Machine learning for photocatalyst discovery
Automated brain-tumor segmentation4 in 5
students already use AI for schoolwork.
6%
Stanford AI Index 2026 (opens in a new tab)of teachers say school AI rules are clear.
APPLIED AI FOR AMBITIOUS HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS
Solve the problems you care about.
Lucid helps high-school students understand modern AI and use it to build a tested product or research project with close technical mentorship. Start in the ten-week AI Innovators cohort or pursue a focused goal through 1:1 Research.
No programming prerequisite. The included Launchpad teaches the essential coding and tool skills before the cohort begins.
Orientation Sep 12 · Live Sep 20–Nov 223 live hours each weekGroups of 5 or fewer
Our mentors have worked, researched, or published with
Stanford Medicine
WHY LUCID · IN 70 SECONDS
AI changed the ceiling for a high-school student.
AI has expanded the problems a student can realistically attempt. See how Lucid turns that opportunity into a working, tested project.
See how AI Innovators worksFALL 2026September 20 – November 22, 2026150+ students taughtPods capped at 5Virtual · live
VERIFIED STUDENT RESULTS150+students taught across Lucid programsISEF First Award$6,000 prize · Regeneron ISEF 2026Publishedsingle-author paper in Catalysis TodayBest presentationinternational research presentation
Published. Shipped. Awarded.
Lucid students have turned mentorship into work recognized by journals, international conferences, science fairs, and real users.
Hear directly from students and parents.
Recorded quotes link to the original interviews.
“We always got to apply the skills on our own. It taught us how to figure things out for ourselves and make the models work.”
“The program was a short lesson followed by lots of hands-on coding and group work. It was a great way to learn.”
“Thank you for teaching Sara programming and research. It was a wonderful learning opportunity, and your hard work made the program a meaningful experience for her.”
TOP-DOWN AI EDUCATIONTHE LUCID PATH MEANWHILE AT SCHOOL
Build with today's tools. Learn the AI underneath as you improve the project.
High-school students can learn fast enough to become AI-native while the field is still being defined. Lucid starts with a real application, then teaches the code, model concepts, data, math, and research methods needed to make it work.
TWO WAYS TO WORK WITH LUCIDFLAGSHIP · TEN-WEEK FALL PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL · THREE TO SIX MONTHS
Start in a cohort. Go further one-to-one.
AI Innovators is a structured ten-week build. The 1:1 Fellowship is for a student already pursuing a specific competition, paper, product, or longer technical goal.
AI Innovators
Learn how modern AI works, then apply it through Physical AI or AI for Science to build and test a complete product or research project.
- 3 live hours + 1–2 project hours weekly
- Build groups of no more than five students
- Named technical lead for each track
1:1 Research Fellowship
For students who already have a clear technical target. Lucid scopes the work, finds the right available specialist, and builds a custom milestone plan.
- Weekly 1:1 technical mentorship
- Built around one named student goal
- Rolling admissions and specialist matching
WATCH THE WORK
MEDICAL AI · FULL PROJECT PRESENTATION
Watch a student explain a brain-tumor segmentation system from model to results.
The presentation walks through the technical approach, evaluation, and conclusions—the work itself, not a certificate standing in for it.
See the verified outcomeFull project presentation
Brain tumor segmentation with CNNs
FREE PARENT GUIDE · UPDATED FOR 2026
A parent’s guide to helping your child use AI well.
A plain-English map of modern AI, the questions to ask any program, and examples that separate meaningful student work from a polished demo.
FALL 2026 APPLICATIONS
Choose a track. Build work you will be proud to put your name on.
The application takes about five minutes. We talk with every family before enrollment to make sure the program is the right fit.
Start the application Applications reviewed as they arrive · Orientation September 12 · Live program September 20–November 22 · No prior programming course required.