Build a real application with AI. In six weeks.
Students who can build with AI have a real advantage in college, internships, and careers. As the use of AI redefines the corporate landscape, those who make the cut understand how to use AI to accelerate their work. Deploy Academy sets students apart by teaching them the skills to understand what they are capable of building so they can add value to any endeavor.
Over six Saturdays, you'll go from idea to deployed application using the same AI tools professionals use, with hands-on guidance in a small group setting. You'll leave with a working demo that you can showcase in college applications and job interviews, and the skills to jumpstart your trajectory as a student, builder, or founder.
We start by thinking through what you want to make. What problem does it solve? Who's it for? What does "done" look like? By the end of the session you'll have a product brief, your roadmap for the next five weeks.
Concept: How to break a problem downGet your tools set up and start building. The goal today is a working version of your core feature. You'll use AI to move fast and see real results.
AI can get things wrong. This week is about learning how to catch it.
Concept: Evaluate output criticallyMidpoint check: is your scope right for two more weeks? We'll adjust if needed, then build. The focus today is user-facing polish and peer feedback.
We'll clean things up and focus on how to share what you built: walking someone through it in person, putting it on GitHub, and writing about it for a college application or resume.
Concept: Tell the story of what you builtParents are invited. Everyone will present a working demo of their product.
Here are some examples of what you can build.
Drop blocks to build the highest tower. Miss and your platform shrinks. How high can you go?
Open Demo →Season stats, game results, and player leaders for the 2025 Denver Broncos.
Open Demo →Answer 5 questions about your mood and taste, get a personalized movie recommendation.
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I'm Ryjul Stokes. I have a PhD and have taught university courses to over 1,000 students. I started Deploy Academy because I believe every student deserves to know what they're capable of building (it's more than you think!).
The free pilot is open to a limited number of students in grades 10–12 in the Erie / Boulder area, starting Saturdays in [DATE].