Enrollment Open · July 11 – August 8, 2026 · Only 12 Seats · A Program by Emagine Reality

The Skill Gap Is Already Forming.
Which Side Will Your Student Be On?

A 5-week virtual program where your high schooler builds a real AI-powered tool from scratch — guided by a professional with 10+ years of industry experience. No coding required. No theory without application.

5Saturday Sessions
10+Yrs Instructor Experience
12Students Maximum
9–12Grade Levels
Tuition & Fees

Everything You Need to Know About Cost

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Camp Tuition
$499
Covers all 5 live Saturday sessions, curriculum materials, homework assignments, instructor support between sessions, community access, and your student's digital certificate of completion.
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Claude Pro Subscription
$20/mo
Billed separately to your family. Required for the course — a free account will not work for Build Weeks (Weeks 3 & 4). You can cancel after camp ends. See the comparison below for why this matters.
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Technology
Free
Any laptop or desktop with Google Chrome installed. No other software needed. Chrome is the only required browser — all tools are optimized for it.
Account Requirements

Why Claude Pro Is Required (Not Just Recommended)

Students will work inside Claude.ai — the AI platform made by Anthropic. Here's exactly what the free versus Pro account can and cannot do in the context of this course:

Feature Free Account Claude Pro ($20/mo)
Basic conversations with Claude
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Usage limits (messages/hour)
Very Low
5× more usage
Build interactive artifacts (HTML, React apps)
⚠ Limited
✓ Full Access
Projects (persistent context for builds)
BLOCKED
INCLUDED
Extended thinking for complex projects
✗ No
✓ Yes
Sufficient for Build Week sessions
✗ No — will hit rate limits mid-session
✓ Yes
Camp requirement
NOT SUFFICIENT
REQUIRED

Students who arrive to Build Week sessions (Weeks 3–4) with a free account will not be able to complete the assignments. Please set up Claude Pro before Session 1.

5-Week Curriculum

What Your Student Will Learn, Week by Week (5 Weeks)

Week 1
AI Foundations & How It Really Works
Students discover what AI actually is (spoiler: not a smarter Google), how large language models work conceptually, and why "using AI to cheat" is the least valuable thing you can do with it. Includes a live ethics discussion and hands-on prompt engineering lab.
AI Literacy Prompt Engineering Ethics Mindset Shift
Week 2
Advanced Prompting & Business Thinking
Students learn professional-grade prompting (system prompts, personas, chain-of-thought) and begin applying AI to real problems. Each student identifies and locks in their project idea — an actual problem they want to solve. Guest speaker session included.
Advanced Prompting Problem Identification Project Planning Business Thinking
Week 3
Build Week — Constructing Your AI Tool
The primary build session. Students construct a working AI-powered tool inside Claude — an interactive artifact, chatbot, or workflow that solves a real problem. Peer testing is built into the session. Every student leaves with a working v1 product.
Artifact Building Iteration User Testing Problem Solving
Week 4
Build Sprint 2 — Refine, Test & Iterate
A second dedicated build session — the advantage of 5 weeks over 4. Students apply feedback from peer testing, polish their tool, and do final user testing with real people outside the class. Every v1 becomes a v2.
Iteration User Feedback Refinement V2 Build
Week 5
Demo Day — Polish, Present & Launch
Students finalize their project, deliver a 5-minute live pitch and demo to the cohort, receive feedback from an industry panel, and earn their digital certificate. Every student leaves with a recorded demo for their portfolio.
Presentation Skills Demo Day Portfolio Industry Panel

Each session runs 4 hours every Saturday with one mandatory break. Sessions are live and interactive — not pre-recorded lectures. Students are expected to have cameras on and participate actively.

Student Outcomes

What Your Student Will Walk Away With

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A Working AI-Powered Project
Not a slide deck about AI — an actual functional tool they built, tested with real users, and can demonstrate live. Something they made that does something real.
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A Recorded Demo
A screen recording of their live Demo Day presentation — ready to embed in a college application portfolio, LinkedIn, or personal website.
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Professional AI Skills
Advanced prompt engineering, AI tool selection, project scoping, user testing, and the ability to identify problems AI can genuinely solve — skills employers actually want.
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Digital Certificate of Completion
A verifiable credential they can add to their LinkedIn profile, college application activities section, and resume. See below for full details on certificate value.
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A College App Talking Point
A concrete, specific accomplishment: "I designed and built an AI-powered tool that solves [X problem]." This is far stronger than "I attended a camp about AI."
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A Peer Network
Real connection with a focused cohort of peers. With a maximum of 12 students, your student gets genuine instructor attention — not a number in a large class.
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Small Class = Real Attention
This course is capped at 12 students. That means RaSheem knows every student's project by name, coaches them individually during Build Weeks, and can tailor feedback to their specific idea — not generic advice for a crowd.
Certificate of Completion

What the Certificate Provides — and What to Do With It

AI Builder Camp — Certificate of Completion
What It Is
A digitally issued, verifiable credential documenting completion of the 5-week AI Builder Camp, including the specific skills covered and the student's project title. Issued with a unique verification link.
LinkedIn Profile
Students can add it directly to their LinkedIn "Certifications" section with a verification link. Colleges and employers can click to verify authenticity. AI literacy is an increasingly expected baseline credential.
College Applications
Listed in the Activities section of the Common App or Coalition App. More importantly, it anchors a strong personal statement or supplemental essay about AI, entrepreneurship, or problem-solving — with a specific project to reference.
Internship & Job Applications
Many internship applications now include an AI/technology skills section. A verifiable certificate plus a working project demo is far stronger than self-reported skills. Students can include the project in a portfolio or GitHub.
📝 Honest Note to Parents: What This Certificate Is and Isn't
This is a program completion certificate — similar to what iD Tech, Inspirit AI, and other youth programs issue. It is not an industry certification like AWS Cloud Practitioner or Google AI Essentials (those are adult professional credentials). For high schoolers, the certificate's primary value is as documented evidence of initiative, AI literacy, and a completed project — not as a standalone professional qualification. The project itself is the real credential. Think of the certificate as the frame; the project is the picture.
🏅 Go Further: Real AI Competitions Your Student Can Enter
The project your student builds in this camp can be submitted to real, globally recognized AI competitions after camp ends. These are not hypothetical — they are active programs that reward exactly the kind of work done in this course:
Your Instructor

Taught by a Working AI Professional — Not a Classroom Teacher

Your student won't learn about AI from a textbook. They'll learn it from someone who uses it every day to solve real business problems.

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Lead Instructor
RaSheem Barnett
AI Consultant · Cypress, TX
RaSheem Barnett is a professional AI consultant who works with businesses to implement artificial intelligence tools in real operational environments. His work spans automotive technology, corporate transformation, voice AI development, and custom automation — with clients ranging from regional service businesses to corporate enterprises. He brings direct industry experience to every session — no theory without application, no concept without a real-world example your student will recognize.
AI Consultant 10+ Years in AI & Automation Cypress, Texas Business AI Implementation
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Emagine Reality
The company behind this program
This camp is an extension of Emagine Reality - AI & Automation — RaSheem's active AI consulting practice. The curriculum is built directly from the frameworks and tools he uses with business clients. When you enroll your student, they're learning from a running operation, not a summer side project.
What to Expect

Full Schedule & Time Commitment

Live Sessions
5 consecutive Saturdays
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT · Jul 11, Jul 18, Jul 25, Aug 1, Aug 8
Homework
2–3 hours per week
Step-by-step assignments, not open-ended busywork
Total Commitment
~28 hours over 5 weeks
Comparable to a short college course or intensive workshop
Makeup Policy
One absence allowed
Weeks 2 or 3 only, with access to session recording. Weeks 1 & 4 are required.
Setup Checklist

What Your Student Needs Before Day 1

Intentional Design Decisions

Why Saturdays. Why Virtual. Why It Matters.

Every structural decision in this program was made with your student's success — and your family's schedule — in mind. Here's the thinking behind each one.

Why Saturdays
A whole morning, once a week — no school conflict, no rush.
01 No academic year conflict. Students arrive with a clear head — no homework due, no test tomorrow, no extracurricular immediately after.
02 6 days of homework time. The structured assignments between each Saturday give students a full week to experiment, test, and iterate before the next session — spacing that research shows dramatically improves skill retention.
03 Predictable for families. One Saturday morning for five weeks is a manageable commitment. Parents can plan travel, activities, and summer schedules around a single recurring block.
04 Focused intensity, not daily grind. The 4-hour Saturday format mirrors how professionals run workshops — deep focus, not fragmented daily check-ins.
Why Virtual
The environment your student will use Claude in — is the classroom.
01 Claude is a browser tool. There is no "in-person lab advantage" — the tool runs in Chrome. Students working virtually are in the exact same environment as any professional AI practitioner.
02 Removes geographic barriers. Families from Cypress, Bridgeland, Towne Lake, Katy, and beyond can participate without commute — a 45-minute drive to a campus is a real barrier for a 4-hour Saturday program.
03 Builds remote work fluency. Breakout rooms, async tools, and virtual collaboration are skills your student will use in every professional environment they enter. We teach in the medium they'll work in.
04 Instructor is immediately present. In a Google Meet breakout room, RaSheem can be in front of a student's screen within seconds. No walking across a lab — direct, immediate coaching.
Frequently Asked Questions

Parent Questions, Answered

Is this a coding class? Does my student need to know how to code?
No coding required. This is an AI literacy and builder program — students learn to work with Claude to design, build, and deploy AI-powered tools through prompting and project design, not traditional programming. Students with coding experience are welcome, but they have no advantage in this course.
What will my student actually build? Is it something real?
Yes — genuinely real. Each student identifies an actual problem they care about and builds an AI-powered tool to address it. Past examples include: a study tool that generates practice tests from any topic, a business idea validator, a job application assistant, a financial literacy explainer, and a local community resource guide. The tool works and can be demonstrated to anyone.
What if my student misses a Saturday?
Students may miss one session (Week 2 or 3 only) and catch up using the session recording and instructor office hours. Week 1 (foundations) and Week 4 (Demo Day) attendance is required. Students who miss more than one session will receive a completion certificate for partial attendance but may not finish their project.
How does this help with college applications?
Three ways: (1) The project itself is a concrete, demonstrable accomplishment that can anchor a personal statement or supplement. (2) The certificate can be listed in the Activities section of Common App. (3) The skills — advanced AI use, independent problem identification, building and testing a product — represent exactly the kind of self-directed initiative that admissions officers want to see. This is much more compelling than "I attended a camp" — it's "I built a working AI tool that helps [specific people] with [specific problem]."
Is there a refund policy?
Full refund available up to 7 days before Session 1. No refunds after Session 1 begins. If a session is cancelled by the instructor due to technical issues, it will be rescheduled or a recording provided. Claude Pro is billed directly by Anthropic — refund requests for that subscription go through claude.ai directly.
What happens after the 5 weeks? Is there a continuation?
Students who complete the 5-week program will be offered the opportunity to enroll in the Advanced Track (Weeks 6–9) (separate fee), covering brand identity, business case development, marketing content with AI, and a final pitch presentation. This is an optional continuation, not required.
Why This Program Stands Apart

A Practitioner Teaches Differently Than a Professor.

Other programs send your student to learn AI from a graduate researcher. Here, they learn from someone who has spent a decade implementing AI for real businesses.

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Industry Knowledge, Not Academic Theory
RaSheem's examples come from real client engagements — not textbooks. Students learn what AI actually does in business, not what it does in research papers.
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12 Students. Every Student Seen.
Competing programs run 20–30 students per cohort. At 12 students max, RaSheem knows every student's project by name and provides real 1:1 coaching during Build Weeks.
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Two Build Sessions, Not One
Most programs give students one build session. This camp gives two — meaning every student arrives at Demo Day with a v2 that has been tested by real users outside the class.
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A Real Credential, Not a Certificate of Attendance
A working project + a digital certificate + a recorded Demo Day pitch. A demonstrable accomplishment ready for college applications and LinkedIn — not a participation trophy.
● Enrollment Open Now · 12 Seats · July 11 – August 8, 2026
One summer. One real project.
A skill that follows them for life.

Your student has 5 Saturdays this summer to go from AI user to AI builder — guided by a professional who does this for a living. The students who master this now will lead. Don't let this summer pass.

Secure Your Student's Seat — $499
Jul 11 · Jul 18 · Jul 25 · Aug 1 · Aug 8 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Questions? Email info@emaginereality.com · Claude Pro setup guide sent upon enrollment.