AI Maker Lab
AI Maker Lab: Where coding, creativity, and artificial intelligence come together.
Middle schoolers are already using AI, but do they understand how it works, how to create with it, and how to use it responsibly?
AI Maker Lab gives students a hands-on, age-appropriate introduction to artificial intelligence through coding, data, and creative projects.
Throughout the course, students create a portfolio of interactive, meaningful projects that show how AI can recognize patterns, make predictions, and enhance their own creative ideas. Along the way, they also learn about responsible AI use, data ethics, and what it really means to “teach” a model.
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Create with Cutting-Edge Tools
Students explore how AI actually works by building with it.
They use fun, accessible tools such as:
- Teachable Machine → train image/sound models
- Machine Learning for Kids → build text-based models
- AI art + music generators → design characters, worlds, and sound
- micro:bit Create AI → train models using real sensor data
- Lovable → create simple AI agents with personality
All while learning why AI behaves the way it does and how to use it responsibly.
Inside the Student Journey
Weeks 1-3: How AI Learns
Training models, understanding patterns, exploring bias
Weeks 4-6: Creative AI (Art, Music, & Game Development)
Generating assets, building creative games
Weeks 7-10: AI + Physical Computing
micro:bit sensors, data collection, smart device prototypes
Weeks 11-15: Agents, Ethics & Final Projects
Building AI agents, discussing responsible AI, creating a showcase project
Students Will Gain
✔︎ A foundational understanding of how AI works
✔︎ Practice training models with real data
✔︎ Coding confidence through hands-on games and projects
✔︎ Experience building AI-enhanced creations
✔︎ Knowledge of AI ethics, safety, and bias
✔︎ A portfolio they can share with family or schools
Not Your Typical Learning Environment
At The Coding Space, we specialize in providing a safe and inclusive learning environment for kids to have fun, be challenged, and discover their passions. Our teachers never lecture; instead, they ask targeted questions using the Socratic Method to get students thinking and problem solving on their own. By focusing on the development of computational thinking skills, intellectual confidence, self-expression, and independence, our students learn to code and create with tech while growing as thinkers, learners, and leaders.
