Israel Cyber Campus Brings Coding, Cyber Safety and AI to Young Learners

Learning to protect an account, write a first programme and question an AI result gives young people practical ways to understand technology. Israel Cyber Campus offers separate courses for children and teenagers built around those skills.

A suspicious message, a password and a computer programme each present a different problem. Recognising deception, protecting information and making instructions work require more than familiarity with a screen. The published youth curriculum at Israel Cyber Campus brings these subjects into structured lessons, alongside a separate introduction to artificial intelligence.

Digital safety starts with everyday decisions

The campus's children's cyber syllabus includes phishing, the use of deceptive messages to obtain information, as well as viruses, strong passwords and personal privacy. These are subjects young learners can connect with their own use of computers before considering a technical career.

Learning to code adds another kind of practice: giving a computer instructions and working through what happens when they do not produce the intended result. The children's programme combines introductory programming with creative thinking and problem solving. Its stated approach uses play, experimentation and practical activities suited to younger learners.

A first course built around the computer

The children's cyber course starts with computer components, Windows and how the internet works. Search engines, safer browsing and an introduction to AI sit alongside the first coding exercises. No previous technical knowledge is required, although the programme lists a suitability interview.

The course page specifies 16 weekly Zoom meetings, totalling approximately 48 academic hours, and gives a session time of 16:30 to 18:45. Academic hours are the unit used by the provider; they should not be confused with ordinary clock hours. The progression moves from understanding the machine to using it, creating with it and protecting information.

Teenagers move into networks and cyber simulations

For ages 13 to 17, the campus lists a six month cyber programme of about 25 weekly meetings and 75 academic hours. Its syllabus includes computer networks, encryption and examining a Windows system affected by malicious software.

The campus says its AI simulator adapts practice to each student's level and pace, with access throughout the programme. This is its description of the teaching method, rather than an independently measured learning outcome.

Admission requirements include good English and a suitability test, but no previous technical knowledge. The campus presents the course as preparation for further cyber studies and technological pathways in the IDF, Israel's military. It does not guarantee admission to a particular unit.

Understanding how AI reaches an answer

The separate AI programme for ages 12 to 16 introduces algorithms, data and model training. Students are offered practical work with examples used to train models, while studying how biased data can affect results. Responsible use is part of the published syllabus, together with the opportunities and risks of the technology.

For a young learner, this connects using a tool with examining its output: the material used to train a system helps explain why its answers deserve scrutiny. The programme is intended for beginners and lists a personal suitability conversation during registration.

The campus advertises 22 weekly live Zoom sessions of three hours each, totalling 66 teaching hours across a school year. Students need a computer with an internet connection.

The people and requirements behind the programmes

The campus identifies Yigal Unna as its president. A biography published by Israel's State Comptroller confirms that he headed the National Cyber Directorate from 2018 to 2022. The campus also lists Ronit Hasin Hochman as founder and CEO, Irina Nevzlin as founder and chair, and Garry Kasparov as a board member.

For successful completion of the teenage cyber and AI programmes, the published requirements include active participation, work at home, attendance of at least 85 percent and passing a final examination. Both programmes award an Israel Cyber Campus completion certificate signed by Unna to students who meet the requirements.