Pilot OverviewA first initiative of The Celeste Project
About EyeRise Quest
Pilot Overview
This overview is designed for parents, mentors, supporters, advisors, funders, and potential partners who want to understand the purpose, pilot model, and future direction of EyeRise Quest.
EyeRise Quest is the flagship initiative of The Celeste Project: a youth-to-workforce AI builder pathway beginning with promising 7th–9th grade students from underserved communities and designed to support learners through graduation.
Students build technology confidence by creating real digital tools, learning builder logic, using AI responsibly, generating project proof, and connecting each skill to future pathways in AI, data, cybersecurity, automation, entrepreneurship, college programs, certifications, internships, apprenticeships, and careers.
First Pilot — Entry Experience
Builder Lab Foundations
The first EyeRise Quest pilot is a 4-week entry experience for 7th–9th grade students. Students complete beginner-friendly AI and technology builder missions, create a working mini tool, generate project proof, and begin seeing how their skills connect to future pathways. The pilot is designed to test the first stage of a longer student journey that can continue through graduation.
Wellness-Informed Purpose
EyeRise Quest is not a clinical mental health tool. It is a wellness-informed learning experience designed to support confidence, agency, future visibility, and belonging. For students who may not always see clear pathways beyond their current environment, building something real can help shift the question from "Is this for me?" to "What can I build next?"
- Builds confidence through visible progress
- Strengthens agency through student choice
- Encourages future thinking through personalized pathways
- Supports belonging by showing students that technology can be for them
- Creates mentor-ready proof that students can share with their support circle
Youth-to-Workforce Pathway
EyeRise Quest is designed as a long-term pathway. The 4-week pilot is the first stage. Future stages can grow with students through graduation.
1. Discover
Grades 7–9
Students build confidence, explore AI and technology, complete beginner-friendly builder missions, and create their first project proof.
2. Develop
Grades 9–10
Students deepen skills through AI Builder Foundations, Python-style tools, creative AI, responsible technology, and guided project practice.
3. Demonstrate
Grades 10–11
Students build stronger portfolio projects, participate in showcases, receive mentor feedback, and connect their work to real-world use cases.
4. Launch
Grades 11–12
Students prepare for internships, certifications, apprenticeships, college pathways, employer exposure, entrepreneurship, and future careers.
Future corporate and community partners may support mentorship, speakers, project review, equipment and software access, curriculum input, student showcases, and internship and career pathway guidance. Partnerships are not yet confirmed.
Future Vision
EyeRise Quest is being designed so students can eventually save their mini tools, use them again, share them with their support circle, and access selected projects even when internet access is limited.
Future versions can expand dynamic Path Cards into saved student portfolios, shareable Future Builder Cards, generated vision images, mentor dashboards, and deeper AI, data, cybersecurity, automation, and Python pathways across the full Discover → Develop → Demonstrate → Launch journey.
4-Week Entry Pathway
Geography
The first pilot is being designed for the Triangle area of North Carolina, with proximity to universities, RTP-area technology companies, community organizations, and potential future sponsors.
Help Test EyeRise Quest
Try the first build, then share quick feedback to help improve the pilot.