Foundation + Mental Model

Block breakdown

What each session covers. Tier pills show when AI is off (A), foundation (B), or AI-default (C).

1. A C

   A — Opening

   15 min

   Students understand what the Tour is, feel welcomed, and see AI used once before any teaching begins.

2. B

   B — AI/LLM Mental Model

   30 min

   Students can explain context window, tokens, and hallucination in their own words.

3. B

   C — Vibe Coding Mindset

   25 min

   Students can articulate the difference between manual coding and vibe coding, and when each is appropriate.

4. C

   D — Live Demo: Claude Desktop vs Claude Code

   30 min

   Students have seen both surfaces and understand when each fits.

5. B C

   E — Reading Skills for the AI Age

   15 min

   Students know both traditional and AI-assisted ways to understand an unfamiliar tool.

6. A

   F — Wrap

   5 min

   Students know what's next and what to do before Session 2.

7. B C

   A — Recap + Markdown + Idea Brainstorm

   17 min

   Students understand markdown basics and have started thinking about project ideas.

8. B C

   B — Terminal Essentials

   30 min

   Students can navigate the filesystem and create/move files using core commands, and know to ask Claude for complex ones.

9. B C

   C — Git Setup + Basics

   35 min

   Students have git configured, understand the core workflow, and can use Claude for commit messages.

10. B

    D — Editor & Workflow Choice

    15 min

    Students understand editor options and know editor choice isn't permanent.

11. B C

    E — Hands-on: First Contributions

    20 min

    Students have a personal repo and have opened a PR to the Tour Repo.

12. A

    F — Wrap

    5 min

    Students know homework and feel a sense of progress.