After-school AI for grades 9 to 12 · Fall 2026

Build an AI project you can explain, defend, and show.

Six weeks, live online, two evenings a week. Your student picks a track: run a real AI research study, or launch a real product with real users. They finish with work they made, not a certificate for watching videos.

Hold a seat for $1,000 See the two tracks

Full refund through the end of week one. No coding experience needed.

Two tracks, one cohort

Research or business. Both end with proof.

Every student picks one track at signup and can switch after the first week. Both tracks meet together for the live sessions, then split for project work.

Research track

Ask a real question about AI. Run the experiment. Write it up.

For the student who likes figuring out why. They design a fair test, run it on real AI models in our research lab, and present what they found, including what did not work.

Six weeks

  1. Week 1Pick a narrow question and decide what would count as evidence.
  2. Week 2Build a small test set and get baseline results in the lab.
  3. Week 3Run controlled experiments, changing one thing at a time.
  4. Week 4Repeat, study the failures, check that the finding holds.
  5. Week 5Write the paper, make the charts, document how to reproduce it.
  6. Week 6Revise, then present and answer questions at Demo Day.

What they walk away with

  • A research write-up with their name, question, method, results, and limits
  • An experiment log another student could rerun
  • Charts comparing their idea against a baseline
  • A recorded Demo Day presentation
Business track

Find a real customer. Build what they need with AI. Launch it.

For the student who wants to make something people use. They talk to real people, build a working product with AI tools, put it live, and pitch it.

Six weeks

  1. Week 1Choose who to help, interview them, find one problem worth solving.
  2. Week 2Define the smallest useful product and build its core with AI tools.
  3. Week 3Put the prototype in front of real people and watch where they get stuck.
  4. Week 4Fix the biggest problem and launch with a real signup or purchase page.
  5. Week 5Find users, test an offer, record feedback, usage, and any sales.
  6. Week 6Improve the product, then pitch it live at Demo Day.

What they walk away with

  • A working product with a link they can share
  • Notes from real customer interviews
  • A launch log: who they reached, who tried it, what they said
  • A pitch deck and a recorded live demo

A first user or first dollar is the goal on the business track, not a promise. A research write-up is student work, not a peer-reviewed publication.

How it works

Two live evenings a week, plus project time.

About five hours a week in total. Built to fit around school, sports, and homework.

Live sessions

Monday and Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 pm Pacific, on Google Meet. Short lesson, then hands-on building with a session lead on the call to help.

Project time

Two to three hours a week on their own project, at whatever time works. They post progress in a cohort log that only their classmates and session leads can see, so feedback is fast.

Demo Day

Saturday, December 19, 10:00 am to noon Pacific. Every student presents their research or launches their product. Parents are invited to watch.

WeekMondayWednesday
1Nov 9Nov 11
2Nov 16Nov 18
3Nov 23No class (Thanksgiving week)
4Nov 30Dec 2
5Dec 7Dec 9
6Dec 14Dec 16 (short session, Demo Day prep only, for finals week)
Demo DaySaturday, Dec 19, 10:00 am to noon Pacific
The research lab

Real models, real experiments, every run saved.

Students work inside Atris, the AI workspace built by Atris Labs. The research lab lets them set up an experiment, run it against real AI models, and keep a notebook of every attempt, so their results are something they can show, not just describe.

Business track students use the same workspace to build and publish their product.

experiment 03 · does "explain first" help?
question: do models solve more word problems
when asked to explain before answering?

test set ...... 40 problems, written by student
baseline ...... answer only
change ........ explain, then answer
held fixed .... model, wording, order

result ........ filled in by the student's own runs
example setup, not a finding
For parents

The ground rules we run on.

Group sessions onlyAll live teaching happens in group video sessions. No private one-on-one video with a student without a parent's okay.
Private by defaultStudent work stays private. Session recordings go only to families in this cohort. Nothing is shared publicly without the student's and a parent's permission.
No personal data in the labProjects use public or made-up data only. Students never put personal information about real people into an AI tool, and session leads check project data in week one.
No selling dataWe never sell student information or use it for advertising.
Weekly parent updateA short email every week: what your student built, and what is next.
Honest outcomesWe do not promise admissions results, awards, or income. We promise real work they can show.
Safe customer interviewsBusiness track students interview people they or their family already know, or adults over video with a parent's okay. No meetings with strangers.
Easy refundFull refund through the end of week one, no questions. If we ever cancel, every dollar comes back.
Why $1,000 now

The program is planned. The track record is not, yet.

The six weeks are planned for both tracks: every lesson, project step, and Demo Day. What this cohort does not have yet is a track record, so it costs a fifth of what we plan to charge later cohorts. We would rather say that plainly than pretend this cohort has a history it does not have yet.

Questions parents ask

Before you hold a seat.

Is $1,000 the full price or a deposit?

It is the full price for the founding cohort. Paying holds the seat, and there is nothing more to pay. We plan to charge $5,000 for later cohorts.

What if it is not a fit?

Ask for a refund any time through the end of week one (Sunday, November 15) and you get the full $1,000 back. If we cancel the cohort for any reason, you get a full refund.

Does my student need to know how to code?

No. Curiosity and follow-through matter more. Students who already code can go further, and the projects stretch to fit them.

What do they need?

A laptop with a recent web browser, a quiet place for two evenings a week, and about five hours a week in total. A Mac works best for the research lab. On Windows or a Chromebook, ask us before you pay (the Ask button or fieldwork@atrismail.com) and we will tell you exactly how their setup works.

Who answers the Ask button?

An automated assistant that answers only from the facts on this site. The team reads every conversation, and anything it cannot answer goes to a person at fieldwork@atrismail.com.

What if they miss a session?

Every session is recorded for enrolled students, and project time is flexible, so a missed evening is easy to catch up on.

Who runs the program?

Teen AI Fieldwork is run by Atris Labs, Inc., the company that builds Atris. Sessions are led live by the Atris Labs team, and you will be introduced to your student's lead before the first class.

Will this help with college applications?

Students finish with a specific project they did themselves, which they can describe in an application or interview. We do not promise any admissions outcome.

Is the AI usage included?

Yes. Students get an Atris account for the program, and AI usage for program work is included in the price.

Which track should my student pick?

If they like asking why and testing ideas, research. If they like making things and talking to people, business. Pick "not sure yet" at checkout and we will help them choose in week one.

Founding cohort · 20 seats · starts November 9

Six weeks from now, they will have built something real.

$1,000 for the founding cohort. We plan to charge $5,000 for later cohorts.

Hold a seat for $1,000

Not ready yet? Read the one-page parent guide, or leave your email for future cohort dates.