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STEP 04·Ages 13–14 · Grades 7–8

PIONEER

Pioneer

“I ship work for the world to see”

In year one they build a professional’s foundations (tools, data, machine learning, networks); in year two, on to LLMs and AI agents. They graduate with an English engineering portfolio anyone can see — and the confidence to present and defend it themselves.

Ages 13–14 · Gr 7–8Present & defend in EnglishPython · data · AI · GitHubRecommended: CODER first
Kit for the PIONEER stage
What they learn

What they learn

In this stage, children pick up these strengths with their hands.

Developer tools

Manage code with GitHub like a real developer.

Data science

Read the truth beyond the numbers with data.

Machine learning & LLMs

Build their own AI and dig into how language models like ChatGPT work.

AI agents & portfolio

Build code that runs on its own, and ship a graduation project.

The Curriculum

Eight terms, deepening step by step

Each term ends in one finished project, and at the end children show what they made — in English.

PI-1
Developer Toolkit
개발자의 도구함

GitHub and real code

PI-2
Data Science & Truth
숫자 너머의 진실

Data science

PI-3
Machine Learning Studio
나만의 AI 만들기

A machine-learning studio

PI-4
Connected Devices
사물인터넷

Connected inventions

PI-5
Inside the Language Model
LLM의 비밀

How language models work

PI-6
Coding with AI
AI와 함께 코딩하는 법

Using AI while verifying it

PI-7
Agents
AI 에이전트

Code that runs on its own

PI-8
Graduation Studio
졸업 스튜디오

Their portfolio

English at this stage

English at this stage

Most of the class runs in English (the teacher speaks roughly 90% English). All presentations and discussions are in English, and children can explain their projects and answer questions in English — building presentation confidence that shines in school assessments and interviews.

How we handle AI

How we handle AI

Now they use AI “critically” — but with a rule: “read it yourself, explain it line by line, and it only ships once it passes the tests.” AI may help with parts, but handing it a whole assignment is not allowed. Every project keeps an “AI-use log.” (Accounts are used only for ages 13+ and with a guardian’s consent.)

What they walk away with

What they walk away with

A public-ready English engineering portfolio, a GitHub profile, an AI-agent project, and a graduation portfolio book.

* Makerlab does not guarantee exam or competition results. For olympiad-style contests (e.g. the Informatics Olympiad), we recommend pairing with a specialist academy.

Class details

Who
Ages 13–14
Grades 7–8
Class size
Up to 4
Small-group homeroom
Schedule
Once a week · 2h
English immersion
Materials
Kit provided
All supplied in class
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Shall your child start with PIONEER?

Just tell us your child’s grade and interests and Adriana will personally say whether PIONEER is the right fit and where to start.

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