The Inventor's Lab 5-day Camp

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am to Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

5301 Wilkinson Blvd | Charlotte

The Willis Academy
Publisher/HostThe Willis Academy
The Inventor's Lab 5-day Camp
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In this cutting-edge camp, kids use Google AI Studio + Gemini as their Creative Intern to build working apps — no coding experience required
About this Event

The Future isn’t Typed. It’s Imagined.

Does your child have big ideas but gets frustrated by the "typing" part of coding? Welcome to the world of Vibe Coding.

In this cutting-edge 5-day intensive, students won't just learn to use AI—they will use it as their Creative Intern to build real, working apps. Using Google AI Studio and the power of Gemini, we remove the barrier of complex syntax and replace it with Natural Language Logic. If they can describe it, they can build it.


Weekly Mission: From Sketch to App Store

Over 35 hands-on hours, our "AI Inventors" will go through the full lifecycle of a 2026 developer:

  • Day 1: The Blueprint. Turning paper sketches into digital interfaces using Build Mode.
  • Day 2: AI Eyes. Teaching their app to "see" and identify objects using computer vision.
  • Day 3: Digital Personality. Designing the "soul" of their AI—making it funny, wise, or heroic.
  • Day 4: Secret Missions. Connecting their app to the real world (emails, weather, and tasks).
  • Day 5: The Grand Launch. Deploying a live URL to share with family and friends!

Why "Vibe Coding"?

Traditional coding camps spend all week teaching kids where to put a semicolon. We spend all week teaching kids how to think. * High Agency: Kids stay in the "flow state" by seeing results instantly.

  • Professional Tools: We use the same Google AI Studio environment used by Silicon Valley engineers.
  • Safety First: A core part of our curriculum is "AI Ethics"—teaching kids how to use AI responsibly, safely, and kindly.

Event Photos
Morning Kickoff

🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Morning Kickoff: Unplugged "Human Neural Net" logic game.
Build Session 1

🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Build Session 1: Drafting the core "Vibe" and UI layout in AI Studio.
Lunch/Outdoor Break

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch/Outdoor Break: "Analog Reset" at a local park.
Build Session 2

🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Build Session 2: Integrating advanced AI features (Vision or Actions)
Demo Blast

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Demo Blast: Students present one functional breakthrough to the cohort.
Daily Wrap-Up

🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Daily Wrap-Up: Cleanup and reflection in the Inventor’s Sketchbook
Dismissal

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Dismissal
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

5301 Wilkinson Blvd, 5301 Wilkinson Boulevard, Charlotte, United States

Tickets

USD 60.00 to USD 500.00

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