My 11-Year-Old Got Certified by Sheikh Hamdan's AI Initiative. Here's What He Built With It.

I teach AI to adults for a living. 115,000+ students across 74 courses. So when my son Parikshet (now 11) started asking me what I actually do all day, I didn't give him a summary. I gave him access.

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That was two years ago. What happened next wasn't what I planned.

He Didn't Just Learn It. He Started Teaching It.

Most kids who get interested in technology consume it. Parikshet wanted to explain it.

He started making YouTube videos — not polished, not produced, just a kid breaking down how AI works in language other kids could follow. No jargon. No assumed background. Just: here's what this does, here's why it matters, here's how you try it.

The channel grew. Then it grew more. Today: 6,170+ subscribers, 1,300+ videos, students in over 40 countries watching his content every month.

The site he built alongside it — KidsFunLearnClub — now has 2,100+ free learning activities, AI explainers, and project guides for kids aged 9–14. All free. Built by an 11-year-old.

The Certificate That Changed the Framing

Earlier this year, Parikshet completed the AI Prompt Engineering certification through the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence, under HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's 1 Million Prompters initiative — the UAE government's flagship programme to build a generation of AI-literate citizens.

He's 11. He's one of the youngest people to complete it.

That certificate didn't change what he was already doing. But it changed how the world should read it. This isn't a kid messing around with tools. This is a certified AI educator — the youngest one I'm aware of in this region — who has been teaching the subject consistently for two years.

The Dubai Future Foundation doesn't hand out certificates for participation. You have to demonstrate understanding of how large language models work, how to engineer effective prompts, and how AI systems are applied in the real world.

He passed.

What KidsFunLearnClub Actually Is

KidsFunLearnClub is a free educational platform specifically built for kids aged 9–14 who want to understand AI — not just use it.

The difference matters. Most "AI for kids" content teaches children to prompt ChatGPT. Parikshet's content teaches them why it works, where it breaks, and what to build with it.

The site covers:

• How AI learns from data (without the maths)
• Real-world AI applications — medicine, art, wildlife, music, cameras
• Hands-on projects kids can actually complete
• Age-appropriate explainers on topics like reinforcement learning, computer vision, and natural language processing

It's structured as a learning resource, not a YouTube channel with a homepage. Every post is written for a child to read and use independently.

What I Did (and Didn't Do)

I want to be clear about my role, because people assume I built this for him.

I didn't build it for him. I built it with him — and mostly, I got out of the way.

I handled the infrastructure (server, deployment, domain). He handled the content, the teaching voice, the topics. When he wanted to explain how AI is used in hospital diagnosis, I didn't script it. I pointed him at the right sources and let him figure out how to make it understandable for a 10-year-old.

The 1 Million Prompters certification he completed entirely on his own. I didn't coach him through it.

What I gave him: access, time, and the expectation that if he said he was going to post something, he would post it.

Why I'm Writing This

Two reasons.

First: if you're a parent who works in AI or tech, your kid is watching what you do and deciding whether it's something they can belong to. Giving them real access — not dumbed-down access, not "here's a coding toy" access — is the highest-leverage thing you can do.

Parikshet didn't need a special curriculum. He needed a real environment, real tools, and someone who took his questions seriously.

Second: KidsFunLearnClub is a genuine resource. If you have a child aged 9–14 who is curious about AI, send them there. It's free, it's built for that age group, and it's written by someone who is still in that age group.

That last part turns out to matter a lot.

Parikshet More is an 11-year-old AI educator based in Dubai, UAE. He holds an AI Prompt Engineering certification from the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence under the 1 Million Prompters initiative launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. His platform, KidsFunLearnClub, is free to access at kidsfunlearnclub.co.

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How to Get Your Child Certified Under the 1 Million Prompters Initiative

This isn't a pay-for-a-PDF certificate mill. It's a Dubai government programme run through the Dubai Future Foundation. Here's the exact sequence we followed:

1. Register on the Dubai Centre for AI portal — Visit the official 1 Million Prompters platform. Registration is free. Parents create the account for children under 13.
2. Complete the Prompt Engineering foundation modules — Six modules covering prompt structure, role-based prompting, chain-of-thought, and evaluation. Parikshet finished in about 14 hours spread over three weeks.
3. Build a portfolio project — The assessment is application-based, not multiple choice. He submitted three prompts he'd actually built for KidsFunLearnClub — a story generator for ages 7-9, a maths tutor prompt, and a science explainer.
4. Pass the live assessment — A reviewer evaluates the portfolio against rubric criteria: specificity, output quality, iteration evidence. Pass mark is roughly 70%.
5. Claim the digital credential — Issued on the UAE PASS verification system. Shareable on LinkedIn with a verifiable QR code.
6. Apply it publicly within 30 days — This is my rule, not theirs. The certificate only compounds if your child uses it — a YouTube video, a school presentation, a project on the family blog. Credentials decay if they sit unused.

What Parikshet Actually Built With It

The certificate didn't create the work — it framed it. Before the certification, Parikshet was 'a kid who likes AI'. After it, he's a credentialed educator with two years of consistent output:

• YouTube channel: 6,170+ subscribers, 1,300+ videos, viewers in 40+ countries
• KidsFunLearnClub.com: 2,100+ free activities, AI explainers, project templates
• Speaking invitations: Two UAE schools have asked him to demo prompt engineering to their Year 6 classes

The compounding effect is the point. According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, AI and big data skills will be the fastest-growing skill category through 2030 — children credentialed now will hit the job market with a decade of demonstrable output.

'I thought I was teaching my dad how to make videos. Then I realised the AI was teaching me how to teach.' — Parikshet, 11, after completing the certification

AI Programme for Kids	Age Range	Cost	Credential	Best For
1 Million Prompters (Dubai)	9-60+	Free (AED 0)	Government-issued, UAE PASS verified	Serious credential, UAE residents + global
Google AI for Anyone (Code.org)	11+	Free	Certificate of completion	Beginner exposure, US curriculum
MIT App Inventor + AI	12+	Free	None (project portfolio)	Build-focused, app development
Elements of AI (Helsinki)	14+	Free	University-issued certificate	Older teens, theory-heavy
iD Tech AI Camps	7-19	USD 1,099-2,499	Camp certificate	Premium summer programmes, US-based

Source: Programme pricing verified against official sites — Dubai Future Foundation, Code.org, MIT, University of Helsinki, iD Tech (May 2026).

Programme	Age Range	Cost	Format	Credential
1 Million Prompters (Dubai Centre for AI)	All ages (incl. children with guardian)	Free (government-backed)	Online cohort + assessment	Govt-recognised certification
MBZUAI Executive & Youth Programs	Tertiary (some youth events)	Varies; degree programs fully funded	Campus + online	University-grade credential
ChatGPT Free (self-study)	13+ (per OpenAI policy, with parent consent)	Free	Self-paced	None
KidsFunLearnClub (Parikshet's site)	9–14	Free	Self-paced web activities + YouTube	None (project portfolio)
Sawan's AI Mastery (parent-led path)	Adults teaching children	Course-based	On-demand video	Course certificate

Source: UAE government AI Strategy portal (u.ae), MBZUAI official site (mbzuai.ac.ae), and direct experience running KidsFunLearnClub.