Class by class.
Every session runs live on Google Meet, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 to 7:30 pm Pacific. Each one opens with both tracks together, then each track works on its own with a session lead. No class Wednesday, November 25. Demo Day is Saturday, December 19, 10:00 am to noon Pacific, and parents are invited.
Research track
Students ask one question about how AI models behave, test it fairly, and score every answer themselves.
| Mon Nov 9 | Ask a question you can test. |
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| Wed Nov 11 | Pilot run: your first real answers, read and scored. |
| Mon Nov 16 | The baseline, run three times. |
| Wed Nov 18 | Your first result, in one sentence. |
| Mon Nov 23 | Change one thing. |
| Mon Nov 30 | Is the gap real, or just noise? |
| Wed Dec 2 | Study the failures. |
| Mon Dec 7 | The lab notebook and the chart. |
| Wed Dec 9 | Write it so someone else could rerun it. |
| Mon Dec 14 | Revise and rehearse. |
| Wed Dec 16 | Demo Day prep, a short session for finals week. |
| Sat Dec 19 | Demo Day: a five-minute talk, given live, with questions. |
Students can pick one of three starter projects or bring their own question with the same shape:
| Explain first | Does a model solve more word problems if it explains its steps first? |
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| Honest when it does not know | Which model says "I don't know" instead of making something up? |
| Small model, big model | Can a small model score short essays like a big one if you show it examples? |
They finish with a checked lab notebook, a chart, a one-page write-up with steps anyone can rerun, and a recorded Demo Day talk. A write-up is student work, not a published paper.
Business track
Students find one real person with one real problem, build something that helps with AI tools, and put it in front of people.
| Mon Nov 9 | Pick the person you want to help. |
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| Wed Nov 11 | Ask questions that get the truth. |
| Mon Nov 16 | Find the problem worth solving. |
| Wed Nov 18 | Build version one with AI. |
| Mon Nov 23 | Watch someone use it. |
| Mon Nov 30 | Launch night: the product page goes live. |
| Wed Dec 2 | Read your first signals. |
| Mon Dec 7 | Test an offer. |
| Wed Dec 9 | Make the one change that matters. |
| Mon Dec 14 | Build your pitch. |
| Wed Dec 16 | Rehearsal, a short session for finals week. |
| Sat Dec 19 | Demo Day: pitch it live. |
A product page goes public only after a parent has seen it and sent a written okay. Students talk only with people a parent has okayed, and no student page takes money.
Every week
About five hours in total: three live, two to three on the project at any time. Every session is recorded for enrolled students, and parents get a short weekly update.