Student-founded. Peer-taught.
AI literacy built from the inside.
A student-founded organization that has reached 100+ learners across secondary and elementary schools through hands-on AI workshops — with zero institutional budget.
Why we exist
Most AI education is designed by adults, for students. The Lumina Initiative flips that. Founded in 2024 by a high school student in the Bay Area, we build AI literacy programs that students actually want to attend — because they are designed, taught, and iterated by peers.
In one year, we have reached 100+ learners across secondary and elementary schools, run 15+ workshops, and expanded into Title I schools with zero institutional funding. Our model proves that student-led education works — and that it can start anywhere.
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Our Programs
Empowering students with AI knowledge through hands-on learning.
AI Workshops
8+ sessions · Grades 6–12 · Students explore how LLMs work, examine real-world AI bias, and practice identifying AI-generated content.
Ethical AI
Discussion-based sessions · All ages · Students examine who builds AI, who it harms, and what responsible use actually looks like in daily life.
Seminar format · Grades 9–12 · Covers AI-assisted diagnosis, the risks of algorithmic error in medicine, and the ethics of health data — the focus area of our BioCode Alliance club.
Healthcare AI
Elementary Outreach
Elementary outreach · Grades 3–5 · Secondary students bring age-appropriate AI literacy to elementary classrooms — our peer-teaching model at its most impactful.