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What Will Your Child
Build With AI?
An 8-week hands-on AI programme where young people turn ideas into real projects, build a digital portfolio and present their work at Demo Day.
Your child already lives in a world shaped by AI. FutureLabs helps them move beyond consuming technology — and start using it to create something of their own.
Ages 8–21 · No previous AI experience required
AI IS THE TOOL.
CREATING IS THE SKILL.
Why FutureLabs
AI Is the Tool. Creating Is the Skill.
AI is changing how we learn, work and build.
The advantage won't belong only to the people who know how to use AI. It will belong to the people who know what to do with it.
FutureLabs teaches young people how to take an idea, direct AI, solve problems and turn their thinking into something real.
Create
Turn ideas into real projects.
Build
Use AI to make things that work.
Solve
Apply technology to genuine problems.
Present
Explain, defend and showcase their work.
The Big Idea
This isn't a course they watch.
No videos to sit through. No worksheets to fill in.
They build, experiment, solve problems and present.
Most young people already use AI every day. Very few have been shown how to direct it — how to take an idea and turn it into a website, an app, a business or a campaign that stands up in front of real people.
FutureLabs teaches young people to use AI to turn ideas into real things. Same tools. Completely different relationship with them.
Programmes
Find Their Programme.
AI Explorers
Ages 8–11Discover what AI can do. Start creating.
Introduce young learners to AI through creativity, experimentation and playful problem-solving.
- AI basics
- Creativity
- Digital confidence
- Safe AI use
- Experimentation
AI Creators
Ages 12–14Turn ideas into creative projects.
Young people learn to use AI to create, design, experiment and solve problems.
- Prompting
- Creative AI
- Design
- Video
- Digital projects
- Problem-solving
AI Innovators
Ages 15–17Build real projects. Start thinking like a founder.
Students use AI to create products, websites, automations and business ideas — then learn how to pitch them.
- AI tools
- Product creation
- Websites
- Automation
- Entrepreneurship
- Pitching
AI Entrepreneurs
Ages 18–21Use AI to build ideas, businesses and your future career.
Develop commercially useful AI skills while exploring entrepreneurship, product development, marketing and future career opportunities.
- AI entrepreneurship
- Product development
- Marketing
- Automation
- Business strategy
- Future careers
What students build
Don't Just Learn AI. Build With It.
In eight weeks, students take an idea from first thought to finished project.
Depending on their age and pathway, they might build:
A Website
Turn an idea into a real digital experience.
An App
Prototype a solution to a genuine problem.
A Business
Develop an idea into a brand, offer and pitch.
A Campaign
Create branding, content and marketing with AI.
A Creative Project
Create images, video, stories and digital experiences.
An AI System
Build workflows that solve real problems.
The 8-week journey
From Idea to Something They Can Show.
This isn't eight weeks of theory.
It's eight weeks of building.
- 01
Discover
Understand AI and learn how to use it intelligently.
- 02
Think
Find problems, opportunities and ideas worth exploring.
- 03
Create
Turn ideas into concepts, content and early prototypes.
- 04
Build
Use AI to turn the concept into something real.
- 05
Solve
Test the project against a genuine problem.
- 06
Launch
Put the work in front of real people.
- 07
Refine
Use feedback to improve the idea and the presentation.
- 08
Demo Day
Stand behind the work and present it to a real audience.
They don't just finish a course. They finish with something they built.
Student outcomes
What they'll leave with.
AI Confidence
Understand how to use AI intelligently and responsibly.
Real Projects
Build things they can actually demonstrate.
Creative Skills
Learn to turn ideas into experiences.
Problem-Solving
Use technology to tackle real challenges.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Learn how ideas become opportunities.
Future Direction
Understand where AI is creating new possibilities.
The FutureLabs Portfolio
Don't Leave With Just a Certificate.
Every student builds a digital portfolio that shows what they can actually do.
Their portfolio can grow to include:
- Projects
- Creative work
- AI skills
- Business ideas
- Presentations
- Certificates
- Achievements
The portfolio becomes evidence of capability they can carry into future education, applications and opportunities.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Alex Morgan
For successful completion of the FutureLabs AI Academy Programme
FutureLabs Demo Day
Build Something Worth Showing.
Eight weeks of ideas, experiments, mistakes, improvements and building come down to one moment: Demo Day.
Students present what they've created, explain the thinking behind it and answer questions from a real audience.
This isn't the end of a course. It's the moment their work becomes theirs.
- Parents
- Schools
- Mentors
- Businesses
- Community leaders
Future careers
Whatever Comes Next, They'll Know How to Build.
AI is already changing business, medicine, engineering, sport, design, media and science.
FutureLabs isn't trying to predict exactly what your child will become. We're helping them develop the confidence and practical ability to create in a world where the tools keep changing.
For parents
Give Your Child More Than an AI Course.
Your child is growing up in a world where AI will shape almost every industry. The question isn't whether they'll encounter it. It's whether they'll know how to use it intelligently — and create with it.
FutureLabs gives them a structured environment to experiment, build, solve problems and develop confidence with technology.
- Practical skills
- Creative confidence
- Problem-solving
- Entrepreneurial thinking
- Responsible AI use
- A portfolio of real work
- Presentation experience
Imagine your child saying
“I built this.”
Instead of: “I completed a course.”
Peace of mind
Age-appropriate learning
Content and tools matched carefully to each age group.
Responsible AI
Students learn where AI helps, where it doesn't, and why it matters.
Safe learning environment
Structured sessions, small groups, clear boundaries.
Mentor-led sessions
Mentors who use these tools professionally every week.
Practical projects
Learning anchored to something real they are making.
Clear outcomes
You'll always know what your child is working towards.
Parent enquiry
Find the Right Programme.
Tell us a little about your child and we'll recommend the right pathway, with dates and fees.
For schools
Bring AI Building Into Your School.
AI Workshops
Half-day and full-day practical experiences.
After-School Programmes
Structured AI education delivered across a term.
AI Innovation Days
Students use AI to tackle real-world challenges.
Teacher Programmes
Help educators understand and use AI effectively.
School enquiry
Talk to FutureLabs.
Corporate partners
Invest in the Next Generation of AI Builders.
FutureLabs gives companies a practical way to support young people developing the skills they'll need in an AI-powered economy.
Corporate partners can support students, programmes and communities while building meaningful relationships with the next generation of talent.
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weeks from first session to Demo Day
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real project built by every student
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pathways spanning ages 8 to 21
Community Partner
Support students in your local community.
Future Partner
Support an entire programme, from first session to Demo Day.
Founding Partner
Become a strategic partner in the growth of FutureLabs.
Partnership enquiry
Explore Partnership.
Voices
What Changes When They Start Building?
“I came in thinking AI was just something you type into. I left with a website I actually built, and I presented it to a room full of people.”
“The change in confidence was the surprise. He talks about ideas now instead of apps. That's worth far more than the eight weeks.”
“Engagement was the highest we've seen from an external programme, and our staff came away with a genuine understanding of how to use these tools.”
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Don't Just Prepare Them for the Future.
Give Them the Tools to Build It.
Your child's future will be shaped by technology. Give them the confidence to shape technology too.