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    Forward Deployment Bootcamp: hands-on AI skills for youth workforce programs.

    The Forward Deployment Bootcamp is a 13-session program that teaches middle school, high school and early college learners to solve a real customer's problem with AI. Students interview a customer, map the workflow, build and test an AI-assisted prototype, and finish with a demo. No coding experience is needed, and it runs through partner organizations.

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    Real customers, real problems, real demos.

    Students learn the way the work actually happens. They start with a person who has a problem, figure out what's really going on, decide on the smallest useful fix, build it with AI, and put it back in front of that person to see if it works. Along the way they get their first look at code, and they learn to read it rather than just run it.

    What it prepares learners for:

    • Hackathons
    • Customer discovery
    • Product development
    • AI-assisted building
    • Technical collaboration
    • Entry-level employment skills
    • Communication and demonstrations

    Students do not need previous coding experience. They get introductory coding exposure while learning to understand problems, make decisions, build solutions, and verify results.

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    Who it's for.

    • Middle school students
    • High school students
    • Early college students
    • Youth workforce development organizations
    • Educational partners
    • Community organizations

    The Bootcamp is offered through partner organizations, so learners join through a school, program, or community group rather than enrolling on their own.

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    What students leave with.

    • Experience interviewing a real customer
    • A workflow map
    • A written problem statement
    • A one-page project plan
    • A working AI-assisted prototype
    • Customer testing experience
    • A one-page user guide
    • A final demonstration
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    13 sessions, four phases.

    Phase 1 · See the Problem

    1. Kickoff and pre-test
    2. Interviewing
    3. Watch the work

    Phase 2 · Define and Scope

    1. Problem statement
    2. Pick the smallest fix
    3. One-page plan

    Phase 3 · Build

    1. Prompting
    2. Build version 1
    3. Read the code
    4. Version 2

    Phase 4 · Test and Hand Off

    1. Test with the customer
    2. Fix and document
    3. Demo Day and post-test

    The pre-test and post-test bookend the program, so partners can see what changed for their learners.

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    Built for your learners, delivered with your program.

    Every Bootcamp is shaped around the partner running it. charmthirteen tailors the course design, slides and learning activities to your learners, then teaches the live sessions. Partners without an established brand can add a custom brand identity for their program, from discovery and research through the finished brand kit.

    Pricing is set in a partnership proposal, scoped to your learners, schedule and goals.

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    Bring the Bootcamp to Your Organization

    Tell us about your learners and your program, and we'll follow up to talk through fit, schedule and a proposal.

    Rather talk first? Book a Coffee Chat → (opens in a new tab)

    Inquiry: Forward Deployment Bootcamp

    You'll only receive emails about this series.

    Adult learners and teams: see Working 9 to AI →AI training in Kansas City →

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    Frequently asked questions.

    What do students build in an AI bootcamp?
    Students build a working AI-assisted prototype that solves a real customer's problem. Along the way they produce a workflow map, a written problem statement, a one-page project plan and a one-page user guide, and they finish with a final demonstration.
    Do students need coding experience?
    No. The Forward Deployment Bootcamp needs no previous coding experience. Students get introductory coding exposure, including a session on reading the code they build, while learning to understand problems, make decisions, build solutions and verify results.
    Who can host the Forward Deployment Bootcamp?
    Schools, youth workforce development organizations, educational partners and community organizations can host it. It's a partnership-based program, so learners join through a host organization rather than enrolling individually.
    How is the bootcamp priced?
    By partnership proposal. Each Bootcamp is scoped to the partner's learners, schedule and goals, and the proposal sets the price.