The AI
student academy
AI fluency for high school students: the ethics of AI development, the foundations of computer science, and building real models.
Measured outcomes // 2025
AI Student Academy
High school students
- AI knowledge
- +33%
- Coding knowledge
- +96%
Roughly doubling their technical foundation in a single program.
AI Teacher Academy
Educators
- AI knowledge
- +103%
- Confidence teaching AI
- +343%
100% of participants had never received any computer science professional development before.
What we teach
Three tracks run through the Academy. Students can enter at any of them.
Workshops & Hackathons
Hands-on events where students build real things: games, full websites, art made with code.
Computer Science Courses
120+ hours of training across technologies, with certifications in Algorithms and Data Structures, Python, and AI Development.
AI Courses
40+ hours on AI fluency: the ethics of AI development, foundations of computer science, building AI models, and ethical implementation.
No experience required.
The Academy is built for high school students in Arizona whose schools do not offer computer science. Most of our students are the first in their family to work with this technology: 76% have no engineer or STEM professional at home.
- Open to Arizona high school students
- No prior coding experience needed
- Free to participants, funded by our grants and donors
- Delivered in partner schools and districts across the valley
- Certifications available in Python, algorithms and AI development
In three Arizona schools right now.
The AI Academy runs on site at these partners, supported by our APS Foundation grant.
Desert Edge High School
Agua Fria Union High School District, Goodyear
Maryvale High School
Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix
Salt River Schools
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Not on this list? The Academy travels. Bring it to your school.
Join the next cohort
Applications for the Summer 2026 cohort are open. Email us and we'll get you started.
Applications are handled by email until our online form goes live.