This Teachers' Day, Cocoon is giving our full AI for Educators programme to one teacher of children in every district of Sri Lanka, at no cost. That means both tracks, six live weeks and the Cocoon Certified AI Educator credential. From Jaffna to Hambantota, from Colombo to Monaragala.
සුබ ගුරු දිනයක් · இனிய ஆசிரியர் தின வாழ்த்துகள் · Happy Teachers' Day
Applications are open now.
Each district gets exactly one seat, so a teacher in Mullaitivu has the same chance as one in Colombo. Here is how many teachers have applied or been nominated in each district so far. Tap your district to apply for its seat.
Children are already using AI. The people who should be showing them how are their teachers.
Most teachers we meet are curious about AI and short on time. Training is usually a slide deck about ChatGPT, delivered in Colombo and priced for the few schools that can pay for it.
We wanted to do the opposite: give the full programme, the same one schools pay for, to the teachers who are furthest from it, and make sure no district is left out.
We are asking one thing of every Fellow. When you finish, go back and teach your staffroom. That is how 25 seats reach 25 schools, and from there, thousands of children.
This is the week our Fellows learn to run. The syllabus, the children and the judgement stay the same. What changes is how long the preparation takes, and how many children you can reach at their own level.
Sunday evening spent writing lesson plans
Lesson plans matched to your syllabus, each with worksheets at three reading levels, in Sinhala, Tamil or English.
Lesson designReading the chapter aloud, again
A short podcast, an illustrated comic strip and a memory song for the same topic, so every child gets more than one way in.
Audio, visuals, videoPast-paper drills in silence
A 20-question classroom game built from this week's lessons, with rounds, teams and a leaderboard the class asks for again.
Game designNo science lab and no field trip
A guided conversation with a historical figure, a virtual experiment or a language-practice partner, all set up and supervised by you.
Interactive learningA bag of books carried home
A rubric in minutes, a first pass at feedback you then edit, report comments in your own voice and a clear note to parents.
Assessment & communicationThis is the full AI for Educators programme: the Foundation and Advanced tracks together. Each Saturday is two live two-hour sessions and a capstone built on your own syllabus, so you leave with a portfolio you can use in class on Monday.
Capstone: your school's draft AI use policy and your Top 10 prompts, each shown working on your own curriculum.
Capstone: a complete lesson pack (plan, slides, quiz game, three-level worksheets and one multimedia piece) for a real topic you teach.
Capstone: "Subject Coming to Life": a 2-minute video, a podcast episode, a song and a comic strip, all on one topic.
Capstone: a full engagement sequence for one unit: a 20-question game, an interactive lesson and one AI role-play.
Capstone: a rubric, an AI-resistant test with your reasons, three-level materials and a support plan for one learner profile.
Grand Capstone: an AI plan for your own school, presented to the cohort. Pass it and you become a Cocoon Certified AI Educator (CCAE).
There is no fee, card or catch. What we ask in return is your time, and that you share what you learn with your colleagues.
The same programme schools pay for, at no cost.
Four commitments. Please read them before you apply.
Nominations from students, parents, principals and colleagues are read with the applications. A nominated teacher still applies themselves, and we will invite them to.
The application takes about four minutes. The most important part is your lesson idea, so write it the way you would explain it to a colleague. You can write it in Sinhala, Tamil or English.
Know a teacher who deserves this? Nominate them. Students, parents, principals and colleagues can all nominate, and you can put forward up to three teachers at once.
Yes. There is no fee, no card and no upgrade later. The 25 seats are Cocoon's Teachers' Day gift. The only cost is your time: six Saturdays and one session for your colleagues afterwards.
Yes, please do. Week 1 starts from zero. What we look for is a teacher who cares about a real classroom problem, not someone who already knows the tools.
A phone or laptop and an internet connection for two live sessions each Saturday. A laptop makes the hands-on parts easier, but most of the work can be done on a phone. Most tools we use have free versions.
Sessions are taught in English in simple, plain language, and our trainers help in Sinhala and Tamil. You can build all of your work in the language you teach in, and you can write your application in any of the three.
Every district has exactly one seat, so you are only up against teachers from your own district. The panel looks at your lesson idea, how many people your seat would reach, how much your school needs it, and your commitment. Writing a clear, honest lesson idea is the best thing you can do.
Yes, any school type is welcome. Because we lean towards need, a teacher at a school with fewer resources may be preferred when two applications are otherwise equally strong.
This round is for teachers in schools and pre-schools, because the teach-it-forward commitment depends on having a staffroom. Tuition teachers can still nominate a school teacher.
Yes. We will contact them, tell them they were nominated (and by whom, so they know it is real), and invite them to apply. A nomination is read with the application, but the teacher still has to apply.
They are used for this programme only. We don't sell them or share them. We only publish the names, schools and districts of the 25 selected Fellows, which you agree to on the form.
Yes. The same programme is available for schools, on-site or online. See AI for Educators or book a call.