Build a Flappy Bird Game
One tap to flap! Build the famous one-button game where you flutter through a forest of pipes — easy to learn, impossible to put down.
5 lessons · ~70 min
Free to audit
AICS Academy / Youth
FOR YOUTH
Youth
Not screen time. Craft time.
Self-paced video courses where students build real things — games they can play on their phone, apps they can show off, AI tools they actually use — while learning the same craft a professional builder uses. Designed for K-12 learners, parents, after-school programs, and youth-track community partners.
Project-driven AI for kids and teens. Real games, real apps, no fluff.
📚 K–12 · Ages 8 to 17Courses in this track
12 courses · 119 lessons
Build a Cookie Clicker Idle Game
Build a minimal idle game in one file, then add upgrades, polish, and offline progress.
4 lessons · ~30 min
Free to audit
Build a Space Shooter Game
Defend the galaxy! Blast waves of alien invaders in your own browser game, just like the classic Space Invaders.
7 lessons · ~90 min
Free to audit
Build a Cartoon Fighting Game
A friendly, cartoony 2.5D arcade brawler — playful "bonk" combat, health bars, combos, and a tricky AI opponent.
12 lessons · ~180 min
Free to audit
Build a Match-3 Puzzle Game
Swap, match, and watch the candies cascade! Build your own juicy puzzle game like Candy Crush.
10 lessons · ~150 min
Free to audit
Build an Endless Runner
Run, dodge, and grab coins forever! Build a never-ending dash like Subway Surfers or Temple Run.
10 lessons · ~140 min
Free to audit
Build a Simple Monster Truck Game
Build a complete browser-based side-scrolling racing game from scratch.
13 lessons · ~150 min
$97.00
Build a 3D Platformer
Jump into 3D! Build a Mario-style platformer with Three.js — coins, stars, moving platforms, and a follow camera.
12 lessons · ~220 min
Free to audit
Build a 3D Last-One-Standing Arena
Friendly competition in 3D! A shrinking-zone arena with paint, dodgeball, and tag — last one un-splatted wins.
11 lessons · ~220 min
Free to audit
Build a Swarm Survivor Game
Survive the goofy swarm! Auto-blasting waves of silly cartoon creatures while you pick powerful upgrades.
10 lessons · ~180 min
Free to audit
Build a Photorealistic 3D Racing Game
Make it look REAL! Build a Forza-style 3D racer with shiny realistic cars, glowing reflections, and that gorgeous "is this a photo?" look.
13 lessons · ~300 min
Free to audit
Build an Online Multiplayer Game
Play with your friends online! Build a real-time .io-style arena where players around the world join the same game and compete live.
12 lessons · ~300 min
Free to audit
Why this matters — for parents
The world your child will work in doesn't exist yet.
The most important skill your child will need won't be a major. It will be the habit of imagining a solution before they ask AI to build it.
Most schools haven't caught up. They teach what AI is, not how to build with it. The kids who learn both — to question and to construct — are going to be the senior people in the room when they're twenty-five.
AICS doesn't replace your child's school. It builds the layer school doesn't teach: real projects, real craft, real outputs they can show. The work proves the skill.
How we teach
Not screen time. Craft time.
Every lesson ends with something built — a working game, a deployed website, an AI tool they use themselves. Not a worksheet, not a video to passively watch, not a quiz to game.
Taught by working builders, not animated mascots. The same craft a senior engineer practices, calibrated for an eight-to-seventeen-year-old.
Cohort FAQ
Questions youth learners and partners ask.
Short, direct answers. More? Reply to your enrolment confirmation or visit the full FAQ →
How much screen time is this really?
Less than half of what most kids spend on YouTube each week — with an actual finished product at the end.
Is my child too young?
Most courses are designed for ages 10+, with a few that work for confident readers as young as 8. Older teens often outpace adult learners.
What do they actually walk away with?
Real, deployed work. A playable game on their phone. A live website. An AI tool that does something useful. Things they can show family.
Do I need to know AI to help my child?
No. The courses are designed for the child to follow independently. A curious parent often learns alongside — and that's a good outcome too — but it's not required.
When do paid plans launch?
Soon. While we launch, every course is free to audit. One subscription will eventually unlock the full catalog across every cohort.