A 501(c)(3) entrepreneurship & education charity
Poema Institute equips young people ages 14 to 18 with an entrepreneurial mindset and practical skills in AI applications, business planning, and personal finance, grounded in Christian values.
“For we are his workmanship (poiēma), created in Christ Jesus unto good works.” Ephesians 2:10
Our mission
We help teenagers think like founders: to see real needs, create value, steward money wisely, and build useful things, with character formed by a Christian classical education.
What we do
Poema Institute runs two programs: a free online learning program for students, and books and articles for their parents.
A free, self-paced online program for high-school-age students that supplements homeschooling, in the Christian Classical Liberal Arts tradition plus entrepreneurship. Students read carefully chosen texts, guided by AI tutors and overseen by our director.
About Poema Academy →Articles and books by Dr. Ping that help parents understand how their children learn, guide them through high school at home, and prepare them for the AI age.
About our writing →Why it matters
Artificial intelligence is changing work quickly. Many entry-level jobs will be harder to find, while the tools to start a business have never been cheaper or more powerful. A young person who can spot a real need, plan carefully, handle money honestly, and put AI to work will have opportunities that a résumé alone cannot open.
We believe the best preparation is a Christian Classical Liberal Arts education joined to practical entrepreneurship: learning to think clearly, write well, reason mathematically, and act with integrity, then putting those gifts to work in serving others.
From our founder
“In the AI age it will be harder to get a job, but easier to start a business. I believe a Christian Classical Liberal Arts education is the best preparation for it.”
Pingnan Shi, Ph.D. (Dr. Ping), Founder and Director · Read more about us
Our programs cost families nothing. Sponsors make that possible by helping to fund curriculum development, the software and AI tutoring tools our students use, and the books and materials behind each course.
Businesses, churches, foundations and individuals can partner with us. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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