The AI Access Project

Free AI literacy for students & teachers

AI is already in the classroom. Knowing how to use it shouldn't depend on your zip code.

We teach middle schoolers, high schoolers and teachers in under-resourced communities how AI works, how to use it well, and how to stay safe with it. The digital literacy gap is becoming an income gap. We're working to close it.

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Sample activity · Ask, then check

Can you trust the answer?

Student asksWho invented the telephone?
AI answersAlexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876.
  • Find one other source that agrees.
  • Ask: was anyone else working on this too?
  • Notice what the AI left out.
An example of the kind of hands-on check students practice in our sessions.

Impact so far

From a school in Odisha, India to classrooms in New York and Maryland.

30teachers trained at Hariharananda Balashram, Odisha
300+students those teachers reach every day
200students taught directly in New York and Maryland
6sites across 3 partner organizations

Programs

Three ways we teach

Every session is built around who is in the room, and any program can be adapted for people who speak English as a second language.

For teachers

Educator training

A six-session course that gives teachers the skills to use AI in lesson planning and the classroom, building toward Google's Gemini Certified Educator exam.

For youth

Session series

A 5–6 session series on what AI is, how to use it, and how to use it safely.

For middle & high school

Workshops

Hands-on workshops that introduce middle and high school students to AI and how to use it responsibly.

What we teach

The basics everyone needs now

How AI works

What a chatbot is actually doing, in plain language, without the hype.

Using it well

Asking clear questions and getting useful help with schoolwork and projects.

Checking its work

AI makes mistakes with confidence. Students learn to verify before they trust.

Staying safe

What not to share, how to protect your privacy, and where AI can be unfair.

Partners

Who we work with

  • Commit2Change India
  • Hariharananda Balashram Odisha
  • Girls Inc. Capital Region NY
  • Girls Inc. Schenectady NY
  • SciTech2U Maryland

Founder

Ahana Gandhi

I'm a student researcher who studies how people come to trust AI. As AI spreads, the digital literacy gap is widening income inequality.

I started The AI Access Project to teach the people most likely to be left out: students in under-resourced schools, and the teachers who shape their classrooms.

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We work with schools, youth organizations and nonprofits. Fill out a short form and we'll reach out to set up an intro call.

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