Student programs
Workshops, an intensive, and year-long mentorship for middle and high school students.
App Design Workshop → College Portfolio Workshop → Entrepreneurship & AI Intensive → Year-Long Project Mentorship →
For students, families, educators, and schools
Empowering students, families, educators, and schools to thrive in the age of AI.
Hands-on programs where middle and high school students make real things with AI, and the teachers and families around them learn to guide that work.
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Programs
Every program builds agency, taste, and craft, for students and the adults who guide them.
Who are you?
AI Advantage Bootcamp
One week for college students and early-career professionals: launch a real product with AI, and use it at work.
AI for Educators
Hands-on sessions where teachers build AI tools for their own classes, with their judgment in charge.
Community Dialogues
A parent education series: coffees and talks on how AI is changing work, jobs, and college admissions.
Where each program fitsGrades 6 to 12, plus college and early career
Middle schoolHigh schoolAfter high school6789101112College
Our team
Our team has walked the same path.
Studied at
Worked at
Arena leadershipMeet our leadership →
In her words
Education is moving from knowing the answer to knowing what’s worth building. That is the skill AI can’t hand a student, and the one we teach.
Jing Jing YangCo-founder, Arena School
Experience
Brown UniversityEconomics and Behavioral Decision Sciences
Microsoft AIAI research
AppleTechnology
DeloitteConsulting
Tsinghua UniversitySchwarzman Scholar
Kimi · Moonshot AIInternational growth
In his words
AI is changing work quickly. The habits students build now, in class and at home, are what carry over.
Phillip AnCo-founder, Arena School
Experience
CaltechComputer Science
McKinsey & CompanyManagement consulting
Goldman SachsInvestment banking
Harvard UniversityMBA and master’s in engineering
Y CombinatorCo-founded Homebase, the first YC-backed company from Vietnam; Forbes 30 Under 30- Tsinghua UniversitySchwarzman Scholar
What we teach
Much of how we prepare young people for work took shape before AI. We teach what still sets people apart.
When AI can make almost anything, what matters is knowing what’s worth making, whether it’s good, and how to finish it. We build all three early, alongside teachers and families.
I · Agency
AI can help make almost anything, so the real work is deciding what’s worth making. Students choose their own project on day one; mentors support, students decide.
How we teach it →What it changes
- In schoolWhen AI can help finish an assignment, the harder skill is setting the question, not answering it.
- At workTasks that only follow instructions are the easiest to hand to AI; people who define the problem direct the work.
- Over a careerA project a student chose and saw through shows initiative in a way a transcript cannot.
II · Taste
AI helps students try many versions. Showing their work to users and mentors every day teaches them which one actually works, and why.
How we teach it →What it changes
- In schoolWhen every essay and project can look polished, telling strong work from weak becomes what teachers need to see.
- At workTeams can generate ten versions in an hour; the person who picks the right one, and can say why, is the one they rely on.
- Over a careerJudgment compounds: it is what earns trust with larger decisions over time.
III · Craft
AI gets students to a first draft sooner. Turning it into something reliable is their own work, and every build ends in a live demo.
How we teach it →What it changes
- In schoolA first draft is now instant; revising it into something reliable is where the learning happens.
- At workWorking products earn trust in a way prototypes and slide decks do not.
- Over a careerA record of finished work, with a live link, speaks for itself in applications and interviews.
What’s next
Upcoming programs and sessions
- Oct 18, 2026Beijing
ACAMIS Technology Conference
A hands-on workshop for teachers and tech coaches. Session details →
- Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027Guangzhou
AI Advantage Bootcamp
For college students and early-career professionals: launch a product with AI. Program details →
- Jan 5–8, 2027ISB, Beijing
Build Your Own AI Toolkit @ ISB
Students build a working product with AI in the last days of winter break. Register interest →
- Mar 17–20, 2027Bangkok
EARCOS Teachers’ Conference
A pre-conference workshop and three sessions for international school teachers. Conferences & events →
- Rolling startOngoing
Year-Long Project Mentorship
Personalized 1:1 mentorship on one project. Program details →
Contact
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- 02A short call, if useful.About your school, child, or event.
- 03Options in writing.Programs, dates, and next steps.
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