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 Orange County, 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 & Robotics Camp
Middle School · $125–$620/wk
Students design, build, and program robots, learn AI fundamentals like machine learning, automation, and smart decision-making, and gain experience in 3D…
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…
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…
Btree Code Academy - AI & Machine Learning Coding Summer Camp
High School · $475/wk
Students learn AI and machine learning fundamentals, build chatbots, and train AI systems to play games using the Orange Data Mining tool, requiring…
Bytes & Bots AI & Machine Learning Camp
Middle School · $300–$350/wk
Students delve into artificial intelligence and machine learning through hands-on projects, exploring concepts like neural networks, data analysis, and…
Club SciKidz Orange County - Jr. AI and Chat Bot
Middle School · $425–$499/wk
Elementary and middle school students learn core concepts of Machine Learning and AI through visual programming and specialized tools, creating…
iD Tech Camps - AI and Machine Learning
High School · $1,199/wk
Students explore AI and machine learning, building neural networks, training image recognition models, and integrating ChatGPT into Python programs to…
Minecraft EDU - AI Computer Science Camp
Middle School · $249/wk
Campers learn coding, computational thinking, and artificial intelligence through immersive gameplay in Minecraft Education, programming AI agents and…
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