// For returning LabCats and college students who already know how to code.
Coding in the Age of AI
Everyone can vibe code. Not everyone knows what they're doing.
You've probably already typed a prompt into Claude or ChatGPT and watched it spit out a working app in 30 seconds. It's genuinely impressive. It's also a little dangerous — because if you don't understand what the AI just built, you can't fix it when it breaks. And it will break.
This course is about learning to use AI as a powerful tool that works for you — not a magic box you hand your problems to and hope for the best.
What We'll Do
Session 1
The Magic
Install Claude Code, build the same app from prompts. It feels like cheating. That's the point
Session 2
The Mess
Add features and watch it break. Redundant code. CSS chaos. Nobody knows what anything does. Most important session of the course.
Session 3
Step Back
Why it broke. How to plan before you prompt. Thinking in pieces before writing a single line of code.
Session 4
Building it Right
Your own app, built piece by piece with Claude Code. You're the architect. Claude is the contractor.
Session 5
When AI Gets it Wrong
Debugging with AI. Spotting bad code, fixing it, prompting better next time.
Session 6
Ship It
Finish, present, reflect. Leave with a working app and a real workflow for using AI in your own projects.
The Details
- Who it's for: Returning LabCats and college students with a foundation in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP (or other equivalent experience)
- Format: 6 sessions, 2 each · Online or in-person NW DC · Maximum 6 students
- When: January 2027 — Forming now for Winter Break cohort
- Cost: $500 for the full course
- What you need: A laptop you can install software on · That's it
What our students say
"The coding with AI course provides a very nice overview of Claude Code and how to approach it. Elizabeth will teach you how to use the tool without letting it take over your whole process, and how to spot and fix its mistakes. I walked away from this course feeling like I had a much better understanding of how AI can be harnessed as a tool in my life, and with a shiny new app to show off to my friends! Don't worry if you're not a master coder — I hadn't touched a piece of code in nearly 4 years and still felt like I learned a lot without being in over my head"
College Student
"This AI Coding class helped me better understand how to integrate AI into the coding process, while still being able to control the final product and understand how it worked. I learned skills that will continue to be useful in school and the professional world, especially as AI becomes more prevalent in both places."
Rising College Student
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Why this matters
Steve Jobs said everyone should learn to program because it teaches you how to think. That was 1996. In 2026 the question isn't whether to use AI — it's whether you're thinking with it or just copying from it.
The LabCats who went through years of building things the hard way have a real advantage here. You know what code is supposed to do. This course teaches you how to get AI to help you do it faster — without losing that understanding.
Interested? Let's talk.
We're forming the January 2027 cohort now. Dates will be set based on who signs up — reach out and we'll find a time that works.
Initial reach out for general classes.