A new, A.I.-powered private school has unveiled its summer camp program.
And the activities ain’t tie-dying and scavenger hunts.
The Alpha School’s day camp in the Hamptons promises “life skills” for its youngsters — including “preparing and serving omakase and building a giant Trojan horse which will be burned in a bonfire on the beach.”
We’re told the nine-week Baby Burning Man costs $4,500 a week, which adds up to $40,500 for the summer — a sum to make your eyes water worse than stray sunscreen.
For those whose summer camp just took them kayaking and didn’t provide them with an omakase course, that would be the Japanese chef’s tasting menu known for its artful presentation and seasonal ingredients.
And if you’re not sure that building a Trojan horse is a life skill, just wait until your kids are ravaged by a ten-year siege and desperate to breach an ancient city wall.
“It’s absurd,” sniffed a mom, who noted that a good sleepaway camp costs around $15,000 in New York.
The Alpha School, which uses no teachers, has no homework, and has earned a fan in hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, says that it can use A.I. to teach kids a full day’s worth of learning in just two hours.
And the camp uses similar methods.
“Every morning starts with personalized academics tailored to their level and pace, all done by lunch,” says the camp’s site, “Every afternoon opens up into hands-on workshops where kids build, move, pitch, create, and do things that seem impossible.”
The chain of private and charter schools was founded in Austin, Texas in 2014 and opened its campus in downtown Manhattan’s Financial District last fall.
Tuition can run to $65,000 a year.
