Unit studies / 3-week courses

Unit 1: Exploring AI Art

Explore an AI-powered world of ideas with visuals, challenges, and prompts—building confidence, creativity, and problem-solving.

Unit 2: AI Writing & Storytelling

Help your child master storytelling with AI. Plan, draft, and revise responsibly in a 3-week unit that builds clarity and creativity.

Unit 3: AI Research & Truth Checking

Discover the art of research with AI. Engage in truth-checking tasks that build confidence, precision, and ethical thinking step by step.

Unit 4: Ethics & Guardrails Lab

Explore AI ethics in action. Tackle guardrail challenges that build responsibility, integrity, and clear thinking through guided practice.

Core curriculum

Podcasting Through History

A weekly curriculum where

students explore world history through storytelling, sound design, and creative media. Bring History to life one podcast at a time!

Grammar Foundry

Grammar Foundry helps writers master skills through clear structure, engaging practice, and feedback—repeatable for creative, consistent growth.

AI Writers Guild

A creative collective where imagination meets AI—empowering writers to craft, collaborate, and launch bold ideas with futuristic tools.

Stem Quest

A hands-on space where kids build, explore, and solve problems—powered by curiosity, not screens. Sessions mix math, science, history, and creative play for deeper learning..

Algebra Chart Keepers

Turn messy equations into clear visual anchors that help learners master algebra with confidence—making problem-solving simple and empowering.

MARS is sponsoring CyberPatriot is the nation’s premier youth cyber defense competition. Students work as a team to secure virtual systems. Everything from Windows and Linux to networking challenges. Along the way, they discover the “holes” in computer security and learn how to fix them.

Educators Professional Development Live - playback

Alayna Woods

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Erica Ehrlich

Tiffany Hernandez

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Kaitlin Wilder

John R. Foster

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Darren Hemming

Four microschool founders tackle the money questions behind building sustainable, future-focused learning communities. Join Jennifer Wolverton, Iman Cassells Alleyne, Karema Akilah, and Tiffany Blassingame for a candid conversation on funding, structure, revenue, equity, and mindset shifts. This session is part roadmap, part reality check, and part pep talk for anyone building or dreaming of a thriving microschool.

Trailbot, the MARS Microschool mascot—a red robotic fox symbolizing AI-powered learning and futuristic education

Trailblazing the future of education:

Powered by innovation, curiosity, and community.

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