Build Real Products in
High School
4 weeks. Identify a Real Problem. Build with AI. Pitch on Demo Day.
For Parents
Future-proof your student
In 4 weeks, your student will go through a transformational experience unlike any other high school program, building a real product with AI tools and launching it to real users. This is the kind of experience that builds confidence, develops future-ready skills, and creates a portfolio that stands out on college applications.
Skills for the Future
Your student learns to use AI tools, identify real problems, and build solutions from scratch. These aren't classroom exercises — they're the same frameworks entrepreneurs and product builders use every day.
AI prototyping · Problem-solving · Entrepreneurship
College Application Gold
Colleges care about accepting students who have demonstrated leadership in making an impact in the world. Students leave our academy with a validated high impact project and a demo day pitch as proof of something they created.
Validated project · Demo Day · Portfolio piece
Career Clarity Through Doing
The fastest way to figure out what you love is to build something real. Students tackle problems in health, education, the environment, and more — discovering what drives them before they choose a college path.
Exploration · Real projects · Domain exposure
Impact Academy — 4 Weeks
We Learn by Building
Every week of Impact Academy has a clear goal and a real deliverable. Students don't study entrepreneurship — they practice it, start to finish, in four weeks.
Problem Identification
Find a real problem worth solving. Talk to people, dig into your community, and define the issue clearly. The best solutions start with the right question.
Solution Design + AI Prototyping
Design your solution and bring it to life using AI tools. Students build a working prototype in days, not months. No coding experience required.
User Testing & Validation
Put your prototype in front of real people. Observe, collect feedback, and learn what works. Evidence replaces assumptions — and the solution gets sharper.
Pitch — Demo Day
Present your project, your process, and your results to a panel of judges and community members. This is your moment to show what you built and why it matters.
Top Impact Academy graduates are invited to continue in Impact Builders — where you take your project from validated idea to launched product.
Why Families Choose Loona
Parents invest in Loona because their students gain practical, future-ready skills — and the confidence that comes from building something real.
Instruction Backed by Real Experience
The instructor has built startups, worked in private equity, directed a university venture academy, and uses AI professionally every day. There's a difference between someone who teaches entrepreneurship, product, AI and innovation, investing and social impact vs someone who has lived it — and students feel that difference.
High Expectations & Genuine Respect
We don't lower the bar for high schoolers. Students are given real responsibilities and honest feedback, and they're expected to rise to meet both. The respect is built in from day one.
Small Cohorts
Cohorts are capped at 10-12 students. Everyone gets direct feedback, everyone gets pushed, and no one gets lost. Students leave knowing their peers and instructors well — which makes a difference.
The Confidence That Comes From Hard Things
Students hit real walls, get real feedback, and push through. The experience of succeeding at something genuinely difficult builds the kind of confidence that carries into college and beyond.
How to Apply
Show us what drives you.
Apply Online
Create an account, choose your program, and tell us about your goals and what you want to build.
Interview
Students who move forward are invited to an interview with a parent or guardian. We want to understand your drive and what you want to build.
Start Building
Accepted students join their cohort and start building from day one. No warm-up period — you hit the ground running.
From the Studio
How we think about building, AI, and the skills that matter.
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How vibe coding works and why the skills it develops matter more than syntax.
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Top colleges want builders who create real results — not just strong test scores.
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AI didn't lower the bar — it changed what builders need to know.
Read →Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Loona programs
Ready to Build?
4 weeks. Real skills. AI tools. Demo Day. No experience needed.
Next cohort: July 2026 — just 10–12 spots. $450.