Why this exists
AI is going to shape this generation’s work and lives more than anything since the internet showed up. The kids who learn to actually build with it now, instead of being scared of it, are going to have an enormous head start.
I didn’t want that head start to belong only to families who can pay for it, or only to kids who happen to have a parent who works in tech. So I built something small and real: a four-week Bootcamp where five teens at a time go from an idea to a working project, and present it to their parents at the end.
How it stays within reach
Here’s the part I’m proudest of. The same skills that help a teen build a project help a local business get real work done with AI. So the Academy does practical AI work and training for Western New York businesses, and every dollar helps fund scholarship seats in the Bootcamp.
A family’s budget never has to decide whether their kid gets to learn this. And if you run a business, working with us is also how you send a local teen to the Bootcamp.
How businesses work with us →Built here on purpose
I’m not a national brand parachuting in. I live here, my kids are growing up here, and the teens in this Bootcamp are my neighbors. When we hold the Showcase, I want it somewhere local, with parents in the room. This is a community thing first, and a business second.
How I run it
Every session is recorded and shared with parents. I carry an independent background check I’ll hand you before your teen ever logs on, and we’re properly insured. Groups stay at five. I’m a parent too, and I’m not going to do anything with someone else’s kid that I wouldn’t be comfortable with for one of mine.