Human-Centred AI Implementation for Education Worldwide
Schools · Universities · Ministries · Worldwide
We teach educators and students to research with AI, design real projects with AI, and use AI to redesign assessment beyond the essay — all with humans at the centre.
You don't learn AI from courses. You learn it from projects.
How We Work With You
Three core competencies we build with your school
Same principles at every scale — we build all three around your context.
Learning Redesign
We redesign how learning happens — project-based, inquiry-driven, and assessment beyond the essay — so AI deepens real understanding instead of shortcutting it.
AI Fluency
We teach educators and students to research, create, and design with AI deliberately: strong prompting, source interrogation, and the judgement to know when not to use it.
Human Development
We keep humans at the centre — building the curiosity, agency, and collaboration that matter most in an AI-saturated world.
Every school is different. Tell us about your context and we'll build the right starting place.
Who We Serve
Innovation hubs for the next generation of learning
We partner with micro-schools, alternative learning programs, home-school networks, and traditional schools to build AI-powered innovation hubs. From a single learning pod to a network of 10,000 students.
Micro-schools
Project-based AI innovation hubs designed for small, agile learning communities ready to lead the shift.
Alternative learning
Alt learning schools using AI to deepen student-driven inquiry.
Home-school networks
Curriculum and coaching for co-ops and families building serious AI fluency through real projects.
Schools & districts
Scaled implementations for traditional schools, universities, and ministries from 100 to 10,000+ students.
Whether you serve 10 learners or 10,000, we build the implementation to fit. Start the conversation.
Meet the Founders
Advisors and field researchers behind PBL Future Labs.
Thom Markham
Co-Founder & Director of Learning Design
The originator of high-quality, gold-standard project-based learning. A humanistic psychologist and published author, Thom authored the Handbook on Standards-Focused PBL (PBL Works) and, over thirty years, has advised more than six thousand practitioners worldwide on deeper learning across K–12, higher ed, and ministry contexts. He leads the implementation research behind every PBL Future Labs framework and field note.
Phillip Alcock
Co-Founder & Director of Emerging Technology
An edtech practitioner and writer whose work on AI in education, covering Claude Projects, Claude Skills, and NotebookLM, reaches over 50,000 impressions every week. With 11,000+ LinkedIn followers, Phillip advises schools, universities, and edtech companies worldwide on putting AI into the hands of teachers and students with humans at the centre.
Global Focus
Where We Work
Headquartered in the USA and Mexico, with active engagements across the United Kingdom and Asia-Pacific. Serving schools, universities, and ministries worldwide.
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Currently expanding engagements worldwide. Get in touch.
Our Partners
Schools, organisations, and platforms we work with worldwide.
Choice Charter School
Iowa, USA
A free Iowa public high school for students who can't or won't return to a traditional brick-and-mortar setting. Choice provides flexible, individualised online learning with mentoring, technology, and personalised pacing to help every learner succeed.
Windsor School Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas
A three-campus independent day and boarding school in Nassau serving students from 18 months to 18 years. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Windsor offers a Cambridge-rooted curriculum with cutting-edge courses in Marine Science, STEM, Music, and Business.
Where Our Work Has Landed
From keynote stages to advisory boards, the founders of PBL Future Labs work with institutions, networks, and AI platforms worldwide to shape how education systems implement AI.
Currently expanding engagements worldwide. Get in touch.
Keynote Speaking
ISTE + ASCD
Keynoted on human-centered learning at the intersection of curriculum standards and emerging AI.
Beaconhouse
Keynoted for Asia's largest school network, mapping AI-integrated project-based learning across thousands of sites.
Fayetteville State University
Keynoted on project-based approaches at a historically Black university advancing equity through education.
Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy
Keynoted on AI and project-based learning for community-driven adult literacy and skills development.
Regent Business School
Keynoted on technology-enhanced project-based education for diverse communities in South Africa.
Advisory & Strategy
Stanford University
Advised the GenAI Accelerator Program on integrating project-based learning with AI.
TeachAI
Shaped strategy on responsible AI integration across K–12 systems as part of the core working group.
TeachCraft
Advised on the design of tools that help practitioners build rich, engaging project-based experiences.
Workshops & Webinars
The Circle India
Led a webinar for over 10,000 participants on collaborative, project-driven learning for India's next generation.
ED3 DAO
Presented on open, community-owned project-based learning in decentralized education.
KidsAI
Delivered sessions on AI through project-based learning for Emirates schools, making AI literacy accessible and purposeful.
Human Intelligence Movement
Co-founded and facilitated workshops championing human creativity, empathy, and critical thinking in an AI-driven era.
Get in Touch
Tell us about your school, university, or ministry and we'll reply within 2 business days.