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 Northern Virginia, VA 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…
ACCESS Academy Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp
High School · Free
Students create, code, and innovate through problem-based learning and hands-on projects to explore machine learning basics and build tech tools.
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…
Camp Tech Revolution at Fusion Academy – Reston (Artificial Intelligence)
Middle School · $949/wk
Students explore Artificial Intelligence through cutting-edge tech projects, gaining hands-on experience and building skills in a fun environment.
Fairfax Collegiate - Artificial Intelligence
Middle/High School · $595–$925/session
Students explore AI concepts and experiment with machine learning on platforms like Hugging Face and Google Colab, practicing prompt engineering and…
iD Tech - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
High School · $1,199/wk
Students build neural networks, train image recognition models, integrate ChatGPT into Python programs, and develop a machine learning portfolio.
UVA Northern Virginia AI Literacy Bootcamp: From Machine Learning to Generative AI
High School · $2,150
Students gain a comprehensive understanding of AI by building and testing models, exploring computer vision, natural language processing, and generative…
Virginia Tech UPWARDS TechTrek High School Summer Camp
High School · $800/session
This immersive program introduces participants to modern computing hardware and intelligent systems through hands-on modules in AI, machine learning,…
See all 23 AI & Machine Learning programs →
Prefer coding or a broader search? See our Northern Virginia coding camps and complete STEM guide. Need help? Talk to an advisor.
