What your teen builds
A real project, start to finish, in four weeks.
- Four weeks, two live sessions a week, plus a weekly office-hours block for extra help.
- Groups of five. Your teen is known, not a face in a crowd.
- Hands-on from day one. They build a real project, they don’t just watch slides.
- Ends in a Showcase where they present what they made to you and the other parents.
Format
Live and remote
Group size
5 teens
Length
4 weeks
Tuition
$397
Upcoming Bootcamps
Pick the schedule that fits your week.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1–2pm
Build Your First App with AI
Jul 6 – Jul 31, 2026
Office hours Fridays, 12–2pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6–7pm
Build Your First App with AI
Jul 14 – Aug 6, 2026
Office hours Fridays, 12–2pm
Your peace of mind
You should know exactly who your teen is learning from.
Independent background check
Run by a third party and shared with you directly. You see it before your teen ever logs on.
Properly insured
Liability coverage carried specifically for working with minors. Proof available on request.
Every session recorded
All recordings are saved and made available to parents. Nothing happens that you can’t see.
Small groups of five
Five teens per Bootcamp. Real attention, real feedback, no lecture hall.
Parents at the Showcase
Every Bootcamp ends with a Showcase where your teen presents what they built, with you in the room.
Who’s teaching this
I'm Jake. I live on Grand Island, and I have six kids of my own.
I’ve been part of the Western New York community my whole life. I have spent 25+ years in tech, more than ten of them as a VP leading teams and shipping real products — and these days AI is part of how I build every single day. As a parent myself, “how do we get this right for our kids” isn’t an abstract question for me. I started the Academy because I want the kids here to grow up using this technology with confidence and good judgment, not fear.
As a parent, I built this the way I’d want it built for my own. Small groups. Recorded sessions. A real adult you can check out before you trust him with your teen. That’s the whole point.
How scholarships work
Local businesses pay us to put AI to work. That money sends teens to the Bootcamp.
The Academy helps Western New York businesses use AI honestly and well, and every dollar of that work funds scholarship seats for local teens whose families could use the help. If you need a scholarship, you apply. If one is open, it’s yours.
Five seats per Bootcamp. Hold one for your teen.
Register today for $397, or apply for a scholarship. Registration takes a couple of minutes.
Questions parents ask