Applications Now Open · Summer 2026

Building Reliable
AI Systems.

An 8-week engineering program for high school students. Learn to architect LLM systems, build RAG pipelines, and deploy AI agents — guided by industry practitioners, not just academics.

8 Weeks
Program Length
100% Free
Tuition
Live Virtual
Format
Curriculum

Think Like an AI Engineer

We don't just teach you how to use AI tools. We teach you how they work, why they fail, and how to build them responsibly for the real world.

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Large Language Models

Understand Transformers, attention mechanisms, and why models like GPT-4 hallucinate—and how to fix it.

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RAG Systems

Connect AI to live data using retrieval-augmented generation, the technique behind enterprise AI search.

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AI Agents

Build systems that don't just respond—they plan, reason, and take real actions across APIs and environments.

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AI Safety & Failures

Study real-world case studies of AI system failures in healthcare, finance, and consumer products.

Logistics

Program Details

Program Dates
June 6 – July 25, 2026
8 weeks
Eligibility
High School Students
Grades 9–12
Format
Virtual via Zoom
All sessions recorded
Live Lectures
Saturdays
10:00 – 11:30 AM CT
Office Hours
Wednesdays
7:00 – 8:00 PM CT
On Completion
Certificate Awarded
From MentisPrep
Anupama Garani — Lead Instructor, MentisPrep
Lead Instructor

Anupama Garani Lead Instructor & Curriculum Designer

Anupama designed the curriculum and serves as lead instructor for all sessions. She developed the TRUST Framework through her work building AI systems in regulated financial services, where reliability failures have real consequences.

  • Steering Committee, Toronto Machine Learning Society
  • Ambassador, Women in Data Science (WiDS)
  • Researcher in RAG system reliability and AI governance
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Ready to Build the Future of AI?

Seats are limited for the June 2026 cohort. The program is 100% free — all we ask is your curiosity and commitment.

No cost. No credit card. Just world-class AI education.

Program Reach

The AI Summer Program 2026 is a national initiative open to high school students (Grades 9-12) across the United States. The program is delivered virtually, removing geographic and financial barriers to advanced AI education.

  • Format:Virtual (Zoom)
  • Cost:Free
  • Reach:Students nationwide
  • Platform:MentisPrep.com