Overview
Kids & Teens AI Weekend Camp: Build Your First Responsible AI Agent
Singapore's Top AI Camp for Teens — September 2026 | Ages 11–15
Overview
Singapore's first weekend mini-camp where 11–15-year-olds design, build, and red-team their own working AI agent — not just prompt a chatbot.
Most AI camps for children in Singapore teach prompting or "vibe-coding" a simple app. This weekend programme goes further: in 5 hours, teens build a real AI agent that can research, summarise, and act on a task, while learning to detect deepfakes and apply the same Agency, Inclusivity, Fairness and Safety principles behind Singapore's MOE AI-in-Education Framework and National AI Strategy 2.0.
The camp is run by Assel Mussagaliyeva-Tang, Founder of EDUTech Future, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Academy trainer and partner (Geneva, Switzerland), Ministry of Education Singapore School-Industry Partner, and Affiliate Faculty in AI and Digital Transformation at Singapore Management University (SMU). She has trained 3,150+ learners across 12 countries in 29 months and brings direct expertise in AI governance, responsible AI, and generative AI upskilling across 13 verified industry use cases.
*Special guest sharing by Singapore's unicorn startup founder (>US$1 bn valuation as of 2021)
AI Founder Masterclass by Jeffrey Tiong, CEO and Founder, PatSnap
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the camp, participants will be able to:
Distinguish real vs. AI-generated media, aligned to MOE's 2026 Cyber Wellness update, Code.org, and Common Sense Media research
Explain how AI agents work — tools, memory, and the human-in-the-loop principle
Build a working AI agent using Google AI Studio's multimodal tools, Lovable, and Claude
Pitch a product idea to a live industry jury and stress-test a peer's agent for weak safety guardrails
Apply responsible AI principles (agency, inclusivity, fairness, safety) to a real build, not just theory
Who Should Attend
Teens aged 11–15 in Singapore curious about how AI agents actually work, beyond chatbots
Students building a portfolio project relevant to AI literacy, computational thinking, or DSA applications (MoE schools)
Families who have completed EDUTech Future's Kids AI Industry Immersion Camp, Responsible AI Kids Camp, or AI4Good Family Hackathons and want the next step
No prior coding experience required
What Teens Take Home
A working AI agent they built and can explain — not just a certificate
A visual persona and interface designed for their agent
A 3-minute pitch delivered live, with judged feedback
A digital and printed certificate, welcome gift, and top 3 winner prizes from EDUTech Future and PatSnap
Schedule
Date: 05 Sep 2026, Saturday
Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: ACE.SG - ACE Ideation Centre, 79 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-13 JTC Launchpad@one-north, 139955
Speakers
Speaker's Profile:
Assel Mussagaliyeva-Tang, Founder and GenAI Educator, EDUTech Future
Assel is the Founder or EDUTech Future, a Singapore edtech startup bridging the AI Skills-to-Jobs gap through practical, human-centered learning. A generative AI educator, certified gamified curriculum designer, career coach, and AI for Good practitioner, she designs industry use cases and programmes that help children, youth, and global professionals build digital capability and the critical human skills to thrive in the age of AI. She led future-ready skills and employability initiatives across 10 APAC markets in Microsoft, and contributed to education, social impact, and digital transformation and AI programs at the International Telecommunication Union, Singapore Management University, BCG, World Bank, and the WHO. She is an EDSAFE Women in AI Fellow 2025, and an MoE SG School-Industry Partner. Since 2023, Assel has trained 3,150 learners and created Kids AI Camps, where children explore AI through real industry exposure, ethical reflection, hackathons, and human-centred design.
Speaker's Profile:
Jeffrey Tiong, CEO and Founder, PatSnap
Jeffrey Tiong is the Founder & CEO of PatSnap, a global AI-powered innovation intelligence company that helps organisations turn complex R&D and intellectual property (IP) data into actionable insight. Since founding PatSnap in 2007, Jeffrey has led its growth from a Singapore start-up into a global technology company serving more than 15,000 customers across 50 countries, including Fortune 500 companies and emerging innovators. PatSnap has become a vertical AI leader for IP, life sciences and R&D, helping teams uncover opportunities, accelerate discovery and protect breakthrough ideas. The company has surpassed US$100 million in annual recurring revenue and became the unicorn in 2021. Jeffrey was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year Singapore in 2018, included in the Software Report's Top 50 SaaS CEOs in 2020, and recognised in Fortune's 40 Under 40 list in 2022. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation and developing the next generation of builders.
