Last week, I flipped the switch on our global AI movement. My friend Adrienne Rice, a mid-level AI researcher at the Air Force Research Labs, and I got this going. This week, we’re doubling down—bringing lightning‑fast, AI‑powered workforce prep to West Dayton and Nigeria, all in under a year. Buckle up, because careers are about to take off. 🚀✨
Dayton After‑School & GEM City Career Prep: Two Programs, One Mission 🎯
Whether it’s our lively after‑school boot camp at Back to Basics Youth Education Center or the halls of GEM City Career Prep High, the goal is the same: personalized, AI‑enabled learning that gets young people job‑ready—fast.
- After‑School Boot Camp:
- Who: High‑school juniors mentoring 4th–6th‑grade girls.
- What: Seniors earn AI certification, then guide girls through AI fundamentals, escape‑room design, AI‑tutor creation, and showcase their work—building confidence and coding skills in parallel.
- Why: These aren’t career schools—they’re career springboards.
- GEM City Career Prep High:
- Who: Teens who’ve floundered in traditional settings.
- What: An AI‑driven curriculum tailored to each student’s pace and passions—no wasted time on degrees they don’t want, only on skills they do.
- Why: GEM City is short‑staffed and overburdened. AI isn’t a luxury—it’s the lifeline that lets one teacher personalize learning for twenty students at once.
With Leapfrog AI Edu and our custom teacher‑toolkit, every assignment, every project, and every skill check adapts in real time. That means:
- Zero Busywork: AI handles routine feedback so teachers can coach, not correct.
- Portfolio Power: Students graduate with data‑backed portfolios—live demos, project code, AI‑tutor transcripts—ready to show employers day one.
- One‑Year Countdown: From classroom to career in 12 months, guaranteed.
Oloibiri, Nigeria: Solar‑Charged Job Pipelines 🔋💼
In rural Nigeria, power is the passport to possibility. That’s why Renewvia Energy Africa is installing a solar microgrid in Ozuzu—so that next door in Oloibiri, laptops hum with code instead of running on dreams alone.
- Vibe Coding Lab: Solar‑powered workstations running our intuitive Vibe environment—students dive into real‑world tech challenges from Day 1.
- AI Personalized Tutors: Every learner gets a custom AI mentor—debugging, design help, career coaching—right on their screen.
- Outcome: By spring 2026, Oloibiri youth walk into internships, remote gigs, or local tech roles, portfolios in hand and solar‑fueled confidence on their side.
Why This Matters—Now More Than Ever 🌍💡
- Unified Vision: Afterschool programs and career‑prep schools share one mission: rapid, AI‑driven workforce readiness.
- Real Students, Real Stakes: These are young people who’ve tried and tripped in traditional schools. They don’t need another diploma—they need a livelihood.
- AI as the Great Equalizer: Personalized pathways, instant feedback, and scale—so one teacher plus AI can serve twenty, fifty, even a hundred students without burnout.
- Solar + AI = Scalability: Power up a village once, and the learning engines never stop.
Be Part of the Surge ⚡️🙌
- Devs: Contribute features to our open‑source AI toolkit.
- Educators: Pilot an AI‑powered module in your program.
- Donors: Fund the next solar microgrid or boot camp.
Careers shouldn’t wait. In Dayton, in Oloibiri, and in every community ready to jump ahead, we’re proving that with power—and AI—opportunity accelerates.
Ready to plug in? Drop us a line at kevin.hallinan@udayton.edu or adrienne.rice@outlook.com and let’s light up futures together.