Your Big Idea Starts Here
31 Oct – 12 Dec · Saturdays 10am–12pm UK · Live online
AI INNOVATORS PROGRAMME | AGES 14–24 | LIVE ONLINE
Your Big Idea Starts Here
31st Oct - 12th December
Saturdays, 10:00am–12:00pm GMT
8 weeks
Live online
Expert mentors
Build Your Own AI Project
Turn a bold idea into an AI agent, workflow or prototype in eight exciting weeks. Work with experts and mentors using AI in business and social impact, build a real-world project in an age-aligned team and graduate with something you can proudly show.
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Discover how AI agents and smart workflows work.
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Choose a real problem and understand who it affects.
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Generate ideas, test assumptions and design a solution.
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Build and improve an AI agent, workflow or prototype.
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Work in a team with students in a similar age group, supported by experts and mentors.
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Pitch your finished project at the AI Innovators Showcase.
AI is changing how ideas become real. This is your chance to understand it, question it and use it responsibly to create something useful, imaginative and entirely your own.
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CREST Silver Award Path
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No coding experience required
Experts and mentors
Real-world projects
Optional CREST Silver Pathway
Final showcase
Digital Passport
Choose a Challenge Worth Solving
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Build for people, planet, learning, community or prosperity. You might help protect wildlife, improve wellbeing, reimagine education, support a neighbourhood or make everyday life work better.
What You’ll Walk Away With
A completed AI-powered project
A portfolio story that shows how you think and build
A Digital Passport record of your project and skills
A Digital Camp certificate
Real evidence of creativity, teamwork, communication and problem-solving
The confidence to talk about AI with purpose, not just prompts
Prepare for Bigger Opportunities
Your project can become more than a final presentation. We help eligible students shape stronger evidence, prototypes and pitches for future competitions and showcases.
Students aged 18+ can prepare sustainability projects that may be developed towards the Stanford Global Sustainability Challenge, subject to its university-enrolment and team eligibility rules.
Eligible UK secondary students can prepare original science, engineering or technology projects for The Big Bang Competition, subject to its age, education and entry rules.
Competition entry, selection and awards are managed independently and are not guaranteed.
Challenge 1: People
How could AI help someone in your community with an everyday problem?
You might build an agent that answers questions, organises information or saves people time.
How could AI help someone in your community with an everyday problem?
You might build an agent that answers questions, organises information or saves people time.
Challenge 2: Planet
How could AI help cut waste, save energy or protect nature?
You might design a tool that tracks, explains or nudges better everyday choices.
How could AI help cut waste, save energy or protect nature?
You might design a tool that tracks, explains or nudges better everyday choices.
Challenge 3: Learning
How could AI make learning fairer, easier or more fun?
You might build a study helper, a revision workflow or a tool that explains hard topics simply.
How could AI make learning fairer, easier or more fun?
You might build a study helper, a revision workflow or a tool that explains hard topics simply.
Challenge 4: Community
How could AI help a local group, charity or club do more?
You might build an agent that handles bookings, answers FAQs or helps volunteers stay organised.
How could AI help a local group, charity or club do more?
You might build an agent that handles bookings, answers FAQs or helps volunteers stay organised.
Meet People Building the Future Now
Work with entrepreneurs, technologists and impact leaders using AI in business and society. Ask questions, receive practical feedback and discover how real projects move from first idea to tested solution.
Mentors will help you understand the challenge, ask better questions, choose your tools, make technical decisions, improve your prototype and prepare your final showcase.
"Every great project starts with a problem worth caring about." - Elena Branet, CEO Digital Camp
Mentors will help you understand the challenge, ask better questions, choose your tools, make technical decisions, improve your prototype and prepare your final showcase.
"Every great project starts with a problem worth caring about." - Elena Branet, CEO Digital Camp
Elena Branet - Founder, Digital Camp
Optional CREST Silver Preparation
Want to take your project further? Follow the optional CREST Silver preparation pathway to investigate a STEM or sustainability challenge, build and test your solution, document your decisions and prepare evidence for a possible submission to the British Science Association’s CREST Silver Award.
The programme includes project templates, evidence tracking and a submission-preparation clinic. Students preparing a full submission must complete independent project work outside the live sessions.
Disclaimer
CREST Awards are assessed independently. Joining the programme does not guarantee an award. Any external application fee is separate unless specifically included.
CREST Awards are assessed independently. Joining the programme does not guarantee an award. Any external application fee is separate unless specifically included.
One Programme. Eight Weeks. A Project You Can Show.
Two age groups, each with students your own age
Ages 14–18
Secondary school track
Build your project and prepare it for the British Science Association's CREST Silver Award.
Ages 18–24
18+ track
Finish with a project ready to submit to the Global Sustainability Challenge, a Stanford-led initiative.
Week by week
Week 1 · 31 Oct
Define your mission
Choose a real problem, who it affects and why it matters.
Week 2 · 7 Nov
Validate your users and workflow
Test your idea with real users and map where AI can help.
Week 3 · 14 Nov
Build your case
Shape your evidence and start your video pitch.
Week 4 · 21 Nov
Finalise your pitch and blueprint
Plan your AI solution. Video pitch due 22 November.
Week 5 · 28 Nov
AI build sprint
Build your AI agent, workflow or prototype with mentors.
Week 6 · 5 Dec
Test, refine and improve
Get feedback, fix what doesn't work and get demo-ready.
Week 7 · 12 Dec
Showcase and Demo Day
Pitch your finished project at the AI Innovators Showcase.
Week 8 · 19 Dec · Optional
Mentor accelerator
Extra mentor time to take your project further.
Every Saturday, 10am–12pm UK, live online. Plus about 2 hours of project work in your own time each week.
INDIVIDUAL PLACE
One student
£400
Early bird £350 until 17 October, then £400
The programme begins on 31 October. Secure your place before the cohort fills.
Is This For You?
You might be wondering if this programme is a good fit for you based on your interests and skill level. If so, here's a handy guide to understanding if you're the kind of person who would get the most out of this programme.
This is for you if you:
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Are aged 14-24
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Care about technology, science, design, the environment or problem-solving
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Want to build something real, not just sit and listen
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Enjoy working with other motivated students
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Are curious about how technology can help planet and people
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Want to build confidence presenting your ideas
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Would like a stronger project story for school, university or future applications
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Want to meet experts and learn how real-world projects are built
You Do NOT need to:
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Be an expert coder
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Already have a finished idea
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Come with a team
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Know exactly what you want to study in the future
Digital Camp is proudly supported by:
What's included?
Live Online Sessions Every Saturday, 10am–12pm UK
Eight weeks of live, hands-on sessions every Saturday, 10am–12pm UK time, taking students from first idea to final showcase. Each session combines expert input, team challenges, project work and reflection.
Expert Mentoring and Project Support
Students are supported by mentors across technology, business, education and social impact, helping them understand the challenge, make decisions, develop their idea and prepare their final pitch.
Team Project in an Age-Aligned Group
Students will work in small teams to investigate a real challenge, choose a direction, divide responsibilities, build their solution and support each other through the full project journey.
Optional CREST Silver Evidence Guidance
The programme is designed to help students gather evidence that can support a nationally recognised Silver CREST Award, including templated research notes, project planning, design decisions, testing, reflections and final presentation materials.
Final Showcase
Across the programme, students learn how to explain their ideas clearly and tell the story behind their project before presenting their project at the online showcase, giving them the chance to practise public speaking, receive feedback and celebrate what they have built with their team.
2 Hours of Guided Project Work Each Week
Between sessions, students spend about 2 hours a week on guided project work with their team, using templates and mentor feedback.
Hands-On AI Agent and Workflow Sessions
Hands-on sessions introduce the tools behind modern AI projects, from AI agents and smart workflows to no-code tools and digital prototyping, each connected back to the team project.
Prototype-Building Activities
Students will turn their ideas into something tangible, such as an AI agent, a smart workflow, an app concept, a dashboard or a presentation-ready demo.
Optional Mentor Clinic on 19 December
An optional mentor clinic on 19 December gives teams extra time to polish their project and plan their next steps.
Completed Project Portfolio
By the end of the programme, students will have a collection of project evidence they can continue developing, use for future job and further study applications, and proudly share with parents, teachers or mentors.
Students Like You Have Already Built Real Projects
At Digital Camp, students do not just learn theory. They build, test, pitch and present real ideas.
Students as young as 14 have worked with expert mentors on ambitious projects, including autonomous lake-cleaning robots, citizen science education apps and clean-energy concepts.
One Digital Camp student team developed a kinetic tile project that generated clean energy from footsteps, worked with mentors from Vodafone and Microsoft, pitched to industry professionals and went on to win £60,000 in funding.
Other students have used their project work to support university applications, interviews and career opportunities with leading organisations.
This is what happens when young people are trusted with real problems and given the right support. Hear more from some of our amazing past students below!
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FAQ
Who is the programme for?
The programme is for students aged 14–24 who want to build something real with AI. There are two tracks, secondary school students and 18+, so everyone works with peers of a similar age. No coding experience is needed: sessions start at beginner level and stretch students who already have experience.
Where does the programme take place?
The programme is fully online. Live sessions run on Saturdays, and joining links are sent to families after booking.
What are the dates?
Saturdays from 31 October to 12 December, 10am–12pm UK time, plus an optional mentor clinic on 19 December.
What will students build?
Students work in teams to build an AI agent, workflow or prototype that tackles a real problem they choose, for people, planet, learning, community or prosperity.
What is the Silver CREST Award?
Silver CREST is a nationally recognised award for STEM project work. Students following the optional pathway gather evidence that can support an application for the award. The programme includes project templates, evidence tracking and a submission-preparation clinic.
Is the Silver CREST Award guaranteed?
Students will gather evidence that can support a Silver CREST Award application, but final approval is subject to the CREST assessment process.
Can parents/guests attend the final showcase?
Yes. Families are welcome to join the online showcase at the end of the programme, where students present their projects and celebrate what they have built.
Are scholarship places available?
Yes. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available, based on motivation, financial need and recommendation. Register your interest through the pre-registration form.
What happens after booking?
After booking, families receive confirmation of their place, followed by the programme information pack with session times, joining links, preparation guidance and next steps.
How much time does it take each week?
A 2-hour live session on Saturday, plus about 2 hours of independent project work during the week.
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About Digital Camp
Digital Camp is an award-winning social enterprise that empowers youth to build skills and projects with impact for the AI economy. Our programmes and platform connects youth and professionals from around the world to accelerate skills and project development.
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