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 Charlotte, NC 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…
A.I. Adventures - Intro to Machine Learning
Middle/High School · $235–$255
Students construct machine learning models using image and text recognition within block-based coding software to build a portfolio of projects.
AI Explorer
Elementary · $295–$350/wk
Children explore how smart technology learns and makes decisions through games, stories, and creative challenges with friendly robots.
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 for Impact Summer Camp
Middle/High School · $649
Students explore AI ethics and leadership, building real-world AI solutions for climate change and economic development through hands-on projects.
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…
AI Startup 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…
Club SciKidz Charlotte South: Junior AI & Chat Bots
Elementary · $425/wk
Students use visual programming tools like Scratch to create personalized chatbots and learn basic algorithms.
UNC Charlotte: Coding: A.I. Designers & Developers/Python Programmers
Middle School · $450/wk
Students learn Python programming to create basic Artificial Intelligence systems and software in a practical, hands-on environment.
AI Explorers Lab
Middle School · Pricing varies · Online
Middle schoolers learn how AI works, train models, build chatbots, and use AI responsibly through hands-on projects, with no coding required.
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