Middle School Afterschool AI & Technology Fundamentals

  • Computers, Computer programming
TPWI: 89 South St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Oct 27 2025
May 30 2026

Schedules

Block 1: Mon - Sat Option - DIGITAL DISCOVERY & SAFE EXPLORATION (10/27/2025-11/21/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 1: DIGITAL DISCOVERY & SAFE EXPLORATION
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): What is AI? Introduction to Technology
  • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Digital Citizenship & Online Safety
  • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): Introduction to Visual Programming
  • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Computer Systems & How Technology Works

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 6 to 8.

Block 1: Wed - Sun Option - DIGITAL DISCOVERY & SAFE EXPLORATION (10/27/2025-11/21/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 1: DIGITAL DISCOVERY & SAFE EXPLORATION
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): What is AI? Introduction to Technology
  • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Digital Citizenship & Online Safety
  • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): Introduction to Visual Programming
  • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Computer Systems & How Technology Works

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 6 to 8.

Block 2: Mon - Sat Option - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & DATA FUNDAMENTALS (12/01/2025-12/26/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 2: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & DATA FUNDAMENTALS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): Problem Solving with Technology 
  • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Data and Information
  • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Introduction to Robotics
  • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Internet & Networks

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 6 to 8.

Block 2: Wed - Sun Option - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & DATA FUNDAMENTALS (12/01/2025-12/26/2025) Registration closed

BLOCK 2: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & DATA FUNDAMENTALS
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): Problem Solving with Technology 
  • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Data and Information
  • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Introduction to Robotics
  • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Internet & Networks

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 6 to 8.

Block 3: Mon - Sat Option - MACHINE LEARNING ADVENTURES (01/13/2026-02/07/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 3: MACHINE LEARNING ADVENTURESv
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): How Computers Learn - Machine Learning Basics
  • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Image Recognition and Computer Vision
  • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Voice and Language Technology
  • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Artificial Intelligence in Action

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 3: Wed - Sun Option - MACHINE LEARNING ADVENTURES (01/13/2026-02/07/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 3: MACHINE LEARNING ADVENTURESv
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): How Computers Learn - Machine Learning Basics
  • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Image Recognition and Computer Vision
  • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Voice and Language Technology
  • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Artificial Intelligence in Action

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 4: Mon - Sat Option - SMART SYSTEMS & CREATIVE CODING (02/10/2026-03/07/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 4: SMART SYSTEMS & CREATIVE CODING
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Smart Robots and Automation
  • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Games and AI
  • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): AI Helpers in Daily Life
  • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Creative Technology & Digital Art

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 4: Wed - Sun Option - SMART SYSTEMS & CREATIVE CODING (02/10/2026-03/07/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 4: SMART SYSTEMS & CREATIVE CODING
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Smart Robots and Automation
  • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Games and AI
  • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): AI Helpers in Daily Life
  • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Creative Technology & Digital Art

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 5: Mon - Sat Option - DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & TECH ETHICS (03/10/2026-04/04/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 5: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & TECH ETHICS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Technology and Society
  • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Fair and Unfair AI
  • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Privacy and Personal Information
  • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Digital Media Literacy

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 5: Wed - Sun Option - DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & TECH ETHICS (03/10/2026-04/04/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 5: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & TECH ETHICS
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Technology and Society
  • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Fair and Unfair AI
  • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Privacy and Personal Information
  • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Digital Media Literacy

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 6: Mon - Sat Option - CAREER EXPLORATION & ADVANCED PROJECTS (04/07/2026-05/02/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 6: CAREER EXPLORATION & ADVANCED PROJECTS
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Technology Jobs and Careers
  • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Advanced Programming Projects
  • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Communication and Presentation Skills
  • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Collaborative Technology Projects

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 6: Wed - Sun Option - CAREER EXPLORATION & ADVANCED PROJECTS (04/07/2026-05/02/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 6: CAREER EXPLORATION & ADVANCED PROJECTS
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Technology Jobs and Careers
  • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Advanced Programming Projects
  • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Communication and Presentation Skills
  • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Collaborative Technology Projects

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 7: Mon - Sat Option - INNOVATION & FUTURE THINKING (05/05/2026-05/30/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 7: INNOVATION & FUTURE THINKING
$560.00 USD
  • Mon4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sat12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Future Technology
  • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Planning
  • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Creation
  • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Reflection

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

Block 7: Wed - Sun Option - INNOVATION & FUTURE THINKING (05/05/2026-05/30/2026) Registration closed

BLOCK 7: INNOVATION & FUTURE THINKING
$560.00 USD
  • Wed4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Sun12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

  • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Future Technology
  • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Planning
  • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Creation
  • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Reflection

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/11/2025 and ends on 10/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be in grades 6 to 8.

In-person location

TPWI: 89 South St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Description

The school-year program is divided into two semesters: September
through March and April through May. This program is hybrid, with a one
hour Zoom session afterschool each week and a hands-on Saturday session
at The Pathway Initiative’s STEM Innovation Lab in Downtown Boston.
Students will develop strong STEM content understanding through sessions
on health and medicine, technology, engineering, robotics, coding, 3D
modeling, design, and more.

  • Fall Semester: October - March
    • BLOCK 1: DIGITAL DISCOVERY & SAFE EXPLORATION
      • Week 1 (10/27/2025-10/31/2025): What is AI? Introduction to Technology
      • Week 2 (11/03/2025-11/07/2025): Digital Citizenship & Online Safety
      • Week 3 (11/10/2025-11/14/2025): Introduction to Visual Programming
      • Week 4 (11/17/2025-11/21/2025): Computer Systems & How Technology Works
    • BLOCK 2: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & DATA FUNDAMENTALS
      • Week 5 (12/01/2025-12/05/2025): Problem Solving with Technology 
      • Week 6 (12/08/2025-12/12/2025): Data and Information
      • Week 7 (12/15/2025-12/19/2025): Introduction to Robotics
      • Week 8 (12/22/2025-12/26/2025): Internet & Networks
    • BLOCK 3: MACHINE LEARNING ADVENTURES
      • Week 9 (01/13/2026-01/17/2026): How Computers Learn - Machine Learning Basics
      • Week 10 (01/20/2026-01/24/2026): Image Recognition and Computer Vision
      • Week 11 (01/27/2026-01/31/2026): Voice and Language Technology
      • Week 12 (02/03/2026-02/07/2026): Artificial Intelligence in Action
    • BLOCK 4: SMART SYSTEMS & CREATIVE CODING
      • Week 13 (02/10/2026-02/14/2026): Smart Robots and Automation
      • Week 14 (02/17/2026-02/21/2026): Games and AI
      • Week 15 (02/24/2026-02/28/2026): AI Helpers in Daily Life
      • Week 16 (03/03/2026-03/07/2026): Creative Technology & Digital Art
  • Spring Semester: March - May
    • BLOCK 5: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP & TECH ETHICS
      • Week 17 (03/10/2026-03/14/2026): Technology and Society
      • Week 18 (03/17/2026-03/21/2026): Fair and Unfair AI
      • Week 19 (03/24/2026-03/28/2026): Privacy and Personal Information
      • Week 20 (03/31/2026-04/04/2026): Digital Media Literacy
    • BLOCK 6: CAREER EXPLORATION & ADVANCED PROJECTS
      • Week 21 (04/07/2026-04/11/2026): Technology Jobs and Careers
      • Week 22 (04/14/2026-04/18/2026): Advanced Programming Projects
      • Week 23 (04/21/2026-04/25/2026): Communication and Presentation Skills
      • Week 24 (04/28/2026-05/02/2026): Collaborative Technology Projects
    • BLOCK 7: INNOVATION & FUTURE THINKING
      • Week 25 (05/05/2026-05/09/2026): Future Technology
      • Week 26 (05/12/2026-05/16/2026): Final Project Planning
      • Week 27 (05/19/2026-05/23/2026): Final Project Creation
      • Week 28 (05/26/2026-05/30/2026): Presentations and Reflection

Weekly Schedule:

  • Virtual, Mondays & Wednesday
  • Two 1 hour sessions per weekday on each day
  • Time,  4:00pm – 5:30pm
  • Hands-on Tech Lab: Saturdays & Sundays :12.30pm-3.00pm
  • Location : 89 South St. Suite LL00,  Boston, MA 02111

 

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