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AI-era research · for high schoolers

The AI Toolbox
AI Research Bootcamp

15 live lessons in weekly two-hour classes. Go from zero to one and build a real AI research project that’s truly yours — from finding a question, to data and modeling, to a finished research report and defense deck.

🗓️ Sundays 1:00–3:00 PM live 💻 Online via Zoom · recorded 📅 July 5 – August 23, 2026
Enroll now Early bird $699 · regular $1,299
Why this course

Not lectures — you build real, finished work

Fifteen lessons stack like building blocks, turning scattered AI knowledge into one complete, presentable research project.

Research methodology

Learn to think like a researcher: how to find a good question, design experiments, and analyze results.

Hands-on AI tools

ChatGPT, Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Kaggle, Python/Pandas — a toolbox you actually know how to use.

A presentable result

You finish with a complete project + research report + defense deck — ready for competitions and applications.

Curriculum · 5 stages / 15 lessons

A complete path from AI basics to your research report

Each stage maps to a real step of a research project — building up, one piece at a time.

01

Stage 1 · AI Foundations

Lessons 1–3
Lesson 1What is AI — and what can it actually do?

How AI / ML / deep learning differ; what AI can and can’t do; intuition for neural nets.

Lesson 2What is research? How to find a question?

Good vs bad questions; find your direction; brainstorm with ChatGPT + Google Scholar.

Lesson 3The AI research pipeline

Data → Model → Result; supervised vs unsupervised; a live Colab demo.

02

Stage 2 · The AI Toolbox

Lessons 4–6
Lesson 4Using ChatGPT for research (prompting)

Prompt-engineering tips; ChatGPT / Claude as research aids.

Lesson 5Data tools (intro to Python)

Pandas basics, Google Colab, loading & handling data.

Lesson 6The research toolbox

Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Kaggle, Connected Papers; lit search & writing help.

03

Stage 3 · Data Science

Lessons 7–9
Lesson 7What is data? How to get datasets?

Structured vs unstructured data; where to find & fetch datasets; Pandas.

Lesson 8Data cleaning & preprocessing

Missing values, normalization, encoding.

Lesson 9Data visualization (storytelling)

Choosing charts, correlation, matplotlib.

04

Stage 4 · Machine Learning

Lessons 10–13
Lesson 10Linear regression (prediction)

Regression, loss functions, hands-on scikit-learn.

Lesson 11Classification (logistic regression)

Classification & decision boundaries; accuracy / precision.

Lesson 12Decision tree & random forest

Trees, ensembles, feature importance.

Lesson 13KNN + SVM + intro to neural nets

Similarity, comparing models.

05

Stage 5 · Research Output

Lessons 14–15
Lesson 14Experiment design & analysis

Designing experiments, analyzing results, drawing conclusions.

Lesson 15Research project report (Paper + PPT)

Writing the project report, presenting results, the defense deck.

What you walk away with

By the end, you truly own these

Not a certificate, but a set of skills and deliverables you keep using — straight into competitions, summer programs, and college applications.

  • A complete AI research project
    An end-to-end work for portfolios & competitions
  • A solid research methodology
    Topic selection, questions, experiment design & analysis
  • Python + data-science basics
    Pandas wrangling, cleaning & visualization
  • Machine-learning modeling
    Regression / classification / trees & forests / KNN·SVM·intro NN
  • A research project report + defense deck
    Report structure, presenting results & delivery
  • An AI research toolbox
    ChatGPT, Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Kaggle, Connected Papers…
Pricing

The full 15-lesson bootcamp

🔥 Summer camp special · early bird $699
$699$1,299

One enrollment covers all 5 stages, 15 live lessons, and every course material.

Regular price$1,299
Summer camp discount$999
Early bird (now)$699
Enroll now

Cards / Visa / Mastercard accepted · secure checkout by Stripe. By continuing you agree to the course terms; we never store your card.

💰 Prefer Zelle? Pay by Zelle — contact us on WeChat: jim9336.

📅 Sundays 1:00–3:00 PM · July 5 – August 23, 2026

Class info

Live online, Sunday afternoons

TimeSundays 1:00–3:00 PM
FormatLive + replay + practice
StartSunday, July 5, 2026
EndsSunday, August 23, 2026 · 8 weeks
Includes15 lessons · materials · Colab · Kaggle · certificate

🔒 The Zoom link is emailed to enrolled students the day before each class (private — paid students only).

ℹ️ The exact class time may be adjusted — enrolled students will be notified by email in advance.

How classes run

Each weekly two-hour class covers two lessons, so the full 15-lesson curriculum wraps up before the end of August.

Hands-on, project-first teaching: every lesson adds one visual concept, one research skill, and one AI tool/method to your toolbox.

FAQ

Common questions

When does it start and when are classes?

The bootcamp starts Sunday, July 5, 2026 and finishes Sunday, August 23, 2026 — before the end of August. Classes are live every Sunday from 1:00–3:00 PM (two lessons per class), online via Zoom, and every session is recorded so you can re-watch. If the exact time needs to change, enrolled students are notified by email in advance.

Do I need coding or AI experience?

No. The course starts from AI foundations and includes an intro to Python (Pandas, Google Colab). It’s designed for high-school students going from zero to a finished project.

What exactly do I get?

15 live lessons across 5 stages, all course materials, Colab notebooks, Kaggle practice, and a certificate of completion — plus a complete AI research project, a research report, and a defense deck you can use for competitions and applications.

How do I pay? Is it secure?

Checkout is handled securely by Stripe (cards / Visa / Mastercard). Your card details are never stored by us. You can also enter a custom amount in the enroll form — for example, to split the tuition across multiple cards, pay part now and the remainder in a second payment. Prefer Zelle? Contact us on WeChat: jim9336.

Start your AI research journey

15 lessons. One complete project. From zero to a finished research report — built entirely by you. Seats are limited.

Secure checkout by Stripe · cards / Visa / Mastercard · we never store your card. By continuing you agree to the course terms.

Splitting across multiple cards? Enter a custom amount and pay the remainder in a second payment. Zelle also accepted — WeChat: jim9336.