Case study · Program delivery

AI High

Free weekly online workshops empowering Australian high school girls and gender-diverse students through games, digital art, programming and tech skills.

Telstra Foundation x Girl Geek Academy

We’re looking for partners to fund AI High’s next chapter. Here’s what we’ve delivered so far.

About the program
AI High — students learning technology

What we delivered

Who

Australian high school girls & gender-diverse students

Format

Weekly online workshops + secure community forum

Focus

Games, digital art, programming, AI and emerging tech

Partner

Sponsored by the Telstra Foundation

Teach AI to build and question — not just use

Each session ran in a secure forum space where members connected, asked questions, and built friendships alongside their skills. No experience needed — join anytime.

Women and girls shape the technology that shapes their lives. AI High gives young women tech power at the school-to-industry pipeline.

Example session topics

  • Getting started with 3D modelling
  • Fireside chats with industry professionals
  • Coding a password generator
  • Making games with PowerPoint
  • Coding a chatbot

Watch AI High & Microsoft Mondays

Workshop sessions and the Microsoft Mondays partnership that seeded this community.

  • Microsoft Mondays — Girl Geek Academy × Microsoft AI series
  • AI High — Hustlers career workshop
  • AI High — Learning 3D art
  • AI High — Learning to make pixel art

The AI High team

  • Sarah Moran

    Founder & Developer

  • Lisy Kane

    Founder & Developer

  • Leura Smith

    Host & Developer

  • Cherie Tan

    Learning Designer