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Inaugural AI Youth Bootcamp (Only 20 Spots)
The BTM AI Youth Bootcamp started with one question I asked on September 30, 2025: how can our community use AI to become part of the agentic economy? Over the next year, that question became this program.
Black Tech Mafia is launching our Inaugural BTM AI Youth Bootcamp Cohort with 20 Nashville HIGH SCHOOL juniors and seniors, giving them the tools to build, create, and innovate.
Students form teams of 2 to 3, pick a real problem, and use AI to build a business around it in six weeks: Business, Tech, Money.
The bootcamps mark our next step in equipping the next generation for the Fifth Industrial Revolution.
Spring 2027. Six weeks. FREE for Nashville HIGH SCHOOL juniors and seniors. Sophomores may also be considered.
APPLY FOR THE BTM AI YOUTH BOOTCAMP
The application takes about five minutes. A parent or guardian can apply, or the student can apply with their permission.
PROGRAM DETAILS (SPRING 2027)
When: Spring 2027, six weeks
Schedule: One weeknight plus Saturday, every week
Duration: 6 weeks, 12 sessions
Connect Day: Final Saturday, teams pitch to judges
Where: Nashville, TN (location to be announced)
Cost: FREE for students (Nashville HIGH SCHOOL juniors and seniors). Sophomores may also be considered.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN
Communicating effectively with AI tools, creating professional presentations and content, building automated systems that save time, developing working applications, and presenting a business idea to real judges on Connect Day.
WHAT STUDENTS NEED
A laptop (provided through sponsorship if needed), reliable internet access, a Google account (Gmail), commitment to attend all sessions, and a business idea they want to build - we will help develop it!
AFTER YOU APPLY
We'll email the student and parent/guardian to collect a recent report card, a 2-3 page essay on why the student is applying, and one letter of recommendation (principal, teacher, coach, employer, or a representative of another organization the student is currently involved in or was within the last year).
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