\02 — Method
The method
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Why it works
[ AI\ School ]
Facts are one search away. What students lack is practice deciding what to do with them: which offer to accept, which answer to doubt, which argument to drop.
So every lesson ends with a decision, a thing built, or a conversation held. Never with a test.
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Four steps
[ Every subject ]
Learn
Short, practical lessons with a real teacher. No lecture runs longer than twenty minutes before students try it themselves.
Example — FIN\101 · how interest compounds, in 15 minutes
Build
Every concept becomes a project in the same week: a budget, a model, a pitch, a product. Students work in pairs and switch roles.
Example — AI\102 · a study assistant for their own subject
Defend
Students present to classmates every week and to parents, mentors and guests at the end of every term. Questions are part of the grade.
Example — COM\104 · a ten-minute talk to 200 people
Apply
Each module ends with a task for the family table. Parents see the change before the monthly report arrives.
Example — HUM\103 · negotiate one house rule with a parent
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A typical week
[ After-school format ]
A week here.
Mon
Self-paced
Reading + one short video
Tue
4:00–5:30pm
AI\102 · Building with APIs
5:30–7:00pm
FIN\101 · Investing basics
Wed
Online, 30 min
Mentor check-in
Thu
4:00–5:30pm
HUM\103 · Negotiation lab
5:30–7:00pm
ENT\105 · Customer interviews
Fri
At home
Family task of the week
Sat
10:00am–12pm
Open studio + guest talk
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Principles
[ Non-negotiable ]
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Every student speaks in every class. That is only possible with small groups.
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Our teachers still work in the field. They bring this week’s problems to class.
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Work is shown, not graded. Every term ends on a stage, in front of real people.
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Campus
[ 214 Mercer St, New York ]
