AI turns learning into a daily game for Sikkim schoolchildren

Gangtok, Sep 20 (UNI) For hundreds of schoolchildren in the hills of Sikkim, learning English, Nepali and Mathematics is taking a new turn - with artificial intelligence becoming part of their regular school day. The Education Department, Government of Sikkim, in collaboration with the EkStep Foundation, has begun implementing the AI-FunZone project in 71 government schools in the Khamdong, Nandok and Martam blocks of Gangtok district. The pilot project, launched following a Memorandum of Understanding signed in April 2026, covers around 2,100 students of Classes III, IV and V. The programme uses AI to provide children with short, daily and…