To help our students navigate the digital world safely, St Christopher's uses this Primary and Secondary Digital Leadership course. This proactive curriculum builds real-world digital resilience through quick, age-appropriate lessons tailored to modern online trends:

Nursery to Year 1: Children learn foundational habits like asking permission before using screens, keeping passwords secret, and identifying trusted adults when something feels wrong.

Years 2 to 3: Students explore the permanence of digital footprints, fair play in online games, and practical ways to block and report unkind online behavior.

Years 4 to 6: Older students tackle advanced topics, including spotting AI-generated fakes, understanding how TikTok and YouTube algorithms control what they see, and preparing for smartphone and social media responsibilities.

Years 7 – 9: Focuses on navigating the social complexities of a new school environment. Students learn to manage messy group chats, protect their self-worth against the psychological "compare and despair" cycle of online "likes," and understand the serious legal and emotional consequences of digital pressure, echo chambers, and local regulations within Bahrain. 

Years 10 – 11: Prioritises critical thinking and well-being during high-stakes exam periods. Students analyse how "contextless" social media clips spread disinformation, learn to mute the anxiety of peer "revision-bragging" in group chats, and study the science of sleep to protect their memory and mental health. 

Years 12 – 13: Prepares young adults for university and future careers. Students critically evaluate how algorithm-driven feeds distort body image, analyse how online ideologies (like "hustle culture") pressure social norms, and build a mature understanding of academic integrity, including the lines between collaboration, plagiarism, and AI collusion. 

PLEASE NOTE: AI Literacy and safety is taught in a seperate course that we also offer to students.  

This framework is fully backed by research from leading safety organisations like UKCIS, Ofcom, the NSPCC, and Common Sense Media to ensure our teaching matches the exact platforms your child interacts with every day.

You can use the slider at the bottom of the sheet to view all other year groups and to use the tabs to view between the Primary and Secondary curriculum.