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AI YOUTH LABProject Academy

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A free AI learning hub for curious families

You don't need to enroll to start understanding AI. Our teaching team curates official, publicly shared videos from trusted educators and technology organizations — a free on-ramp before you ever talk to us.

AI Basics — Start Here

What AI actually is, explained simply. Good for parents and older kids alike.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Google Career Certificates · Google AI Essentials

Why we picked this: The clearest 10-minute plain-language explainer we've found — no jargon, no hype.

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How AI Works

Code.org — created with engineers from Google, Amazon & Microsoft

Why we picked this: Built for students. The same "how does it actually work" question our Week 1 curriculum opens with.

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Prompting — The New Literacy

This is the exact skill our program is built around: commanding AI well.

Discover the Art of Prompting

Google Career Certificates · Google AI Essentials

Why we picked this: A genuinely good primer on why the prompt is the new code — the core idea behind our whole curriculum.

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For Parents & Educators

How educators are thinking about teaching AI to the next generation.

Introducing the Google AI Educator Series

Google for Education

Why we picked this: A useful lens on how a major education team frames AI literacy for classrooms.

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For Older Kids & Teens

A longer-form, entertaining series for AI Builder-track-aged students who want more.

Crash Course Artificial Intelligence — Series Preview

CrashCourse (PBS Digital Studios / Complexly)

Why we picked this: A fun, well-produced full series (20 episodes) for teens who want to go deeper on their own time.

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New cohorts start on the 1st & 15th of every month — applications open

Liked what you saw? Here's what we build on top of it.

Watching is a great start. Building a real project with mentors and peers, in English, is what actually changes how a child thinks. That's the 8 weeks we run.