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 Los Angeles, 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…
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) at UCLA - AI for Speech and Imagery
High School · $5,518
High school students explore AI applications in medicine and Hollywood through speech and imagery, engaging in rigorous, hands-on, lab-intensive projects…
UCLA Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) - AI Tracks
High School · $3,150–$4,846
A rigorous three-week pre-college program where high school students engage with specialized tracks in AI, Generative AI, or other computer science topics…
USC Pre-College: Bitcoin and AI
High School · $8,130
High school students investigate emerging financial technologies, grasping Bitcoin's inner workings, preparing for an AI-based economy, and learning to…
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…
Artificial Intelligence and Art (AI & Art) Summer Institute
High School · Pricing varies
High school students explore the possibilities and social impacts of making art with AI software, working with cutting-edge generative AI to develop…
Coding with Kids: Advanced AI Program
Middle/High School · Pricing varies
Students delve into advanced AI concepts, including neural networks and natural language processing, through hands-on projects to build foundational AI…
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp
High School · Pricing varies
A free, twenty-hour introduction to Artificial Intelligence for high school students, featuring instruction on emerging AI technology, capstone project…
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