Build real apps the way professional developers do. AI-Assisted.
AI-First Software Development is Strive's advanced course for students aged 10 to 16. Students learn to build real websites and web apps by working with AI tools the way professional software engineers do today.
New to coding? Start with our fundamentals track →
This is the question every parent is asking right now.
The honest answer: coding is not about memorising syntax. It's about learning to think precisely, break problems into steps, and understand how systems work.
“AI can write code. It cannot yet decide what to build, catch its own mistakes, or know when the output is wrong.”
Students who understand what's happening underneath AI get dramatically better results from it. They write better prompts because they understand what they're asking for. They spot errors because they can read the output. They build things that actually work because they understand the structure.
We don't teach children math so they can compete with calculators. We teach it because the thinking it builds makes them more capable in every area of life. Coding with AI works the same way.
Matias spent two years as a Strive student. He loved video games and started coding because he wanted to make his own. By the end of his time with Strive, he had built The Dark Ages — a Minecraft-inspired, AI-assisted browser game built with JavaScript, React, and Next.js.
He designed the game logic, used AI to develop the visuals and test new ideas, and deployed it live to the internet. Matias went from spending hours playing games to spending hours building them.
Play the gameStudents in AI Coding Unit 7 work toward the same outcome — a fully deployed product of their own, built around a real idea, with user accounts and payment integration.
Three introductory sessions and seven units. Each session builds on the last.
Launch
Students build and deploy a live website in their very first class. It goes live on the internet. From the start, students learn to read what AI produces and question it — not just accept it.
Debug
Students open real AI-generated code, read through it, and make targeted edits by hand. Students who can read and fix code become far more effective with AI than those who can only prompt it.
Professional Tools
Students set up the same tools professional developers use — a local development environment, AI coding extensions, and the terminal commands used in real software teams.
Students build reusable interface components and learn professional design frameworks. Understanding design terminology gives them precise control over AI output.
Students learn version control and how to connect their apps to external services — integrating real data sources like weather feeds and deploying updates to live websites.
Students build apps that store real user data and manage accounts. This is where complexity increases significantly — and where students with coding foundations have a clear advantage.
Students learn to use four different AI tools strategically, practice planning an application before building it, and set up automated tests to evaluate AI suggestions before using them.
Students add real analytics to their products and use actual user behaviour data to improve them. They deploy to mobile and see how their design decisions affect real people.
Students learn to recognise when AI suggestions are wrong, insecure, or solving the wrong problem entirely. This unit covers security vulnerabilities AI commonly introduces and how to catch them.
Students build a complete, monetizable web product from their own idea. They conduct basic user research, design the product, build it, and create a simple launch plan. Stripe payment integration is included.
| Traditional Coding | AI-First Coding | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Write every line from scratch | Build with AI tools, read and edit the output |
| Pace | Slower, focused on deep fundamentals | Faster to working products, still requires real understanding |
| What students ship | Smaller projects, strong technical foundations | Full-stack web apps with databases and payments |
| Best for | Complete beginners building core skills | Students with some experience who want to build real products |
| AI tools used | None | 4 professional AI coding assistants |
| End result | Strong foundation for any coding path | A deployed product ready for portfolio or university application |
Both tracks are available at Strive. Most students complete the coding fundamentals track before moving to AI-First.
We strongly recommend completing Strive's coding fundamentals track (Units 1 to 7) before starting AI-First. Students with equivalent experience from other courses can join directly. If you're unsure, book a trial class and we'll assess their level together.
Students aged 10 to 16. Classes are online, so your child can join from anywhere in the world. We have a strong community of students in Singapore.
All classes are 1-on-1 with a Strive teacher. Each class is one hour. The teacher adjusts the pace to your child — there's no class to keep up with.
A live, deployed web application they built themselves — with user accounts, a real database, and payment integration. They also receive a Strive certificate they can attach to school or university applications.
Most coding courses for kids use simplified tools. Strive's AI-First course uses the same tools professional developers use: Next.js, React, GitHub, Vercel, and real AI coding assistants. Students finish with something they can actually show the world.
Yes. The certificate and the deployed project are both designed for this purpose. A working web application with real users is a stronger portfolio piece than most students applying to university can show.
It's the only class where my kid is asking for more classes.
Singapore
The teachers are fantastic. They're more like mentors and friends than lecturers.
Singapore
Your child's first class is free. They'll build something in the session — not just talk about coding. After the class, you speak with us about next steps. No pressure to continue.
Book a Free Trial Class1-on-1 · Online · Ages 10–16