A website
A personal portfolio, club page, campaign site, or guide to a favorite topic.
Hands-on AI learning for students 13+
Don’t just use AI. Build something with it.
A fast, practical workshop where students turn an idea into a working app, website, game, or digital product—without needing prior coding experience.
YOUR IDEA
“What if I built…”
AI BUILDER
Build a bright study app that turns vocabulary into a quick game.
LIVE PROJECT
WordSpark
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AI literacy through creation
Students learn AI best when they make something real.
This is not a lecture about ChatGPT. It is a guided build experience designed to move students from passive AI consumption to active creation.
Students learn how to shape an idea, communicate clearly with AI, make decisions, test their work, and leave with a project they can share.
From idea to working product
What could a student build?
The project is student-driven. The goal is not to copy a tutorial—it is to create something useful, fun, or meaningful.
A simple app
A study helper, planner, quiz tool, habit tracker, or solution to a school problem.
A game
A playable trivia challenge, story game, puzzle, or creative interactive experience.
A business idea
A first prototype for a product, service, community project, or student venture.
The pilot workshop
Build Something Before Lunch
In one focused session, students go from a blank page to a working, shareable project using modern AI-building tools.
Format
Live online
Length
90 minutes
Group size
10 students
Experience
Beginner-friendly
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Choose a problem or idea
Start with something the student actually cares about.
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Learn how to direct AI
Turn vague thoughts into clear instructions and smart decisions.
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Build and improve
Create a first version, test it, fix it, and make it feel personal.
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Share the result
Leave with a live project and a stronger understanding of AI.
What students take away
More than a finished project.
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Creative confidence to move from “I have an idea” to “I made this.”
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Practical AI literacy grounded in doing, testing, and judgment.
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Problem-solving skills that matter far beyond any single AI tool.
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Responsible habits around accuracy, originality, privacy, and safe use.
Free first pilot
Give your student the chance to build something real.
The first online pilot is limited to 10 students ages 13 and up (roughly grades 8–12). Students need a computer, internet access, curiosity, and an idea.
Why 13+? Students create their own accounts on the AI tools we use, and those tools set 13 as the minimum age with a parent's permission.
Good questions, straight answers
Frequently asked questions
Everything parents usually want to know before signing a student up. Have a different question? Ask it in the registration form's email reply.
Why is the workshop limited to students 13 and older?
Students build with real, mainstream AI tools on their own accounts — not a watered-down classroom simulator. The major AI services set 13 as their minimum age for teen accounts (with a parent or guardian's permission), so 13 is our floor too. Some tools, including Claude, are limited to adults 18 and up, so we only ever use tools each student is actually eligible for.
Which AI tools will my student use?
We work with widely used, teen-eligible tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini, plus beginner-friendly AI building platforms. Before the session, you'll get a short setup guide listing exactly which accounts to create with your student and how to turn on the privacy settings we recommend.
Does my student need coding experience?
No. The workshop is built for beginners. Students describe what they want in plain language, learn to give AI clear direction, and make decisions about what to keep, fix, or change. Students who do code are welcome — they'll just move faster.
What does my student need to participate?
A computer (not a phone or tablet), a reliable internet connection, a modern browser, and the accounts from the setup guide created ahead of time with a parent. A rough idea of something they'd like to build helps, but we help students find one in the first minutes.
How much does it cost?
The first pilot session is free. We're keeping the group small — 10 students — so we can give real attention to every project and learn what works before opening more sessions.
Is a parent required to be present during the workshop?
Parents aren't required to sit in, though you're welcome to. A parent or guardian handles registration, approves the student's tool accounts beforehand, and receives a recap afterward with a link to what their student built.
What happens after the workshop?
Students leave with a live, shareable project they own, plus the habits to keep building: how to direct AI clearly, check its work, respect originality and privacy, and improve a project over time. Pilot families hear first about follow-up sessions.