AI Academy
Hands-On AI Education for High School Students
Where Students Build Real AI
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Research awards won by our students in 2024
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Students mentored since we started in Dec 2022
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Unique machine learning models trained
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Of our team are state science fair and/or ISEF winners
Most high school students hit a wall in their computer science journey after learning the fundamentals and taking AP CS.
You get stuck watching YouTube project tutorials and replicating others, never actually building your own ideas.
We're here to change that.
The AI Academy prepares high school students for an AI-driven future, guiding our students from basic programming skills to advanced AI research projects​
Having just navigated this path ourselves as university students and new grads, and having helped 100+ students succeed, we know exactly what works in 2024.
Senior Instructor
Vaibhav Mishra
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B.S in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
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Machine Learning Researcher at MIT & Stanford
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First Author in IEEE, AMIA, JACC
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Founding AI Engineer at health-tech startup
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Program Director
Parth Kocheta
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Computer Science Junior @ UMD
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Grand Prize at Massachusetts State Science Fair
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AI Researcher @ Carnegie Mellon AirLab
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2x Machine Learning Intern @ Sanofi
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Research Mentor
Rachel Wu​
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CS/AI @ MIT
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Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar 2024​
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Congressional App Challenge Winner
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NYC Terra Science Fair Winner
We are AI experts from top universities—international STEM competition winners, startup founders, and published researchers.
Programs
Which program is right for your student?
AI Innovators (Grades 9-12)
Our flagship 10-week program takes you from Python basics to building real AI models. Learn the fundamentals of data science, machine learning, and how to tackle your own AI projects.
Over 10 Weeks, You'll:
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Transform messy real-world data into powerful insights using NumPy, Pandas & Matplotlib
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Master supervised learning from linear regression to training custom neural networks ​
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Move past YouTube coding tutorials and build AI that matters. Students complete 3 mini-projects + 1 capstone solving problems they are interested in
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Weekly deep dives into how OpenAI, DeepMind & your favorite companies are building the future
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Learn in fun, discussion-based cohorts (5:1 ratio) with our experienced student mentors. Students also have a lot of opportunities to get 1-on-1 support.
Learn Industry Standard Tech:
Upcoming Cohorts:
Winter 2025: Jan 12 - March 16, 2025
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Lectures: Sundays, 6-8pm EST
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Lab: Wednesdays, 7-8pm EST
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Format: Virtual
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Student to Mentor Ratio: 5:1​​
1-on-1 Research Mentorship (Grades 9-12)
Do a novel AI research project working 1-on-1 with an expert mentor.
For AI Innovator graduates or students with past Python & AI experience
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Conduct comprehensive research on an AI topic of your choice
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Develop and implement innovative solutions using state-of-the-art methods
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Produce a research paper showcasing your work
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Get guidance on next steps, such as competing in science fairs or research competitions, reaching out to professors and research labs for internships, or publishing the work in journals.
What You'll Do:
How We've Helped Students Leverage Their Projects:
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3rd Place in MA State Science Fair as a Freshman
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Accepted to SIP Summer Research Program (8% Acceptance)
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Cold-Emailed and got a research internship with a professor @ CMU
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Connected a student with a data science internship at a fast-growing startup
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Peer-reviewed research publications
See Our Students:
Oct 2024
Prathyush built an
AI-powered healthy eating app after his grandpa passed away early due to poor dietary choices
May 2024
Tanvi researched novel carbon capture methods & won 5 Science Fair awards, including 1st for Environmental Science in Massachusetts
Research Awards She Won:
Tanvi and Parth at the 2023 Massachusetts State Science Fair
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July 2024
Brain Tumor Segmentation with Convolutional Neural Networks
-Rishika, Atticus, Nidhi
April 2024
Aarya went from being the only freshman at her high school science fair to winning 3rd Place at the Massachusetts State Science Fair
July 2024
Pneumonia Detection Model - Aanya, Senorena, Samvarth
July 2024
"Before I didnt understand how machine learning actually works but now I could teach it to someone else"- Ayaan (AI Innovator's Summer Cohort 2025)
July 2024
"I was able to build on my previous Python experience to now actually build solutions to real-world problems - Rishika
July 2024
"The most important skill I got was working with teammates to communicate and build a project together"- Neo (AI Innovator's Summer Cohort 2025)
July 2024
"This program covered more machine learning material than my Master's from Boston University!!" - Raja (Senorena's Dad)
