AI-Forward Education
A microschool where secondary students master AI, robotics, and cutting-edge technology.
Choose the path that fits your family - both lead to cutting-edge education.
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Master specific AI and technology skills through focused, project-based courses. Perfect for homeschool enrichment, summer learning, or testing the MARS approach before full enrollment.
$49 per 3-week unit
Self-paced video lessons
Build real portfolio projects
Safe community for sharing work
Designed for 6-12th grade students
Lifetime access to materials
Full experience
On Campus on Thursdays
MARS is being held at the Space Camp Operations Center
at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL
Join our technology-forward microschool for secondary students. Experience project-based learning where AI, robotics, and the sciences are woven into every subject. Not as add-ons, but as infrastructure for learning.
Grades 9-12 (Summit program)
Daily hands-on technology integration
Small cohorts, personalized learning
Drone physics, quadruped robotics, AI tools
Socratic discussions, real-world projects
Master cutting-edge skills in 3 weeks. Purchase individual units. No enrollment required.
AI Art & Creativity
Master AI image generation through hands-on projects. Learn prompt engineering, develop consistent visual styles, and build a portfolio. Includes ethics training, AI history exploration, and safe community sharing with peer feedback.
AI Writing & Storytelling
Transform your storytelling with AI collaboration. Use large language models to generate narratives, analyze tone, critique reliability, and write full-length works using the Hero's Journey structure. Learn to write WITH AI, not just use it.
How AI Works
Go beyond using AI—understand what's happening under the hood. Learn to spot confident-but-wrong answers, ask better questions, and use these tools with real confidence. Explore machine learning fundamentals through hands-on projects.
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Project-based learning for secondary students where technology is infrastructure, not elective.
📍 On-Location in Alabama
Experience MARS in person at our Huntsville, Alabama campus. Exiting news for 2026-27 is that MARS will be held at the Space Camp Operations Center at the U.S. Space & Rocket. Center! Hand-on access to drones, quadruped robotics, AI-powered labs, and daily collaboration with peers and mentors. Full project-based curriculum across all subjects.
Weekly campus meeting every Thursday with hands-on projects
Access to cutting-edge hardware (drones, robots)
Socratic discussions and peer collaboration
AI integrated across all subjects
Real feedback from MARS parents and students
MARS is purposeful education, with not only the vision but the thoughtful structure necessary to bring each student's potential to fruition. We have joined many programs that had lofty visions but lacked the systems to make those goals reality. MARS has both!
Heather
MARS Parent
Instead of sitting at a desk for hours the students at MARS experience hands on, focused, real world learning. These kids are future ready.
Tiffany
MARS Parent
My son loves technology and dreams of being a game developer in the future. We are looking to expose him to everything we can involving tech so he can find what drives him.
Tanya
MARS Parent
What do you like most about MARS?
Science, because we get to fly drones, and most schools dont get to fly drones, and we get to learn the physics of it.
Trailblazer
MARS Student
What do you like most about MARS?
The books we read and the socratic discussions that follow
Trailblazer
MARS Student
What do you like most about MARS?
My favorite subject at MARS is technology. There are a lot more opportunities here with technology than in public schools.
Trailblazer
MARS Student
Pioneering AI-integrated education for the next generation

Jennifer Wolverton
Founder & CEO
Jennifer is a visionary educator and former engineer with a passion for transforming the future of learning through technology. As the founder of MARS, she blends her expertise in systems thinking, artificial intelligence, and hybrid homeschooling to design cutting-edge programs that prepare students for the world ahead. With a deep commitment to educational equity, Jennifer builds powerful learning ecosystems that empower students, families, and educators alike.
📚 Published Author
🎤 Conference Speaker
🚀 AI Education Pioneer
Thought leadership on the future of education

This collection spotlights bold educators redefining school. Jennifer's chapter covers the founding of MARS and how AI is driving a revolution in hybrid education.

A blueprint for leaving behind outdated systems and building the future. One student, one spark, and one Lumari at a time. The founding year at MARS Microschool.
Whether you're exploring AI through a single course or ready to enroll full-time, MARS meets you where you are.
INNOVATE · CREATE · PIONEER
A technology-forward microschool for secondary students. We're not just preparing students for the future—we're building it with them through AI, robotics, and project-based learning.
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