящими моделями через защищённый сервер Mentorium и только под учителем. Биометрию не собираем, данные обрабатываем по закону РУз «О персональных данных».

### На каком языке уроки?
Сейчас на русском. Узбекская и английская версии готовятся: озвучку видео можно перевести на любой язык.

### Кто стоит за Mentorium?
Команда, которая три года строила детский EdTech в Узбекистане, Казахстане и России и обучила более 5000 детей. Mentorium прошёл отбор в акселератор Alchemist, получил инвестиции SQB Venture, платформа зарегистрирована в Минюсте РУз (№ DGU 68340).

### Сколько это стоит?
Демо-урок бесплатный. Стоимость курса зависит от количества классов и формата внедрения — после демо-урока подготовим коммерческое предложение для вашей школы.

### Как быстро можно запустить?
Около трёх недель: демо-урок, подготовка учителя, первый урок. Через месяц — итоги пилота.