Peninsula Builders Study Group
New AI tools are dropping every week. Bookmarks are piling up. “To-be-studied” lists are growing faster than we can keep up with.
Sound familiar?
Peninsula Builders Study Group is a local initiative for students and developers of the Peninsula area who want to stop meaning to learn and start actually doing it—together.
There’s no pressure to be an expert, and no bootcamp intensity. Just a consistent habit, a room full of curious people, and the accountability that comes from showing up.
How it works
We meet every two weeks on Tuesdays from 6:00–7:30 PM at CNU. Sessions are a mix of focused study and group discussion.
Things to bring
Laptop
Earphones/headphones
Session details
🕕 Study time: 6:05 PM – 7:05 PM
🤝 Networking time: 7:05 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Christopher Newport University (Luter 170)
🔁 Frequency: Bi-weekly (Tuesdays)
💬 Join Slack: Fill Google Form
Directions
Park in the visitor spots in front of Trible Library. From there, take the first right onto the brick path (on your right if you’re facing the library), walk past the Freeman Center, and take the first left. Luter 170 is in the rightmost wing of the Luter Hall building, you’ll see a sign on the door.
Roadmap (optional structure we’re following)
AI Fluency + Claude 101 (start here)
Building with the Claude API
Intro to MCP + MCP Advanced
Claude Code in Action + Coursera module
Practice questions + scenario walkthroughs
Anti-patterns review
You are welcome to study on anything else too. The goal is the habit, not the syllabus.
🤝 Organizers & partners
Organizers
The AI Collective Hampton Roads
Platinum partners
Bronze partners
Our parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 200,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
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