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Section 3

NextWave Youth Academy — Ages 8–17

The Youth Academy serves students ages 8–17 through two pathways with separate learning goals. One Student. One Idea. One AI Team.

JuniorInitial pilot

Junior AI Creators Academy — Ages 8–13

Introduces younger students to AI, creative thinking, digital design, branding, entrepreneurship, and supervised AI-assisted workflows. Instruction emphasizes hands-on learning, age-appropriate tools, creative confidence, and instructor guidance.

Junior AI Creators Academy
TeenComing next

Teen AI Entrepreneurs Academy — Ages 14–17

More advanced instruction in AI prompting, digital production, website development, business planning, agent coordination, marketing, and responsible automation.

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Teen AI Entrepreneurs Academy

Safety and supervision

Parents and guardians control enrollment. The website does not create student accounts for the Junior pilot.

Instructors guide AI use. In the Junior pilot plan, students do not create personal accounts on AI tools. Communication about a child goes through a parent or guardian.

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The Junior page is the parent FAQ for this pilot. It states how a student earns the Certificate of Completion, how missed days are handled, and that AI tools are instructor-operated.

Junior parent FAQ

Existing instructor lessons remain in Coach's Corner. Creative tools stay on the Innovation Lab page.