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SureStart is an NYC-based AI and frontier-technology education company founded in 2020 by AI researcher, Dr. Taniya Mishra. The organization focuses on providing hands-on Responsible AI education to K-12 students through immersive, project-based learning experiences. By collaborating with top tech universities and innovative K-12 schools, SureStart brings AI education to learners globally. SureStart provides comprehensive curricula, training and resources for instructors, teachers and tech mentors, and scalable implementation playbooks that equip students with AI skills, durable competencies, and visible project portfolios that help pave their paths to future university admissions, internships, and careers.

This summer we are working with the MIT App Inventor team to host a very exciting one week AI program called East Kentucky MIT Innovator’s Experience 2026! This program runs from July 6th through July 9th, 2026 and will bring together students from Eastern Kentucky to help them develop skills related to AI, applied machine learning, app development and entrepreneurship through a mentor-led program hosted on the MIT campus!

We would love to have YOU as a mentor to help high-school students learn app development skills while you also get the chance to be trained in MIT's AppInventor platform --- all while getting paid for your efforts!

Your responsibilities will be to:

• train, support and encourage a small group five students as they develop App development skills and AI intuitions using the provided AppInventor curriculum.
• interact with your group of trainees through daily sessions.
• Help them use those skills to build a final project, which they will present on the last day of the program.
• Keep your group accountable for finishing their daily tasks.
• Help unblock them when they are stuck by pointing them to resources, showing them how to debug code and/or giving them helpful hints to discover the answer on their own.

The curricula for the program will be provided and you will be trained in the AppInventor curriculum and in being an effective mentor.

Requirements for applicants

• Currently enrolled or recent graduates from Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields;
• Passionate about teaching and mentoring younger students; especially invested in mentoring students from underserved backgrounds in science and technology;
• Or have current/recent experience with middle or high-school school STEM teaching;
• Excellent communication, time-management and teamwork skills.
• Able to commit to 7 hours per day from July 6-9th, 2026
• You must be available to lead live sessions during the window of 9am — 4pm ET Mon-Thursday
• Able to commit to
• AppInventor Training + Mentoring Across Differences training the week June 15-19th. Exact timing to be determined. Please note all training hours will be compensated.

Preferred but not required

• Experience with front-end design, app design, and/or UI/UX development;
• Experience with AppInventor, Scratch or other block-based programming

Benefits

• You will deepen your technical skills (look up 'protege effect')
• Work on exciting, challenging and incredibly rewarding work critical to the future of ethical AI 
• Build up your CV with fantastic leadership and team management experience
• Get trained in mentorship and professional skills, including communication, self-branding, entrepreneurship, equitable leadership, and more
• Attend technical skills talks by industry professionals
• Be an integral part of an impactful movement towards opportunity equity in tech and AI
• Valuable networking opportunities with industry leaders within enterprise, tech and academia

It is a win-win for you and your trainees. Apply today!

If you're excited about being a mentor but are hesitating about the requirements, go ahead and apply anyway - we'd love to hear from you!

Diverse minds building diverse technology is SureStart's mission. We would love to see a wide variety of candidates presenting their unique perspectives, experiences, and skills. We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity. SureStart does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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