Your child already uses AI every day — here’s how to help them understand and build it. These are our handpicked AI summer camps for Bay Area, CA kids and teens in 2026, most of them live-online and beginner-friendly. Programs marked ★ Featured are our top picks to start with; click any program for details and enrollment.
AI Agent Builder Lab ★ Featured
Middle/High School · $499 · Online
Go from AI user to AI builder in one weekend. A live, online intro where students with no coding experience learn how large language models work and build…
AI Explorers Lab ★ Featured
Middle School · $699 · Online
A live online AI program for middle schoolers in grades 6-8. Across 8 hands-on sessions, students learn how AI works, write smart prompts, train their own…
AI FinTech Lab
High School · $799 · Online
Hands-on lab where students deploy AI agents in financial markets, build a trading bot, and learn why most trading bots fail.
AI Medicine Lab
High School · $799 · Online
Hands-on lab where students train real medical AI models and research crews while learning where medical AI fails — and how to use it responsibly.
AI Research Fellowship
High School · $2,500 · Online
Advanced 1:1 PhD-mentored fellowship where students with AI/Python foundations conduct original AI research and produce a submission-ready paper, with…
iD Tech AI & Machine Learning Camps
High School · $1,199/wk
Students build neural networks, train image recognition models, integrate ChatGPT into Python programs, and develop a machine learning portfolio for…
Stanford AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp
High School · $2,000 · Online
This two-week virtual program introduces high school students to AI in healthcare fundamentals, hands-on research projects, and mentoring activities with…
Stanford CARE Explorers: AI x Precision Health High School Program
High School · $5,500
High school students explore critical health topics and learn to use AI tools to analyze precision health data, focusing on Asian and Asian American…
Startup Launch Lab
Middle/High School · $999 · Online
A live, online 6-week lab where students in grades 8–12 use AI tools, market research, product design, and a simple startup financial model to build an…
UC Berkeley Engineering Summer Machine-learning & AI Research Training (BeSMART)
High School · $7,000
High school students gain foundational skills in data analytics, machine learning, Python programming, and advanced AI applications through lectures,…
Veritas AI - AI Scholars Program
High School · $2,290–$2,490 · Online
Students learn Python and AI fundamentals, including neural networks and natural language processing, to build real-world AI projects with 1:1 mentorship.
AI Scholars Program
High School · Pricing varies · Online
An intensive AI/ML bootcamp designed for high school students to learn the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, coding, and real-world applications…
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