Catholic co-op friendly
Practical, serious, and respectful of a family-centered school culture.
Young Builders Lab teaches students ages 13 to 18 how to use AI to build real small apps, tools, sites, and prototypes. Designed for one class day a week, 60 to 90 minutes, with flexible school-day scheduling.
Personal capacity: one day a week · Up to two classes on that day if enrollment supports it
Best if the school wants to test demand, keep the first run simple, and still finish with real student work.
Best if the school wants multiple projects, more polish, demo-day growth, and room for guest speakers or one to two planned substitute weeks.
Account setup, safe project lanes, first prompts, and scope control.
Students build one small real app or tool with guided checkpoints.
Fixes, clarity, design cleanup, and feature restraint.
Students share what they built and what they learned.
Readiness, idea choice, prompt use, and first shipping cycle.
Students either build a second tool or deepen the first one intelligently.
Useful feedback, examples from working adults, and stronger demo readiness.
Public-facing work, final demos, and room for one or two planned substitute or guest-led weeks if travel requires it.
Students need a working laptop, charger, and parent-approved AI access before class.
A normal classroom, co-op room, or church classroom works fine.
One day a week is Bud's teaching capacity, with two classes possible on the same day if needed.