Real-World AI Engineering For High School Students.

Don’t settle for “toy” projects. Join the HighScores.ai core team for 8 weeks to build, deploy, and scale production features using the industry’s most advanced AI tech stack.

Message from the Founder

Guided by an EdTech Architect.

“This isn’t a coding camp. It’s a technical fellowship where high-achieving students work on the same architectural bottlenecks I solve every day at HighScores.ai. My goal is to help you build a portfolio that admissions officers at Stanford and MIT can’t ignore.”

Director of Engineering

Founder of HighScores.ai | CS Educator | AP Computer Science Specialist

The Project Explorer

Select a core track. Each project represents a high-stakes engineering bottleneck at HighScores.ai.

01. The AI Academic Architect

Static study plans are dead. You will engineer a Constraint-Satisfaction Engine that takes student diagnostic data and outputs an 8-week optimized learning trajectory based on the student’s “Point-per-Hour” return.

The Technical Challenge

Balancing SAT unit weightage against student fatigue and daily time constraints using weighted scoring models.

Resume Impact

"Architected an automated pedagogical engine utilizing recursive logic and optimization algorithms."

# Optimization Logic Mockup
plan = calculate_path(score_gap, hours_available, unit_weights)
optimized_schedule = priority_queue.fit(plan)

Pandas

Library

JSON

Structure

LLM Gen

Synthesis

02. Synthetic Content Engine

Scale our question bank by 10x. You will build a Prompt-Chaining Pipeline that “clones” existing math problems, changing the narrative context and variables while ensuring the pedagogical difficulty remains identical.

The Technical Challenge

Preventing AI hallucinations in mathematical proofs and outputting valid LaTeX formatted code consistently.

Resume Impact

"Engineered a Generative AI pipeline utilizing few-shot prompting and symbolic verification agents."

Input: Linear Equation Quiz

“John has 5 apples and buys 3 more…”

"The rocket burns 5L of fuel and adds 3L..."

03. The Cognitive Error Lab

Why did the student miss the question? You will build a Diagnostic Classifier that analyzes “distractors” (wrong answers) to identify the mental misconception (e.g., calculation error vs. conceptual misunderstanding).

The Technical Challenge

Classifying qualitative error patterns using LLMs and mapping them to a taxonomy of cognitive biases.

Resume Impact

"Developed an NLP-driven error profiler to automate qualitative student feedback at scale."

Automated Weakness Classification

04. Intelligent Content Ingestor

Help us automate the migration of legacy content. You will build a Document-to-JSON Pipeline that handles unstructured Word and PDF documents, extracting logic and formatting using LLM schema mapping.

The Technical Challenge

Writing robust data validation scripts in Python to verify the integrity of AI-parsed JSON schemas.

Resume Impact

"Engineered a production-ready ETL pipeline for large-scale ingestion of unstructured educational data."

Target Output Format
{
  "question": "What is 2x+3=7?",
  "options": ["x=1", "x=2", "x=4", "x=0"],
  "difficulty": 0.45,
  "category": "Algebra I"
}

05. Adaptive Testing Engine

Build the technology that powers the Digital SAT. You will implement Item Response Theory (IRT) to estimate student ability in real-time and select the next optimal question from the bank.

The Technical Challenge

Implementing maximum likelihood estimation logic for ability parameters using Python (NumPy).

Resume Impact

"Developed a Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) system utilizing 2-Parameter IRT models."

Real-Time Ability Estimation Graph

06. The HighScores AI Concierge

Automate student support with accuracy. You will build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) help bot that “reads” our entire technical manual and answers user queries without hallucinating.

The Technical Challenge

Mastering Vector Embeddings and Semantic Search using ChromaDB or FAISS to ground LLM responses.

Resume Impact

"Engineered a production-ready RAG agent utilizing Vector Databases and semantic similarity search."

How do I reset my diagnostic?

According to Manual Section 4.2, you can reset your diagnostic by...

Post-Internship Outcomes

Letter of Rec

A formal, Founder-signed letter detailing the specific AI technologies you mastered for your college applications.

Portfolio Polish

We guide you in building a professional GitHub repository with clean documentation for admissions officers to review.

Live Contribution

Proof of impact. Successful projects are deployed to the live HighScores.ai platform used by thousands of users.

Elite Mentorship, Premier Investment.

This isn’t just a summer program; it’s a verifiable professional career milestone. Only 10 seats available per cohort.

Summer 2026 Tuition

$2,999

Early Bird Rate

$2,499

Book before April 1st

Post-Internship Outcomes

We maintain a “Safety Net” Policy. Our Teaching Assistants (college CS majors) provide daily 1-on-1 office hours to ensure no student falls behind due to syntax or environmental issues. We focus on the high-level architecture.

We maintain a “Safety Net” Policy. Our Teaching Assistants (college CS majors) provide daily 1-on-1 office hours to ensure no student falls behind due to syntax or environmental issues. We focus on the high-level architecture.

Start the Application.

Request the 5-Question CodeMode Assessment Link below.