First Build · $27

Build an app or website your teen can put in their portfolio.

Nine short lessons. A printable project workbook. One clear finish line. Your teen picks an idea, makes a real version, and has something useful to show a parent, teacher, mentor, or future opportunity.

Join the August 1 waitlist

One household account · 14 days of lesson access · Built for teens roughly 12 to 18

Bud and Titus working together at a build table
Real people, real project, real finish line.

A CLEAR ACTION WINDOW

14 days to make
something real.

First Build is self-paced, not live and not lifetime course access. That gives your family a real window to start, build, and finish.

  1. 01
    Join the waitlistFirst Build opens August 1. We will send the parent on the list one clear enrollment link.
  2. 02
    Build within 14 daysNine short lessons keep the next step clear without turning this into a semester.
  3. 03
    Keep the workYour printable workbook and your teen’s project remain yours. Hosted lesson access ends after the Build Window.
FIRST BUILD9 SHORT LESSONS
▶Start with an idea
you care about.
Watch a clear moveThen build your version

Video-led, not video-only

Press play.
Then make it yours.

Each lesson gives your teen one useful next step, then room to make it their own.

  • Watch the next move
  • Build alongside the lesson
  • Show it to someone by the end

A GUIDED PROJECT PATH

Small enough to finish.
Worth taking time to do well.

STEP 01

Pick it

Choose an app, game, site, or tool you would actually use.

STEP 02

Build it

Use the project workbook to make a working first version.

STEP 03

Show it off

Test it with a real person and save proof of what you made.

PARENT PEACE OF MIND

They build.
You stay in the loop.

Every project comes with clear safety boundaries, a simple parent guide, and progress checkpoints. You are the parent, not the coding teacher.

Read the safety approach

COMING AUGUST 1 · $27

One real
project.

Nine short lessons, a printable project workbook, parent guide, safety checklist, and a clear rescue path when a project gets stuck.

✓ No coding background✓ Laptop + internet✓ 14-day lesson access✓ Keep the workbook and your projectJoin the August 1 waitlist

No payment today. We will send the parent who joins this list the first enrollment link on August 1.

AFTER THE FIRST BUILD

Want more projects?

First Build helps your teen prove they can finish. Build Year is where they keep building for twelve months—and collect a portfolio of real work for school, internships, early jobs, and whatever comes next. Your $27 First Build purchase is credited toward founding Build Year tuition.

Explore the Build Year