AI Readiness for the Next Generation
A 10-hour in person program that gives high school students real AI fluency, critical thinking skills to use it responsibly, and a portfolio of deliverables they can carry into college applications & beyond.
Five sessions. Two live expert guests. Zero prerequisites.
Upcoming Workshops
June 18th and 19th, 9 AM to 3 PM
July 8th and 9th, 9 AM to 3 PM
July 23rd and July 24th, 9 AM to 3 PM
Capacity: 20 students each
Location: Tri-Valley
Applications Close: May 30th, 2026
STANDARD
$599
Per Student
Full 10 hour program + 6 deliverables
EARLY BIRD
$499
Save $100
Apply by May 15th, 2026
SIBLING DISCOUNT
$399
Each Additional Student
from the same household
Contact us for a group discount if you have 10 or more students
Sessions
Session 1: AI is the Future
Students learn the real differences between AI, machine learning, and everyday software, then see how companies use AI today. We compare leading AI models, break down how they work, and introduce agentic AI. The session ends with an honest conversation: what do you already understand, what worries you, and what does it take to stand out?
Session 2: Your AI Toolkit
The tool is free, the skill is knowing how to use it. Students learn prompt engineering through hands-on exercises in writing, research, image generation, and code generation, discovering how the same AI everyone has access to produces dramatically better results when you know how to ask. They'll walk out prompting like a professional, not a beginner.
Session 3: AI in the Real World
An industry veteran who uses AI in their daily work joins for a candid conversation, what AI has actually changed in their field, what it still gets wrong, and what they wish they'd known earlier. Students then get an open Q&A where they can ask anything, from 'will AI take your job?' to 'what should I be learning right now?'
Session 4: Thinking Critically in an AI World
AI sounds confident even when it's completely wrong, and most people can't tell the difference. Students learn to spot hallucinations, deepfakes, and bias through hands-on challenges, then debate real-world AI ethics cases. This is the session that turns AI users into critical AI thinkers.
Session 5: Build Your Future with AI
Every career your student is considering is being reshaped by AI right now, most just don't know how yet. Students build their personalized Career X-Ray report, researching how AI is transforming the specific field they care about, which tasks are changing, and what skills will set them apart. The session features a live conversation with a college admissions strategist on how to talk about AI fluency in applications, essays, and interviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to bring to the workshop?
Please bring your laptop and its power charger. We will have charging points and WiFi.
Where will the workshop be held?
The workshop will be held in the Tri-Valley area. We will send detailed location and logistics information a week before the workshop.
Will you be providing lunch?
Yes, we will provide a menu for students to order from in the morning. The cost of lunch for both days is included in the workshop fees.
What is your cancellation and refund policy?
If you cancel your registration more than 30 days before the workshop date, you will get a 100% refund. If you cancel your registration between two weeks and a month before the workshop date, you will get a 50% refund.
Our Team
Future Focused was built by two technologists who've spent their careers at Alphabet, Amazon, Fitbit, and are raising teenagers in the Tri-Valley. This program exists because we went looking for something like it for our own kids, and it didn't exist. So we built it.
Kaushal Pethe
I've spent 15 years working across technology and human behavior, five years at Google and Fitbit managing programs that brought wearable tech and health data to millions of users, and most recently as Co-Founder and CEO of Snuggli, Inc., where I built an AI-driven co-pilot to help pet parents navigate their pets' health journeys.
What makes my approach different is my background as a clinically trained counselor. I believe the students who thrive in an AI-driven future won't just be the ones who know the tools, they'll be the ones who bring empathy, ethical reasoning, and clear communication to everything AI can't do on its own. That's what I teach.
Rhishi Pethe
If you've ever read a book on a Kindle, you've used features I helped launch as a Product Leader at Amazon. At Alphabet, I worked on a moonshot project using AI and edge computing to make farming more sustainable. I've advised the Gates Foundation on bringing AI tools to smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia. Today, I run Metal Dog Labs, where I help CEOs and boards figure out how to use AI to transform their businesses.
I'm an Industrial Engineer (IIT) with an MBA from the University of Chicago, but the most important thing I've learned in 20 years of building products is that technology is only as good as the problems it solves. I'm here to show your student how AI actually works under the hood and how to use that understanding to build their own future.