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🔥 Advanced AI · Starts August 22

AI Champions Program

A welcoming, hands-on program where high school students turn curiosity into real AI applications, creative projects, and new confidence.

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Students
Grades 9–12
Format
Weekly live classesHands-on projects
Starts
August 22, 2026
Outcome
Portfolio-readycapstone
Program snapshot

The essentials, at a glance.

Target students
Grades 9–12
Format
Live classes every weekWed & Sat sessions — attend whichever fits
Curriculum
Python, AI APIs, RAGPrompt engineering & app design
Program leadership

Led by a Vanderbilt CS graduateCo-led by a Stanford CS junior

Students learn with guidance from leaders who understand both the technical work and the student experience.

Program Lead

Ann Mathew

Vanderbilt University computer science graduate · AI/ML applications and full-stack software engineering

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Program Co-Lead

Rahul Rejeev

Junior computer science at Stanford University

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The advanced journey

From fundamentals to launching your own AI idea.

A supportive path that helps ideas and skills grow quarter by quarter.

Quarter 1
1

Build strong foundations

Grow comfortable with Python essentials, API basics, and prompt engineering.

Quarter 2
2

Tool building

Create text summarizers, image generators, and your first RAG apps.

Quarter 3
3

AI agents

Explore autonomous agents and multi-step reasoning workflows.

Quarter 4
4

Capstone

Bring a passion or startup idea to life and proudly share the finished product.

What makes it different

Students learn best by building.

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Learn through creating

Students turn each new concept into something practical and meaningful.

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Weekly, shareable projects

Every lesson turns into something concrete, useful, and worth sharing.

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A blended, modern curriculum

Python, AI APIs, prompt engineering, app design, and testing — together.

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Responsible AI, built in

Safety, ethics, and guardrails are part of the experience from day one.

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Learn from industry experts

Guest sessions and mentorship from people building AI professionally.

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Startup support

Students can receive guidance to help promising ideas grow beyond the classroom.

What students build

Real, working AI products.

🤖 AI chatbots📚 Study tools📝 Summarizers📄 Document AI🖼️ Image apps🔎 Search + RAG apps👥 Team projects
What students learn

Skills that transfer far beyond the program.

  • ✓ Python for AI application development
  • ✓ Prompt engineering and structured outputs
  • ✓ AI APIs, app interfaces, and workflow design
  • ✓ Data, machine learning, retrieval, and evaluation
  • ✓ Testing, iteration, and presentation skills
Who this is for

For curious students ready to explore what they can create.

  • ✓ Students who are curious and excited to create with AI
  • ✓ Families seeking a supportive, future-focused program
  • ✓ Learners who want strong projects for portfolios and college applications
Enrollment

Join the AI Champions learning community.

Choose the enrollment option that works best for your family.

Flexible monthly

$100 / month
Billed monthly. Pay as you go. Cancel anytime.
Full-program option

One-time payment

$800 / one-time
One convenient payment for the complete year-long program.
FAQ

Everything you need to know.

What kinds of projects will students build?

Students will build chatbots, study tools, summarizers, document AI applications, image-based apps, and search tools. They can also develop a personal passion project or startup idea into a working AI product.

Is the capstone individual or team-based?

The capstone is team-based, giving students experience collaborating in a real-world product environment and bringing an AI product to life together.

What will students have to show at the end?

Students will finish with working AI projects, a team capstone presentation, and portfolio-ready experience they can share in future academic and professional opportunities.

What are the current class times?

Students may choose the live session that works best for their schedule. The same curriculum is offered in both sessions.

Wednesdays7:00–8:00 PM CT
Saturdays10:00–11:00 AM CT

Additional class times may be offered based on student interest. Questions about scheduling? Contact us.

Imagine. Build. Share.

Students finish the year with meaningful technical experience, a project they are proud to share, and confidence in what they can create.

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