The future of technology lies in the youth.
The ability to code is best learned through guided application. As students, we know that the education
system
we grew up with
is
a complete systematic failure.
While we ourselves may not be able to fix all of education, we can certainly learn from its
shortcomings
and
create something better.
From their very first project, a student enrolled in The Gemstone Academy will begin building up a real,
business-ready portfolio on their GitHub, all the while learning how to solve complex problems and meeting
like-minded peers.
The Gemstone Academy's goal is to guide students to learning what they enjoy doing, not what
we
think they should learn.
Highly personalized, we foster an environment for students to code collaboratively and create novel,
practical projects. All students will perfect their programming fundamentals and publish projects, over
time
getting to specialize in a major field of computing.
Tutors are well-vetted, highly curated, active students from top
colleges around the
country, including Harvard, Northeastern, and The University of Florida. Many of our
tutors
also have startups and ideas of their own, and collaborate through The Gemstone Project.
What a student learns in the Academy grows with them.
As such, a student's curriculum is based not on their age, but their ability. Students may begin learning
at the
Academy beginning at 8 years old, and each student will be matched with a group of similar age, interests,
and
previous experience.
The Gemstone Academy is designed to foster prodigies.
