Founders Weekend · September 19–20, 2026 · Sat to Sun
The Weekend Series
Founders School helps teens build $1M+ businesses by graduation. The Weekend Series is our crash course on this.
Completely free, invite-only programs for the most ambitious students.
Find Your Weekend
Three kinds of weekend.
Most students lean one way. Pick the one that sounds like yours.
For the one that wants to earn.
Start a business
They’ve resold the sneakers, and they’ve talked you into things. This weekend they find a real customer and take real money for something they made.
For the one who wants to build.
Build a product
They’re already building. Mods, hardware, half-finished projects open on a laptop. This weekend they build one properly with AI, and finish it — working, and in someone else’s hands by Sunday.
For the one who wants to be heard.
Build an audience
They’re filming already, usually for an audience of nobody. This weekend they make something people actually find, and learn how it travels.
Upcoming WeekendsEvery weekend
Every weekend
we have dates for.
Soonest first. The first Build Weekend is in New York this September, and both weekends then run across the country in October, at Alpha School campuses from Boston to San Francisco.
Build Weekend · September 25 to 27, 2026 · Fri to Sun
Build Weekend NYC
New York City — venue shared with accepted familiesFounders Weekend · October 2–4, 2026 · Fri to Sun
Founders Weekend US
Alpha School locations · 10 citiesApplications open
Apply NowAustin
Alpha Austin Campus
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Alpha Boston Campus
Apply NowChicago
Alpha Chicago Campus
Apply NowLos Angeles
Alpha Santa Monica Campus
Apply NowMiami / South Florida
Alpha Miami Campus
Apply NowNashville
Alpha Nashville Campus
Apply NowNew York
Alpha New York Campus
Apply NowSan Francisco
Alpha San Francisco Campus
Apply NowSeattle
Alpha Kirkland Campus
Apply NowWashington, DC
Alpha Chantilly Campus
Build Weekend · October 23–25, 2026 · Fri to Sun
Build Weekend US
Alpha School locations · 10 citiesApplications open
- Apply Now
Austin
Alpha Austin Campus - Apply Now
Boston
Alpha Boston Campus - Apply Now
Chicago
Alpha Chicago Campus - Apply Now
Los Angeles
Alpha Santa Monica Campus - Apply Now
Miami / South Florida
Alpha Miami Campus - Apply Now
Nashville
Alpha Nashville Campus - Apply Now
New York
Alpha New York Campus - Apply Now
San Francisco
Alpha San Francisco Campus - Apply Now
Seattle
Alpha Kirkland Campus - Apply Now
Washington, DC
Alpha Chantilly Campus
Want a weekend we haven’t dated yet?
Tell us which one and where you are — new weekends go where the most families ask for them.
The Bigger PictureLoved the weekend?
Loved the weekend?
Our students do this every day.
The series is a taste of Founders School, the high school where the same loop runs all year: real businesses, real customers, and a real path to $1 million by graduation.
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