AI Camp… Where the Dream Begins

     The first Artificial Intelligence camp hosted by Lamset Ommi Center in Deir Dibwan and implemented by Aqlama Company was not just a training program for children, but a deep human experience that redefines our relationship with technology. Intensive days, interspersed with practical activities and interactive experiments, transformed AI from a complex term in the news into a tool for play, expression, and discovery in the hands of young children.
 Throughout the camp, the program was not limited to technological tracks only, but also included many educational events, sports activities, and recreational activities that gave children space for psychological release and building relationships among themselves. Group games, movement exercises, and simple competitions rebalanced sitting in front of screens and engaging in physical activity, so the child left the hall carrying in their memory an integrated experience: knowledge that develops the mind, play that frees the spirit, and human interaction that promotes the values of cooperation and belonging.

Day One: Breaking the Ice and Building Curiosity

The activities began with introductory games and ice-breaking, not just to set the mood, but to plant the first seed in the child's mind: technology is not something scary. From here, the concept of artificial intelligence was introduced through examples close to their world; how does the phone suggest their favorite videos? And why does the app understand what they say? Amazement was drawn on their faces, because the explanation was formulated in the language of childhood: questions, short stories, and daily situations.

Day Two: Began with a Journey into the World of Programming and Ended with Smart Stories

On the second day, we entered the world of programming. The goal was not to turn children into professional programmers, but to introduce them to the spirit of programming: for the child to understand that the computer does not “think” on its own, but waits for someone to tell it what to do. Simple examples and short codes were tried and executed by the children themselves, and the most beautiful moment was when one of them succeeded in making their small program work, as if they had accomplished a global invention.
 As for the artificial intelligence activity on this day, it was about using smart applications to write stories and research, where their small ideas turned into complete texts without losing their childlike spirit.

Day Three: Starting with Microsoft Office and Moving on to Generating Images from Children's Imagination

On the third day, we moved to Microsoft Office applications through practical activities suitable for the participants' ages: writing text, formatting a presentation, and preparing simple tables. The focus was on the concept of “how do I use the tool to serve me?”
 In the artificial intelligence activity, children used the Google Gemini platform to generate images, so they wrote descriptions from their imagination and words turned into digital paintings within seconds that reflected the innocence of childhood and the boldness of imagination.

Day Four: Virtual Reality Day: When the Child Sees the Future with Their Own Eyes

Within the camp, the Syndicate of Information Sciences – through a partner institution – implemented a VR virtual reality day. Children wore glasses and entered new worlds with great enthusiasm.
In the activity related to artificial intelligence, they learned about applications that serve society in agriculture, marketing, and industry with examples from their daily lives.

Last Day: Canva and Comic Strips

The camp concluded with training on the Canva platform, supported by artificial intelligence technologies, where children created comic strips and short videos in which they expressed their dreams and ideas with remarkable freedom.

 This camp was not just about teaching tools, but about building a new relationship between the child and technology; a relationship based on curiosity, not fear, and on imagination, not indoctrination. The camp concluded with a symbolic and moving moment represented by the distribution of certificates to the participants, where the children expressed their pride in what they had accomplished with genuine smiles of pride, holding in their hands the first official recognition of their ability to understand and create technology, not just consume it. These certificates were more than colored paper; they were an early message that this generation is capable of leading a humane digital future that does not swallow their childhood, but rather learns from it how to smile.