The Intel^® Learn Program is a hands-on, interactive curriculum comprised of two 30-hour units entitled Technology and Community and Technology at Work. These units are designed to tap into children's interest in their own communities while nourishing their curiosity with creative, technology-driven projects. A trained staff member guides learners through the program activities in a series of two-hour sessions.

Technology and Community curriculum teaches technology skills such as word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, multimedia and Internet search skills.

Using a project-based approach, the curriculum's activities and projects demonstrate to learners how technology can contribute to and help improve their communities.

For instance, using word processing and graphics software, learners create a calendar of notable events in their community, as well as community news articles. Using multimedia software, they create presentations that address community issues.

Learners not only develop new technology skills and learn about their communities, they develop critical thinking skills as they collaborate to collect information, analyze that information, and finally, present it to their fellow learners, families, and community leaders. To facilitate this combination of technical and critical thinking skills, each lesson is divided into sections entitled "Plan it", "Do It," "Review it," and "Share it."

Technology at Work curriculum shows learners how computers are used in a variety of jobs and careers. Using the latest software tools, students create projects ranging from designing a survey that a health worker might use to assess health needs to developing a project management plan that a local engineer might create before starting a construction project. As with Technology and Community each lesson is divided into sections entitled "Plan it", "Do It," "Review it," and "Share it" in order to help the students develop the critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration skills they'll need to succeed in today's knowledge-based workplace.

The Intel Learn Program approach to technological literacy involves learning by doing. A resource that helps learners during the program is the Intel® Education Help Guide. The Help Guide has step-by-step directions for guiding learners on how to do certain skills and is meant to be used to quickly learn how to do certain tasks on the computer.

The Staff Training Curriculum focuses on training staff members to effectively implement the Intel Learn Program. The training is approximately 30-hours long. The curriculum familiarizes staff with the approaches adopted in the course and provides them with the skills and materials needed for working with the learners.