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About Ithaca
Our Mission
Ithaca empowers young people to explore the future and supports the next generation to take on responsibility in this fast-evolving world.
We help teens explore the future.
We guide students through real-world projects where they learn by building, testing, collaborating, and presenting. They can discover their strengths, interests, and a direction that is truly their own.
At Ithaca, students are not passive learners. They are project owners.
We use Project-Based Learning (PBL) to connect learning with real-world problems and challenges, and to develop practical skills that traditional academics alone cannot fully cover.
We value social impact and AI ethics.
Students learn how to use AI responsibly, cite properly, and build work that can be explained and defended through transparent review and public showcase formats.
Learning Pathway
Ithaca offers a long-term learning pathway, progressing from foundational and tool literacy to advanced engineering and AI projects. Students build real systems through design, testing, iteration, and presentation, preparing them for University-level challenges, competitions, and future academic pathways.
Maker → Rocket Lab → Engineering Systems → Drone Lab → EV Challenge / AI Camp
How We Teach
We teach through a studio-style, project-based model where students learn by building. Each cohort works in small teams with clear weekly milestones, structured mentoring, and frequent technical reviews. Our consistent workflow—define the problem, design, build, test, iterate, and present—helps students develop not only hands-on competence, but also the ability to document decisions and communicate results with clarity.
Ethics & Integrity
We hold a high bar for safety, academic honesty, and responsible technology use. Students are taught to cite sources properly, document AI-assisted work transparently, and maintain design logs that can be reviewed through demonstrations and Q&A. In the workshop, we enforce risk-tiered tool training and supervision, allowing students to build ambitious projects while learning professional standards and safe practices.
DECAB Competency Map
DECAB is our competency framework for tracking growth across five dimensions:
- Design & Principles
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Programming
- Application of math and physics
- Business, Collaboration & Communication
We use DECAB to set clear learning targets, differentiate instruction, and ensure students develop balanced capability: Technical Depth, Applied Reasoning, and Real-World Execution.
Student Outcomes
Portfolio-Ready Deliverables
AI Literacy with Responsibility
Engineering & Systems Thinking
Students graduate with tangible artifacts, including prototype demos, project reports, and presentation materials that can be showcased at school, in competitions, and for applications.
Engineering & Systems Thinking
AI Literacy with Responsibility
Engineering & Systems Thinking
From building and testing to iteration, students develop the habit of reasoning with structure, constraints, and real-world tradeoffs.
AI Literacy with Responsibility
AI Literacy with Responsibility
AI Literacy with Responsibility
Students learn to use AI tools effectively and ethically, with proper citation, process documentation, and defensible decision-making.
Business & Validation Mindset
Business & Validation Mindset
AI Literacy with Responsibility
Teams practice problem definition, user understanding, and basic business logic: learning how value is created and communicated.
Collaboration & Leadership
Business & Validation Mindset
Communication & Pitch Skills
Through team roles and real deadlines, students build collaboration habits that traditional classroom settings often cannot replicate.
Communication & Pitch Skills
Business & Validation Mindset
Communication & Pitch Skills
Students present clearly under time pressure, handle questions, and learn how to tell a coherent story from problem to solution.
Team & Mentors
Mr. Joshua Wang
Ms. Kristen Perry
Mr. Joshua Wang
Founder & Principal
Mr. Joshua Wang was an editorial writer of leading business media, adjunct professor at universities.
Mr. Jadyn Wu
Ms. Kristen Perry
Mr. Joshua Wang
Dean of Education & Technology
Focusing on AI and Engineering Education for Youth
Ms. Kristen Perry
Ms. Kristen Perry
Ms. Kristen Perry
Mentor of Business Module
Ms. Kristen Perry is a founder, educator, and investor who focuses on supporting entrepreneurs looking to tackle complex global challenges.
Mr. Grant Bourne
Ms. Kristen Perry
Ms. Kristen Perry
EV Program Lead & Coach
Race Driver
2025 Pirelli GT4 Champion