What actually happens in week one of a NASCA cohort
Forty-eight people, six tracks, one Monday. A first-hand account of what week one looks like — from the inside, with names changed only where requested.
9:30 IST. The first link goes live. Forty-eight people from seven countries log in within four minutes of each other. We have done this twelve times now and the first hour still has the same texture: nervous laughter, one camera that won't turn on, a teacher in Riyadh who joined from her car.
Week one is not a curriculum. Week one is a contract. We promise three things and ask for one back. The promises: every session will be live, every project will be real, every certificate will be co-signed by the World STEM Federation. The ask: ship something, in public, by Friday of week five.
By Friday of week one, every cohort-mate has named the project they will build. A teacher in Pune is rebuilding a Grade 7 history unit with AI as a co-planner. A Grade 10 student in Florida is shipping a tutoring agent for her younger brother. A principal in Dubai is drafting the AI policy his board will see in week six. None of this is hypothetical. By Sunday they have all started.
That is week one. Week two is when the real work starts.
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Two 90-minute live sessions per week, recorded, with cohort-mates from your timezone.
Yes. You retain access for the rest of the calendar year and can resume in any future cohort at no extra cost.
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