Prepare your child
for an AI driven future.
Instructor led, in-person generative AI courses, designed for kids aged 10-15 in North York, Toronto. No experience needed. We provide kids with the skills to shape their future through creativity and technology.
"88% of Parents Say AI Is Crucial but Worry Schools Aren’t Teaching It" - parents.com
Why Generative AI Education is Key for Your Child
Access to AI tools is widespread. However, the ability to use these tools effectively and responsibly is what will distinguish your child and prepare them for future opportunities.
Generative AI is rapidly becoming integral across many professions, transforming tasks from creative ideation to data analysis.
Early familiarity with AI allows children to develop foundational skills, preparing them for the evolving demands of study, and the future workplace.
Our courses provide structured, age-appropriate instruction to build this essential AI literacy.
- Serving North York and the Toronto community, incl. Lawrence Park.
- Designed for ages 10–15 with age-appropriate content.
- Hands-on AI projects with real-world applications.
- No experience needed, we start from the basics.
- Max 12 students per class for personalized support.
- Build future-ready skills: creativity, logic, and problem-solving.
Our Educational Approach to AI
At NextGen Cloud Academy, we view children as active creators and thinkers, not passive technology users.
Our curriculum emphasizes more than technical AI proficiency, we teach students how to integrate AI thoughtfully, creatively, and responsibly into their learning and problem-solving processes.
Generative AI offers significant capabilities. We focus on developing the critical skills and mindset necessary to use AI with clear intention, for exploration and intellectual growth, rather than as a substitute for critical thinking.
We teach kids to ...
- Ask thoughtful questions that spark curiosity.
- Use AI to explore diverse viewpoints.
- Combine AI ideas with original thinking.
- Assess AI output and apply it wisely.
- Stay aware of AI's role in their thinking.
Our Courses
Our carefully designed courses provide students with age-appropriate hands-on learning, creativity, and skills to thrive in an AI-driven world.
Booking open for Fall 2025
Step: - Build a solid foundation
Course 1a. Limited Time Offer
Generative AI Fundamentals
- Cloud computing and AI concepts, generative AI fundamentals.
- Prompting, model memory, hallucinations, and responsible AI.
- Real-world use-cases, search and summarize data.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 5 to 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD
$250$200 (for a limited time) excl. tax
Course details:
Course 1b.
Generative AI Tools
- Industry-leading tools from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.
- Understand features, practical uses, and applications.
- Hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI tools.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 5 to 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD $250 excl. tax
Course details:
Step: - Research, write, and create
Course 2a.
Generative AI Creativity
- Enhance ideas and boost creativity.
- Create stories, poetry, music, images, and videos.
- Hands-on experience with leading creative AI tools.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 5 to 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD $250 excl. tax
Course details:
Course 2b.
Generative AI Deep Research
- Use AI tools to support learning, research and writing.
- Search, summarize and analyze data, generate podcasts.
- Explore Search Engines vs Answer Engines.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 7 & 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD $250 excl. tax
Course details:
Step: - Create applications and automation based on real-world scenarios
Course 3a.
Generative AI Vibe Coding
- Create useful ideas for application development.
- Design and build websites, games, and apps using AI.
- Hands-on experience with AI developer tools.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 7 & 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD $300 excl. tax
Course details:
Course 3b.
Generative AI Agents
- What AI agents are and how they work.
- Explore agent systems and their applications.
- Hands-on experience in building AI agents.
Your child will learn:
- Duration: 4 weeks / 75 mins per class per week
- Format: Presentations and labs
- Ages: Grades 7 & 8
- Seats: 12
- Classes: Booking open for Fall 2025
- Price: CAD $300 excl. tax
Course details:
Plan your Fall courses with our interactive scheduler
Launch interactive scheduler% of organizations reported using AI in at least one business function in 2024 - Stanford HAI
Trillion USD in potential annual economic impact from Generative AI - McKinsey
Billion USD global AI market size in 2025 - Precedence Research
U.S. job postings requiring Generative AI skills in 2024 - Lightcast
Let us know your thoughts!
As we plan our course schedules, please let us know your thoughts, questions, or recommendations.
We're a local academy, and we value hearing from our community.
Launching Fall 2025. Book a seat now.
Unlock creativity
Generative AI tools inspire kids to think creatively and turn their ideas into reality. From writing engaging stories to designing stunning visuals, AI fuels their imagination.
Learn future-ready skills
Kids gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, preparing them for the jobs of tomorrow in an AI-driven world.
Boost problem-solving
Through interactive projects and challenges, kids develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while exploring the endless possibilities of AI.
Frequently Asked Questions
NextGen Cloud Academy offers instructor-led, in-person Generative AI courses designed for children aged 10-15 in North York, Toronto. The academy aims to equip young minds with the skills to thrive in an AI-driven world through creativity and technology.
Generative AI will soon become a mandatory skill for almost every job because it transforms every task we do, from stimulating ideas and creating content, to writing reports and analyzing data.
Children who master working with AI today will thrive in tomorrow's workplace, while those without these skills risk being left behind.
Learning Generative AI enables your child to:
- Understand how AI is reshaping various industries.
- Develop hands-on expertise with cutting-edge tools in a fun, interactive, and age-appropriate environment.
- Enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address real-world challenges using AI innovation.
- Gain confidence in presenting ideas and showcasing AI-powered projects.
The academy offers several courses:
- Generative AI Fundamentals: Covers AI concepts, prompting, model memory, hallucinations, responsible AI, real-world use-cases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Generative AI Tools: Introduces industry-leading tools from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and more, focusing on their features, practical uses, and applications.
- Generative AI Creativity: Focuses on creating stories, poetry, music, images, and videos, building hands-on projects for artistic exploration, and boosting creativity with generative AI tools.
- Generative AI Deep Research: Teaches deep-research techniques to build reports on any topic, search, summarize and analyze data, generate podcasts, and explore Search Engines vs Answer Engines.
- Generative AI Vibe Coding: Guides students in creating ideas for app development, using generative AI developer tools and techniques, and building websites, games, and apps using AI.
- Generative AI Agents: Explores what AI agents are, how they work, agent systems and their applications, and how to build, train, and integrate AI agents.
Each course runs for 4 weeks from the selected start date, on the same day of the week and same time each week. Classes lasting 75 minutes each. The format includes presentations and hands-on labs to provide practical experience.
The courses are designed for students in Grades 5 to 8, typically aged 10-15 years. No prior experience is required for the Generative AI Fundamentals course.
However, it is required for all students to complete the Generative AI Fundamentals course before progressing on to courses that require foundational skills in order to succeed. If your child already has foundational skills please contact us so we can arrange an assessment.
All prices on the website exclude tax.
Check the website for updated prices, offers and discounts. Regular pricing per term:
- Generative AI Fundamentals: CAD $250
- Generative AI Tools: CAD $250
- Generative AI Creativity: CAD $250
- Generative AI Deep Research: CAD $250
- Generative AI Vibe Coding: CAD $300
- Generative AI Agents: CAD $300
You can register your interest or book a course directly through the academy's website by selecting the appropriate course and completing the registration form.
The courses are led by Gavin, a certified Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioner and Principal Solutions Architect with over 20 years of IT experience. He specializes in helping large enterprises create and implement generative AI strategies and has delivered specialist technology training to hundreds of employees across North America.
Classes are conducted in-person at 3300 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2L6.
Class sizes are limited to 12 students to ensure personalized attention and an effective learning environment.
Refunds are available if cancellation occurs at least 7 days before the course begins. A $40 registration fee is non-refundable.
There are no specific prerequisites; however, a keen interest in technology and creativity will enhance the learning experience.
Students are required to bring their own laptops for use in class. All other course materials and AI tools will be provided by the academy.
As we plan our course schedules, please let us know your thoughts, questions, or recommendations.
We're a local academy, and we value hearing from our community.
You can contact the academy via:
- Phone: +1 647 978 1922
- Email: info@nextgencloudacademy.com
- Address: 3300 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2L6
Unlock your child's potential with NextGen Cloud Academy!
Give your child the tools to thrive in the digital age! Our Generative AI courses for grades 5 to 8 are designed to spark creativity, build problem-solving skills, and introduce them to the exciting world of artificial intelligence. With hands-on labs and interactive lessons, they'll learn to innovate, create, and lead the future.
Register for updates and information!Meet Your Instructor
Learn from an expert with decades of experience in Information Technology.
Gavin
Experienced Technical Executive
Gavin is a certified Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioner and Principal Solutions Architect working for the world's largest cloud computing provider. With over 20 years of IT experience, he specializes in advising Canada's largest enterprises on generative AI strategies, and helping them deploy generative AI solutions.
Gavin has a front-row seat to understand how companies are thinking about generative AI, and the disruption that is coming.
As the father of two kids aged 8 (John Wanless Junior) and 10 (Bedford Park PS) , Gavin is particularly motivated to enable the next generation by sharing his expertise, and inspiring curiosity in technology to foster a future where young minds can thrive in an AI-driven world.
Contact Us
We run our school from North York, Toronto, Ontario. Feel free to contact us with questions.
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3300 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2L6
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