Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning Course for Kids & Teens

Python is the platform on which students will learn how to build, train and test machine learning algorithms (AI). Through industry-standard tools like PyTorch and using the equally ubiquitous interactive development environment VScode, students will learn how the incredibly powerful AI models like ChatGPT or Google Gemini are made, as well as the background and theory that allows AI to be designed and trained. They’ll also learn valuable data analysis and visualisation tools.

Programming is problem solving incarnate – students will learn the skills that are the foundation of maths, science and logic through interactive, challenging and rewarding projects. They’ll also learn some astronomy too – written by an astrophysicist, the projects connect real and fascinating concepts, like the Earth’s motion around the Sun or the brightness of a quasar, to the abstract statistics that AI are actually based on.

This course will help your child learn how to learn; building skills and confidence in assimilating information and building knowledge, as well as develop problem solving and critical thinking skills that usually won’t be taught until university. All of these will help your child throughout the rest of their education and beyond, in addition to the scientific knowledge also taught in this course.

At Software Academy, you’ll also have the option to get your child certified through three levels of NCFE accredited qualifications; Level 1 Award, Level 2 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma.

Understanding the terminology, theory and application of machine learning in building AI will give your child access to the growing AI techspace, allowing them to discover a wide range of career paths. Your child will learn complex programming concepts as they learn Python, giving them wider access to coding and data science/analysis careers. They’ll also discover Astrophysics in ways that school doesn’t teach, getting knowledge and insight that will benefit them at school but also open their eyes to a future in STEM.

By completing this camp, students will have a finished project to share with family & friends. But that’s not all! Their project will be seen as a outstanding portfolio piece & considered a great achievement by potential schools, colleges and even employers!
Additionally, by completing a camp, students will achieve 1/2 of the criteria required to get an NCFE accredited qualification, should you choose to get your child officially certified!

This course is designed to be fun and engaging, but alongside teaching coding and science the overall goal is to give your child a stronger understanding of AI. As AI gets more powerful, the lines between reality and convincing fiction are growing more blurred; knowing how AI works will let your child tell the difference, and prepare them for not only living in the future of AI but working at its forefront as an innovator rather than a consumer.