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Darien Summer School & Enrichment

AI Scholars: An Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Project-Building Program for High Schoolers 

Entering Grades 9-12

What do self-driving cars, Alexa, and iPhone's face recognition technology have in common? They are driven by modern advances in artificial intelligence. Whether you’re interested in law, healthcare, art, or economics, AI is poised to transform every discipline and industry in the future. AI is already all around us today, and by the end of the program, students will understand the underlying concepts and motivations behind technology such as computer vision, neural networks, and natural language processing.


In this course, rising 9th - graduating 12th graders will explore the foundations of machine learning and explore different applications of machine learning models. In the first half of the course, students learn AI’s core technologies including applications, foundational concepts, and programming tools through live lectures and coding labs. Students will not only learn about different types of machine learning models, but also apply those models to real data sets. In the second half of the course, students will complete an instructor-led group project applying AI to the discipline of their choice (e.g., music, healthcare, astrophysics, finance, etc.), utilizing the programming skills they developed in the first half.


The program will be led by alumni & graduate students from Stanford, MIT, and Ivy League schools specializing in AI.

Teachers are staff members of Inspirit AI.

**Students need to bring their own laptop.**

***Registration ends on Thursday, July 9.



AI Scholars: An Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Project-Building Program for High Schoolers (S800)
Sessions:  10
Dates:  7/13/2026 to 7/24/2026
Meeting Times: 
  • Monday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:  Darien High School C211
Instructor:  Inspirit AI
Grades:  9, 10, 11, 12
Fees:  $1,600.00 (Class Fee)
Note: Registration has ended