Overview
This is Singapore's first industry-immersion AI literacy programme for school-age children. It is co-designed with host companies, mapped to MOE Responsible AI principles (Agency, Inclusivity, Fairness, Safety), and aligned with National AI Strategy 2.0. The programme is designed and led by Assel Mussagaliyeva-Tang: MoE Singapore School-Industry Partner, SMU affiliate faculty on AI and Digital Transformation, UN International Telecommunication Union Academy partner and instructor on AI x Government (Geneva), and 2025 Women in AI Fellow by EDSAFE AI Alliance (New York).
Every session is facilitated by Assel and tech mentors - computer science students who work regularly with children. We scheduled fireside chat lunchtime discussions with seasoned leaders from top technology companies.
Enrolment is capped at 30 participants for customised learning. Limited needs-based scholarships are available.
Hot lunches and coffee breaks are provided daily and accommodated to all dietary needs. Children aged 5 to 6 are welcome on Hackathon Day (20 June), accompanied by a parent.
Detailed agenda at https://edutechfuture.com
Kids AI Industry Immersion Camp 2026 + AI4Good Hackathon
Singapore's first industry-immersion AI literacy programme for school-age children 16 to 20 June 2026 · Ages 7 to 15 · Limited to 30 participants
Singapore's National AI Strategy 2.0 is explicit: the next generation must be able to work with AI, question it, and build with it responsibly. Most holiday programmes stop at a screen. This one starts where the screen ends.
Kids AI Camp is a five-day school holiday programme that puts children aged 7 to 15 inside real companies, working on real AI applications, mentored by practitioners, and assessed by an industry jury. It is co-designed with confirmed partners across the technology, finance, and energy sectors, mapped to MOE Responsible AI principles (Agency, Inclusivity, Fairness, Safety), and aligned with National AI Strategy 2.0.
This is EDUTech Future's fourth AI4Good hackathon in Singapore, and its most ambitious format to date.
The Programme
Days 1 to 3 follow a consistent rhythm: a sector-specific morning workshop, followed by an afternoon company immersion visit where children meet executives and observe AI at work inside a real organisation. Tracks cover technology, fintech and venture capital, and energy/oil and gas and marine offshore.
Day 4 is entirely screen-free. Teams spend the day at Singapore Botanic Gardens for cross-functional team formation and collaborative challenges, drawing on team-building methodology from the best organisations in the worldL US Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and AWS. No devices. No decks. Just people learning to work together.
Day 5 is Hackathon Day. Children present their AI solutions to a live industry jury. Prizes are awarded for each age category winners. Children aged 5 and 6 join on this day accompanied by a parent.
Two age-differentiated learning tracks run in parallel:
Junior Builders (ages 7 to 11): guided AI exploration, mini-project sprints, age-appropriate tools
Future Makers (ages 12 to 15): prompt engineering, AI ethics, pitch deck design, industry jury evaluation
Curious Explorers (ages 5-6 with parents) TBC if we get 10+ participants in this group.
Why This Belongs in the SGInnovate Community
The children who attend this camp are the future colleagues, founders, and talent pool of Singapore's deep-tech ecosystem. The families in the SGInnovate community understand, better than most, what it means to build something that does not exist yet. This camp is built on the same principle.
Every company visit is a live case study in how an established organisation is navigating AI adoption, where it is succeeding, and where the hard problems remain unsolved. Children leave with more than a certificate. They leave with a working mental model of the industry and the confidence to see themselves inside it.
Programme Details
Dates: 16 to 20 June 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily
Ages: 7 to 15 (full camp); 5 to 6 (Hackathon Day only, with parent)
Cap: 30 participants (full camp); 50 on Hackathon Day
Includes: Hot lunch and coffee breaks daily, all dietary needs accommodated, EDUTech Future digital certificate, proprietary MOE-aligned curriculum document on request
Needs-based scholarships available: 1 full, 2 partial, 3 Hackathon Day seats
Full camp: S$1,300/participant
Full camp, Early Bird (by 25 May): S$1,100/participant
Full camp, Family and Friends (min. 2 to go): S$900/participant
Single industry visit day (Days 1 to 3): S$250/participant
Hackathon Day only (20 June): S$180
Hackathon Day, Family and Friends (min. 2): S$150/participant
*Hackathon Day prices are reduced by 40% thanks to the ACE.SG community partnership.
Schedule
End Date: 20 Jun 2026, Saturday
Kids AI Camp is a 5-day industry immersion programme for children aged 7-15. Day 1-3 open with AI in industry masterclass, followed by an afternoon visit to technology, finance (fintech and accounting), and energy companies. Day 4 is outdoors, and Day 5 is a Family AI Hackathon with the jury.
Location: ACE.SG - ACE Innovation Centre, 79 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-13 JTC Launchpad@one-north, 139955Speakers
Moderator's Profile:
Bunnath Tith , Hackathon Mentor, National University of Singapore (incoming Computer Engineering student)
Bunnath will be supporting you throughout the 5 days of Kids AI Camp as a technology mentor! He was a Class Representative at Hwa Chong Institution, EPIC-SMU finalist, NTU's OneArena finalist, MOE Value Ambassador Award, AUPP's Takeo Value in Action, and NUS's CPIC trainer.
Moderator's Profile:
Kee Zhen Xian, Computer Science student, National University of Singapore
Kee Zhen is your Hackathon technology mentor joining on 20 June to help you build your [probably first!] AI product. He is a founder and president of youth wing of the Asia AI Association. At NUS, Kee Zhen co-founded and has been coordinating the NUS National Cybersecurity Olympiad (NCO) Training Workshop program under Centre for Nurturing Computing Excellence (CENCE).
Moderator's Profile:
Assel Mussagaliyeva-Tang, Founder and GenAI Educator (Kids AI Camp organiser), EDUTech Future
Assel is a Singapore-based edtech entrepreneur and AI educator. She is a digital transformation and GenAI literacy and adoption consultanrt working at the intersection of responsible AI, technical AI governance, workforce readiness and industry-academia collaboration. Her work spans three audiences: children who are building their first mental models of technology, professionals navigating AI adoption, and public sector managers and leaders shaping the policy frameworks that govern both. Assel has designed and delivered IA literacy programmes for 2,900 participants across Asia and beyond in 12 countries. Her methodology is grounded in a core conviction: responsible AI must come before the tool use. Every programme she leads begins not with software, but with critical thinking, media literacy, and an honest account of where AI succeeds and where it fails. Connect with Assel at https://linkedin.com/in/asselmussa
Speaker's Profile:
Mireille Giraud , Technology Leader; Founder and CEO, A Wine Adventure
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mireillegiraud/ Mireille will join us on Day 2 lunchtime fireside chat with a Leader to share about Technology and How the Jobs of the Future will look like in 15 years.
Speaker's Profile:
Ivan Popov, Technical Governance Manager, BW Offshore
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-popov-5844282a/ Ivan is joining as an industry speaker on Day 1 sharing about his founder journey, and AI trends and opportunities in the oil and gas industry.
Partners
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