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ACAMIS ECE 2026 · Windows to the future

Before the prompt. How can we see this as an adult?

Play, trust and agency in early childhood

The same 45 minutes, read through the research, the risks and the reasons.

AI literacy for our youngest children doesn’t start with a prompt. It starts with a dalmatian, a drawing of the technology around us, two gentle hands and a grown-up nearby.

Every playful stop has a reason behind it. This lens shows the developmental thinking, the evidence and its limits, and the honest questions about using a much-loved character to teach discernment.

Start the adventure Meet Dilon See the evidence
No child accountsNo live AI with childrenHesitation welcome
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Back in class?Your first weekThree short activities to try with your children, with timings, materials and a version without Beebots or iPads.Start with these Parent or carer? · 家长Start here · 从这里开始What happens in class and what doesn’t, and six small things to try at home.课堂上会做什么、不会做什么，以及在家可以试试的六件小事。For families At the workshop?Follow the twelve stopsThe 45-minute adventure from ACAMIS ECE 2026, with every activity and download.Today’s adventure

Today’s adventureThe shape of the session

At the workshop · twelve stops in 45 minutes

Hands busy first, ideas second. We start with you, travel through Dilon’s classroom, then make it yours.

  1. Start with you
  2. 10–2 minSay helloGreet the Dilon plush and rate how you feel.
  3. 22–3 minJoin the siteYour notes, drawings and plans live here.
  4. 33–8 minTech huntDraw the technology in a space you know.
  5. 48–11 minHunt → tech planHow what we find shapes safeguarding.
  6. Inside Dilon’s classroom
  7. 511–15 minThe latest episodeWhat Lesson 1 looked like in Nest and Reception.
  8. 615–18 minNest to Year 2How the lessons grow, and where AI fits.
  9. 718–20 minCapture & shareChildren document, then show their families.
  10. 820–24 minBeebots & playOther moments of play that grow the same ideas.
  11. Make it yours
  12. 924–31 minThe playhouseFind a moment that fits your learners.
  13. 1031–35 minMake Dilon yoursGrow a values character from your culture.
  14. 1135–42 minCheck & buildWhere are we now, and where can we go?
  15. 1242–45 minFamiliesResources and guidance to send home.
Seen as an adult · why this shape?
  • It starts with the adults’ own spaces and feelings before anyone looks at a classroom.
  • Every idea is experienced before it is explained, mirroring how the lesson works for children.
  • The last twenty minutes belong to participants: a playhouse, a character, an audit and a plan.
The Dilon plush
Hello, Dilon!
Stop 1 · Say hello · 0–2 min

Say hello to Dilon. Then, where are you today?

At the workshop, we start by waving to the Dilon plush. Wherever you are, be honest: how do you feel about AI in early childhood right now? There’s no wrong answer. Your choice is saved only in this browser and can appear on your audit download.

In the room, pop a dot sticker on the door chart too. We’ll come back to it at the very end, and your choice here goes onto your audit PDF.

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QR code for www.misterpyles.com
www.misterpyles.com

Main website · choose Before the Prompt

Stop 2 · Join the site · at the workshop

You’re in. Keep this tab open.

At the workshop, this site is your notebook for 45 minutes; afterwards it’s your toolkit. Your work is saved on this device in this browser. This application does not submit it to us.

My notes sit in the corner of every page. Tap the pencil to jot an idea.
Your tech hunt drawing can be saved as a picture or printed.
Playhouse ideas and your character flow straight into your plan.
PDFs to take away: your notes, your drawing, your audit and your plan, already filled in.
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Stops 3 and 4 · Tech hunt

What technology lives in your space?

Pick a space you know: your home, your classroom, a friend’s house, anywhere. Draw it, or tap to add stickers. Then we’ll see what your drawing tells a tech plan and a safeguarding policy.

HomeClassroomFriend’s houseSomewhere else
Start drawing From hunt to tech plan
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Stops 5 and 6 · Inside Dilon’s classroom

He made it to the carpet.

Digital Citizen Dilon joined the DUCKS values family at Dulwich College Beijing: seven friends who bring the college’s values to life in every Early Years room. He carries digital citizenship, and now early AI literacy, from Nest to Year 2.

Digital Dilon
Responsible Ryan
Kind Kate
Resilient Ren
Open-minded Oli
Integrity Isabelle
Respectful Rui
Confident Cong

From Nest to Year 2

Nest & NurseryAges 2–3What is technology, and how do we use it safely with our bodies?
ReceptionAges 4–5Technology is anywhere. How do we notice it?
Year 1Ages 5–6Apps are part of technology and a digital world.
Year 2Ages 6–7How do we use technology to be respectful and kind, including with ideas?
Meet the values family Inside Lesson 1How AI fits in each year
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lesson illustration
play illustration
Stops 7 and 8 · Capture, share and play

The screen is a doorway, not the room.

Our latest change: children document their own learning on iPads, the photos go offline, and they can’t wait to show their parents. Then Beebots, story mats and pretend tech grow the same ideas through play.

Capture, share and play Rosie’s Walk with a Beebot
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Stops 9 and 10 · Make it yours

Your learners, your rooms, your character.

Stop 9 · 24–31 minThe playhouseChoose your learners, walk through six rooms, and pick technology moments that fit where they are and what they can do. Stop 10 · 31–35 minMake Dilon yoursSeven steps to a values character that grows from your own campus and culture, built on the same card DCB uses.
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Stop 11 · Check & build · 35–42 min

Where are we now, and where can we go?

Audit six areas of practice from 0 to 3, then build a plan for your children. Both come away as pre-filled PDFs.

0Not yet
1Noticing
2Inviting
3Embedded
Where are we now? Where can we go?
Swap plans, leave two paw-prints
One step.One date.One colleague.
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Stop 12 · Families · 42–45 min

Mirrors of the community.

Questions to try at home in English and Chinese, simple guidance for parents, a family note and an outline for a short family session.

Family resources The printable kit
Is it technology?这是人们制作的工具或设备吗？
Two gentle hands.用两只手，轻轻地拿。
Where does our technology live at home?我们家的工具和设备放在哪里？
Can you show me what you made?能给我看看你做的东西吗？