FUNecole® CEO Joins AI Cyprus Expo Panel on Educating the Next Generation for the AI Era

Chryso Christodoulou challenges conventional definitions of literacy at the AI Cyprus Expo, arguing that critical thinking and ethical computing are now non-negotiable foundations for every primary school student.

Nicosia, Cyprus — Digipro Education Ltd and its flagship platform FUNecole® are pleased to announce the participation of CEO and Founder Mrs. Chryso Christodoulou as a panellist at the AI Cyprus Expo. Contributing to the session titled “Educating for the AI Era: Skills, Talent, and the Future Workforce”, her remarks addressed a vital question in modern education: what it truly means to be literate in a world shaped by artificial intelligence.

Speaking alongside industry and academic leaders, Mrs. Christodoulou encouraged the audience to reconsider long-held assumptions about foundational education. In the AI era, she argued, reading and writing alone are no longer sufficient. Today’s primary school students must also develop the capacity to think critically, evaluate information ethically, and understand — rather than simply use — the intelligent systems that are increasingly woven into everyday life.

Key Points Raised During the Panel

• Redefining literacy for the AI generation: Traditional literacy skills remain essential, but the definition must expand to include digital fluency, computational thinking, and an understanding of how AI systems operate and make decisions.
• The urgency of starting early: Equipping children from primary school age with these competencies is an immediate necessity as the workforce that will operate alongside AI is already in classrooms today.
• Ethical computing as a core subject: Children must learn to use technology responsibly, and to question it — understanding bias, privacy, and the human responsibility that comes with powerful tools.

“The children sitting in classrooms right now will enter a workforce where AI is not a novelty — it is the environment. Our responsibility as educators is not to prepare them to survive that shift, but to lead it. That starts with how we define literacy today, and it starts in primary school.”

— Chryso Christodoulou, CEO & Founder, FUNecole® / Digipro Education Ltd

FUNecole®: Built for This Moment

FUNecole® was designed precisely to address these needs. The platform’s curriculum — spanning Computing, Digital Literacy, Social Emotional Learning, Global Perspectives, 21st Century Skills, and Cambridge ICT Starters — directly embeds the competencies Mrs. Christodoulou described into the daily learning experience of children aged 5 to 12.

Rather than treating AI awareness as an add-on, FUNecole® integrates critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and digital responsibility throughout its structured, teacher-ready curriculum. Students are not passive consumers of technology; they are active, reflective participants who are guided to understand it, question it, and apply it with purpose.

The platform’s recognition by Cambridge International, its ISTE Seal of Alignment (2025–2027), and its status as an Industry Partner of European Schoolnet — representing 34 Ministries of Education — are testaments to its rigour and relevance at the highest levels of global education.

“At Digipro and FUNecole®, we don’t just talk about preparing children for the future. We build the tools that make it happen — one lesson at a time.”

About FUNecole® and Digipro Education Ltd

FUNecole® is a Cambridge International-approved, ISTE-recognised eLearning platform for students aged 5 to 12, developed by Digipro Education Ltd (Cyprus). The platform empowers schools and teachers with a comprehensive, ready-to-deliver curriculum that integrates STREAMS, SEL, computational thinking, and 21st-century skills — available in both online and hybrid formats. Digipro Education Ltd also delivers corporate training, professional upskilling, and language learning programmes.