The brief: add AI without building a course from scratch
The centre teaches school students after hours and runs enrichment classes and holiday programs. Its owners wanted to add artificial intelligence to what they offer, and they approached WiselyWise to do it jointly. They did not want to write a syllabus, or to guess what parents would accept.
Tuition and enrichment centres share this position. Parents ask about AI, tutors are unsure how to teach it, and a full new course is a large commitment before anyone knows whether students and parents want it.
What we did, in four steps
- Trained the team first. We briefed the centre's core team on our online AI course and how to run it with students, then enrolled them in the course so they learned it as students would. The team completed our AI Guru course, delivered over two half-days of about three hours each, and received a completion certificate showing the course name, its hours and their name.
- Introduced parents and children. We ran introductory AI sessions at the centre: what AI is, where children already meet it, and live demonstrations on a phone and laptop. Parents saw what their children would be learning before they were asked to enrol.
- Ran a joint holiday program. A short, joint-branded program gave students a first taste, with the centre handling students and parents and WiselyWise supplying the course and system.
- Brought tutors into the classroom. On 21 May 2019 some of the centre's tutors joined one of our AI workshops at an international school in Singapore, and in August and September 2019 one of them taught AI classes there.
Two ways of working together
The centre was a client: it used our course content and system for its own students and marketed the program under a joint brand. It was also a source of tutors: people who already teach well and can learn to teach AI. Both worked because the centre kept its own students and parents, and we kept the course content and the classes up to date.
What this case study does and does not show
It shows what we delivered with the centre and the model we used. It reports no student results, it is not an independent evaluation, and it is not an endorsement by the centre. It describes an earlier engagement, from before generative AI tools were common, so the tools and course content have changed since. We say this plainly because the useful part for other centres is the way of working, not a claim about outcomes.
For recent evidence from teachers, see the Umar Pulavar faculty workshop case study.
Lessons for other tuition and enrichment centres
- Train the team before you sell the course. Tutors who have learned it themselves can answer parents honestly.
- Let parents see it first. A short session with live demonstrations answers the questions that stop enrolment.
- Start with a short program. A holiday program tests demand before a term-long commitment.
- Keep your tutors in the loop. Good tutors can learn to teach AI, and that can become a second line of work for them.
Questions about this case study
What did WiselyWise do for Fun-da-mentals Learning Centre?
We trained the centre's core team on our online AI course, ran introductory AI sessions for parents and children at the centre, and supported a joint-branded holiday program for students. The centre was given access to our course content to teach its own students.
Can a tuition or enrichment centre offer AI courses without building its own?
Yes. In this case the centre used WiselyWise's course content and online system, and we trained its team to run it. The centre kept its own relationship with students and parents, and the program was marketed jointly.
Do you claim student results from this program?
No. This case study describes what we delivered with the centre. It is not an independent evaluation, it reports no student outcomes, and it is not an endorsement by the centre.
Can our tutors also teach AI?
Yes. Some of this centre's tutors joined WiselyWise's AI classes at an international school in Singapore, learning the classes alongside our faculty. Tutors who already teach well need training on the subject and the tools, not a new career.
Is this relevant now that generative AI is everywhere?
The engagement predates today's generative AI tools, so the content has moved on. What carries over is the model: train the team first, introduce parents so they understand what their children are learning, and offer a short program before committing to a full course.
