Design and fabricate
Use CAD, CNC tools, wood joinery, metal fabrication, welding, laser cutting, plasma, mill, and 3D printing skills.
Kennedy Institute of Technology & Engineering
Build it. Code it. Make it real.
KITE:AI is Kennedy High School's technology and engineering program for students ready to work with robotics, fabrication, computer science, and artificial intelligence through hands-on projects.
Fabrication
Engineering
Computer Science & AI
What KITE is
A project-based STEM pathway for students who want to create.
KITE:AI brings together traditional technology skills and emerging AI learning. Students design, build, program, test, revise, and present work that connects classroom learning to real technical practice.
The program is built around real-world problem solving, guided faculty mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate with classmates who share an interest in engineering and computer science.
What students do
From shop tools to software, students learn by making.
KITE students build technical confidence through robots, databases, apps, websites, CAD, wiring, Java, C#, C++, 3D CAD, and project management. The work is practical, collaborative, and connected to where technology is headed next.
Code real applications
Build from introductory computer science into Java, IB Computer Science, full-stack development, game development, and databases.
Engineer working systems
Work with electronics, robotics, C++ programming, wiring, and iterative problem solving in a hands-on environment.
Collaborate and present
Students describe teamwork, peer learning, project management, internships, and events such as the AI Prompt-A-Thon.
KITE:AI specializations
Choose a pathway, then build across disciplines.
Students can focus through Fabrication, Engineering, or Computer Science while still seeing how modern technical work connects across tools, code, design, and AI.
FAB
Fabrication
Fabrication 1 & Fabrication 2
- CAD Design
- CNC Tooling/Usage/Maintenance
- Wood Joinery
- Metal Fabrication
- Welding
ENG
Engineering
Engineering 1 & Engineering 2
- C++ Programming
- CAD Design/Certification
- Electronics
- Robotics
- CNC Tooling (Laser/Plasma/Mill/3D Printing)
CS
Computer Science & AI
Computer Science 1 & Computer Science 2, with AI used intentionally as a learning tool for problem solving, prototyping, debugging, and understanding how modern software is built.
- Introduction to CS
- AP Computer Science A (Java)
- IB Computer Science SL & HL
- Full Stack Application Development
- Game Development
- AI-supported coding, research, and design workflows
Student stories
Student stories show what KITE makes possible.
Computer Science + internships + Princeton
"I've learned more practical skills for my future career in Computer Science than in my previous 3 years."
Outcomes
Students carry KITE into college, internships, and technical communities.
KITE students have continued their academic journeys at universities including MIT, Princeton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Harvard, UC San Diego, Stanford, Cal State Long Beach, and UC Irvine.
Ready to start?
Apply to KITE:AI and start building the future by building something real.
Questions? Contact kite@auhsd.us.