Small Cohorts
Real mentorship. Real attention.
Small in-person groups capped at around 15 students, so every learner is seen, supported, and guided throughout the program.
AI Labs · Summer Bootcamp
Build with AI —
Build with AI —
From Idea to Launched App
A 2-week in-person bootcamp for students ages 13–16 to build real apps with AI — no prior coding experience required.
Every student builds something new each day and launches a final capstone app live on the internet.
What makes this cohort different
A small, in-person cohort, not a self-paced video.
Three things distinguish Future Wrights from the AI courses parents see advertised online.
Faculty + Practitioners
Taught by educators and builders.
University-affiliated faculty shape the curriculum, while industry practitioners and graduate mentors bring real AI workflows into the room.
Real Shipped Work
Build daily. Launch publicly.
Students create working projects throughout the bootcamp and launch a final capstone app with a real URL on Demo Day.
Day-by-day
Build something new every day.
Build something new every day.
Launch your own app.
Ten sessions, three hours each. A real working project every day — and a capstone you design, build, and launch live by Demo Day. Every student leaves with a portfolio and a live URL.
Week 1 — Learn to Build with AI
Day 1
Mon1
Mon1
What AI really is
Run quick experiments on ChatGPT to see what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and what it gets confidently wrong. Walk out understanding the tool you're about to build with.
Build today: your own AI "stress test."
Day 2
Tue2
Tue2
Your new toolkit
Set up VS Code and GitHub Copilot — the AI coding tools that turn plain-English descriptions into real apps — and build your first working pages.
Build today: a live Birthday Countdown page.
Day 3
Wed3
Wed3
The art of prompting
Learn what separates a frustrating AI session from a magical one, then go head-to-head in a live Prompt Battle.
Build today: a reaction-time game.
Day 4
Thu4
Thu4
From idea to instructions
Turn a vague idea into a clear, step-by-step plan before you build a single thing.
Build today: a "How Well Do You Know Me?" quiz.
Day 5
Fri5
Fri5
Thinking in components
Why does asking for a whole app at once make a mess? Learn to break a project into pieces and build it part by part.
Build today: a clean, working Snake game.
Week 2 — Build & Launch Your Own App
6
When the AI does the work
Discover that Copilot can search the web, run code, and generate data on its own — then learn the real-world skill that matters most: finding and fixing bugs without panicking.
Build today: a Trivia game, built and debugged.
7
Teaching the AI how you work
Stop repeating yourself. Give Copilot the right context and instructions so every build gets faster and better.
Build today: a "Which ___ Are You?" personality quiz.
8
Capstone kickoff + go live
No new concepts — just building. Start your own capstone project. The goal by end of session: a working version, deployed live, with a real URL.
Build today: the first live version of your capstone.
9
Capstone sprint
A full focused build session. Push your capstone further — add features, fix bugs, and polish — with instructors circulating to help you get unstuck.
Build today: a more complete, polished capstone.
10
Demo Day
Present your live app: what you built, why, what was hard, and what you'd do next. Parents arrive. Real demo, real audience, real applause.
Walk away with: a deployed app, a presentation, and a portfolio piece.
A typical day
Three hours, and you're building by minute fifteen.
Each session · 10 AM – 1 PM
~15 min
Warm-up — recap yesterday's project, preview today's build
~1 hour
Concept + mini-builds — learn the idea, then try it right away in quick builds together
~15 min
Break
~1 hr 15
Hands-on project — build the day's project in VS Code with Copilot, with mentors circulating
~15 min
Wrap — demo what you made and set tomorrow's goal
Note: The final three sessions shift to full build sprints — students spend the time building, debugging, and shipping their capstone, with instructors there to unblock rather than lecture.
Bootcamp FAQ
Is a coding background required?
No prior coding required. You build by describing what you want in plain English, and GitHub Copilot — the same AI coding assistant used by professional developers worldwide — helps turn it into real, working code. The skills students practice (clear prompting, planning a build, breaking it into components, and finding and fixing bugs) are exactly what working builders do.
What do students need to bring?
A laptop — Mac or Windows, any modern model. We use Visual Studio Code as our editor, and while it can technically run in a browser on Chromebooks, the desktop version gives students the reliable, professional-grade workflow the bootcamp is built around. Chromebooks aren't ideal — please bring a Mac or Windows laptop. We confirm device details with each applicant on the application form, so if you're unsure whether your laptop will work, just tell us and we'll let you know. If a laptop is a barrier, mention it when you get in touch — we can usually arrange a loaner for the bootcamp duration.
What tools are used?
Students use GitHub Copilot — the same AI coding assistant used by professional developers worldwide — running inside Visual Studio Code. Alongside it, we introduce ChatGPT for planning and brainstorming. All AI tools we use are approved for students 13+ under their terms of service, and each student's account is set up with parental consent captured on the application. Every tool is included in tuition — there's no software fee on top. After camp, students can keep building with GitHub's free Student Developer Pack, so the skills travel home.
Where does it run? Can students from across the GTA attend?
Yes — students from across the GTA are welcome. Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Oakville, and beyond. We pick venues that are transit-accessible (subway and GO Transit), with a real classroom space — not a hotel ballroom.
The venue is 60 Scarsdale Rd, Unit 100, North York, ON M3B 2R7 — a real classroom space in North York, transit-accessible by subway and bus.
What if a student misses a day?
We provide a recap and a 1:1 catch-up session with a mentor. The bootcamp is intensive — we strongly encourage full attendance, but life happens, and we don't penalize for one missed day. Missing more than two days is usually a sign the timing isn't right; we'd rather defer enrollment than rush.
Is parent attendance required or invited?
Not required. Parents are warmly invited to Demo Day on the final day — students give a short pitch and parents try the app each student built, live, in front of the room. The day is loud. There are stakes. It's the moment that makes the whole two weeks make sense.
What's the application process?
A short written application (a few sentences about why the applicant wants to take it and what they'd hope to build), then a short conversation with our program lead. Decisions within two business days. Rolling intake until the cohort fills.
What does it cost?
Tuition for the 2026 launch cohort is $1,299 CAD — a $400 discount off the standard $1,699 rate. This is the price for our first-ever summer cohort, and it covers the full 2-week bootcamp with all materials and tools included. Payment is collected by Interac e-Transfer after we accept your application; we'll send the recipient details with your admission. Need-based scholarships are available; mention this on your application or email us directly.
Refunds & cancellations
All cancellations and refunds are subject to the following policies:
- All cancellations must be made in writing, via email, to Future Wrights Academy at admissions@futurewrights.ai.
- Refunds, less an administrative fee ($100 CAD), will be issued for all cancellations made at least 30 days before your cohort's start date.
- After the 30-day window, no refunds will be provided.
- Pro-rated refunds or credits are not available for days absent.
- Future Wrights Academy reserves the right to cancel a cohort if the minimum enrollment is not met or in the event of exceptional and/or unforeseen circumstances. If we have to cancel a cohort, we will accommodate the student in an alternate cohort, or provide a full refund.
Do you issue a certificate of completion?
We don't. Most short-form AI courses do, and most of those certificates aren't worth much. What students leave with — a deployed app on a real URL, a Demo Day presentation they've delivered, and a portfolio of projects — is harder to fake and more useful in any college application, interview, or real-world setting.
If a verification record is needed for a school program or scholarship, we'll provide one on request, signed by the lead instructor.
What happens after the bootcamp?
The apps each student builds keep running on their public URLs after the bootcamp ends — friends can use them, siblings can use them, students can keep iterating. Many keep building on their capstone or start new projects with the same tools through the school year.
