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Day 1 of 5 · FOUNDATIONS · Wed Aug 5

You, AI, and a problem worth solving.

“Make something people want.” Start with a problem, not an idea.
By 5pm: a thesis, a team with a contract, and the first screen of YOUR product live, built by your team.
Sessions
9:00
Welcome: why this week matters (college apps · learning · passion) + the one rule
RitualDeck ready
9:20 · 70m
AI Foundations
You already use AI daily. Now: where it fails, what it does to the world you graduate into, and three scored challenges.
StudioDeck ready
10:30
Break
Ritual
10:45 · 90m
Brainstorming problems
Leave with ONE one-sentence problem thesis that survives a public gallery walk.
StudioDeck ready
12:15
Lunch
Ritual
13:15 · 75m
Co-founder dating
A team of 2 or 3 with complementary skills and a written 5-line contract.
StudioDeck ready
14:30 · 45m
Meet your coding agent
The problem-to-product map, a live solution storm on a real problem, what an agent actually is, and first contact: your team builds the first screen of YOUR product.
BuildDeck ready
15:15
FIRST TEAM STUDIO: prioritize features, then build them, live: a guided sprint
BuildDeck ready
16:15
Standup: thesis + URL on the big screen
RitualDeck ready
16:45
Journal + homework brief
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Tonight’s homework · real people, 20–30 min
Interview 2 family members about your problem using the 4 questions. Parents are your first customers. Bring quotes tomorrow.
Materials for the day
API key pinned in the class group chatDot stickersOne presenter machine, no student laptopsProjectorSetup page: portal.arenaschool.org/kimi-setup.htmlSharpiesSkill/style cardsSticky notes, hundredsTeam contract sheetsWall space + tape
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