Bring Grant-Funded AI Programs to Your District
Across the U.S., school districts are launching hands-on AI education programs to prepare students for the future of technology and work. Through partnerships with district leaders, education foundations, and philanthropic funders, Inspirit AI helps schools deliver project-based AI courses tailored for middle and high school students. These programs not only teach students to code in Python but also empower them to build real-world AI projects that ignite curiosity and innovation. Our programs are taught by instructors from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and other leading universities, and focus on real-world AI applications across fields such as healthcare, sustainability, finance, and media.
District leaders fund our project-based AI intensives through:
Federal or state education grant funding
Corporate and philanthropic sponsorships
K12 STEM or technology grants
Community-focused foundations
Inspirit AI partners with 100+ Leading K12 Schools Around the World, Including Leading School Districts
Case Study: Burlington Public Schools Program Funded by MassTech Collaborative
Located in Burlington, Massachusetts, Burlington High School is dedicated to providing students with a well-rounded education that integrates technology and innovation. The school actively promotes project-based learning to help students apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problems. During summer 2025 and summer 2024, Inspirit AI delivered a 2-week artificial intelligence intensive program, guiding students to build AI projects at the intersection of AI + mobility, AI + astrophysics, and AI + finance.
MassTech Collaborative Grant for Burlington High School Program
Burlington Public Schools partnered with the Massachusetts AI Hub at MassTech Collaborative to launch a High School Summer Career Academy in Artificial Intelligence hosted at Burlington High School. Supported through a grant from the AI Hub, the program introduced students from Burlington and surrounding districts to core AI concepts, Python programming, and real-world applications of artificial intelligence across fields such as healthcare, business, and robotics. The pilot program engaged approximately 50 students and culminated in group projects where students applied AI to solve real-world challenges while exploring potential careers in technology
50 BPS students participated due to MassTech funding and partnership with Microsoft
The Inspirit AI program engaged approximately 50 students and culminated in group projects where students applied AI to solve real-world challenges while exploring potential careers in technology.
The program culminated with students presenting their projects at Microsoft with two special guests to support the Inspirit AI program: the district superintendent and the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
About the Partnership
Inspirit AI partnered with Shereen Tyrrell, Computer Science Teacher, at Burlington High School who shared:
“[It is] important to prepare students will skills relevant in today's job market. [We partnered with Inspirit because of] the project based approach, and professionalism of the team.”
— Shereen Tyrrell, Computer Science Teacher, Burlington High School
In the AI + astronomy project, students used data collected from NASA’s Kepler space telescope to train AI models to detect exoplanets. Throughout the project, student developed an understanding of exoplanet detection methods and exoplanet characterization methods. They also gained experience in training models with imbalanced classes of data—one category having a lot more data than the other.
“It was a great opportunity, I think I learned a lot of things not only about coding but about applications of it. I enjoyed working with my peers to create projects and I hope to do more programs like this in the future. I liked the group projects we had where we allowed to work with friends and have support from our mentors if we reach a problem. I also liked that we were allowed to do our own project if we wanted to.”
— Rishitha R., 12th Grade, Burlington High School
Case Study: Northshore School District Program Scholarships Funded by Advanced Classroom Technologies
Inspirit AI Instructors — Dante Danelian (Stanford), Spencer Austin (Columbia), Jason Wang (Yale), Leah Branstetter (Dartmouth), and Uche Emenari (MIT) — traveled to North Creek High School in Bothell, Washington to deliver a two-week project-based AI bootcamp for middle and high school students. Financial aid and scholarships for the program were funded by Advanced Classroom Technologies.
About the Partnership
100+ Middle and High School Students, with Financial Aid Funded by a Grant from Advanced Classroom Technologies
Shelby Reynolds, Assistant Director for Instructional Technology and Library Services, shares her perspective on AI education and Northshore School District’s partnership with Inspirit AI in Summer 2025.
Northshore School District students present their AI-powered capstone projects
District Leader Perspectives
Nicole Carter
Principal
Novi High School
“AI education is critically important to ensure our students and staff are aware of the dangers and benefits of AI. It isn’t going away so we need to learn how to use it as a tool to support us in lifelong learning…It is my responsibility as the lead learner to bring awareness and education around AI.”
Alice Mansfield-Smith
High School Principal
Union County Magnet High School
“AI will be part of everything we do in society and students (our future) will have to learn all about it and how it can be used productively- it will control much of what we do. Our students will be the future of AI usage and innovations.”
Chuck Vessalico
Science Department Instructional Leader
Lynbrook Senior High School
“We believe that AI education will be vital to the future success of our students in college and most professions. Specifically, AI education will directly help our research students in designing and implementing independent research projects.”
Case Study: Bronxville Union Free School District Program Funded by The Community Fund of Bronxville
Bronxville High School, located in Westchester County, New York, is known for its commitment to academic excellence and community involvement. With a focus on innovation and critical thinking, the school is dedicated to preparing students for the challenges of the 21st century. Inspirit AI has delivered a number of artificial intelligence programs for high schoolers at Bronxville, guiding students to build AI projects across domains.
About the Partnership
Hear from Ann Meyer, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Former Bronxville High School Principal, who has partnered with Inspirit AI and The Community Fund to bring project-based AI intensives to students through in-school electives and summer programs.
“The program was paced perfectly. We were able to get what we needed done in one day with a little time to spare, and we could ask questions, or find out what we needed to work on very easily.”
— Vincent D., 11th Grade, Bronxville High School
Case Study: Grosse Pointe School District Program Subsidized by Grosse Pointe STEAAM Foundation
Inspirit AI brought a 2-week in-person intensive to Grosse Pointe School District during summer 2025. Tuition for families was heavily subsidized due to a generous grant from the Grosse Pointe STEAAM Foundation, an organization that funds related education projects that add value to Grosse Pointe Public School System.
20+ Grosse Pointe students participated with subsidized tuition due to $25K grant from STEAAM Foundation
The Inspirit AI program engaged approximately 20 students in summer 2025, and due to the success of the partnership, the AI intensives will return with grant funding in summer 2026!
Middle and high school students had the opportunity to learn from Inspirit AI instructors from Stanford and Dartmouth.
Dara Casey studied computer science at Dartmouth University and is passionate about developing ethical artificial intelligence and learning to minimize bias in machine learning models. Dara is especially inspired by researchers whose groundbreaking work has driven the industry to create less biased facial recognition models.
George Dimopoulos has a Master's from Stanford in Computer Science and a Bachelor's in Economics. George is passionate about using technology to drive sustainability efforts. In particular, he is interested in using AI to drive down the cost of the renewable energy transition.
How Districts Secure Funding
Identify local or regional education foundations.
Work with Inspirit AI to submit grant proposal.
Partner with Inspirit AI to deliver the program.
Highlight student projects and outcomes to sustain funding.