Main Page
This wiki has been created to document the vision, mission, philosophy, curriculum, supporting software, branches, people and in general everything related to the CYBER KIDS project.
CYBER KIDS was a nation-wide experiment launched in 1992 in Cyprus by Yiannis Laouris, George Vakanas and Maria Symeonides who all returned from the US to Cyprus with the vision that introducing advanced computer technology in the lives of a critical number of young children using an educationally relevant and socially responsible, peace-enhancing curriculum would allow them to “transcend” the country’s educational and political life and move the new generation a decade ahead. Many young scientists and visionaries soon joined what the inventors called the CYBER KIDS Dream. Even though not a shareholder, Stelios Stylianou, who has supported the launching of the project during its first two years is also considered a Founder.
Dinos Georgiades joined as a full partner in 1993, Evros Alexandrou and Harry Anastasiou in 1996, and the Cyprus Development Bank in 1997. By 1999, the number of children in Cyprus alone, who benefited from their curriculum exceeded 15,000, which is approximately equal to 20% of the country’s youth population (ages 6-15). During the same period, the organization trained and employed 186 young and talented university graduates, thus combating brain drain while simultaneously spreading the CYBER KIDS Philosophy in many more spheres of social life.
The CYBER KIDS Dream was supported by a well-defined strong CYBER KIDS Vision, the CYBER KIDS Philosophy, and simple and well documented CYBER KIDS Procedures in the context of the first ever franchising launched by Cypriots in Cyprus with the name CYBER KIDS Franchising.
Jump to
- CYBER KIDS Vision
- CYBER KIDS Mission
- CYBER KIDS Philosophy
- CYBER KIDS Curriculum
- Software used in CYBER KIDS
- [CYBER KIDS Branches]]
- people
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.