LIL Intensive / extended
10-week elite incubator that provides students the opportunity to learn and implement these skills through cutting-edge AI integration and 1:1 mentorship with industry-specific Subject Matter Experts.
Enhanced with AI for the Future Leader and Entrepreneur!
- In-depth instruction on navigating AI intelligently and ethically, particularly within the context of standing out in the competitive college admissions landscape.
- Hands-on advice on how to strategically utilize AI in your entrepreneurial ventures and project building.
- Live demonstrations of powerful AI tools.
The Incubator in Action
Jane, Grade 11 — Budget Bestie: Smarter Spending in the Age of TikTok
Jane, Grade 11 — Budget Bestie: Smarter Spending in the Age of TikTok
Jane, Grade 11 — Budget Bestie: Smarter Spending in the Age of TikTok
Mentor: Director of Data Visualization, Morgan Stanley
Jane transformed a budgeting app concept into a financial resilience platform. She debunks viral consumer myths like the "Dupe Myth" using Cost-Per-Use logic, exposes pricing biases like the "Pink Tax," and built a "Reality Check" tool that translates social media must-haves into the hours of labor required to afford them. She graduated having mastered the professional venture pitch.
Tim, Grade 11 — Methanol as a Stepping Stone to Cleaner Fuel
Jane, Grade 11 — Budget Bestie: Smarter Spending in the Age of TikTok
Jane, Grade 11 — Budget Bestie: Smarter Spending in the Age of TikTok
Mentor: Vice President & Strategic Business Unit Head, CDMO
Tim built a dual-impact project: an advanced analysis of economic shifts between oil-dependent and green-energy nations advocating for methanol as a pragmatic alternative to gasoline, paired with a specialized STEM curriculum teaching middle schoolers the intersection of carbon-cycle science and global energy politics.