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Own Sandbox
A Programme of Study
CODING · AGES 13–16 · 16 WEEKS

AI BUILDER

Understand AI. Build with AI. Ship AI products.

Your child will leave able to design and ship an AI-powered product — live on the web and on their phone — and able to explain the machine learning behind it, not just the API call.

Live URLMobile AppSandbox StudioCohort WorkspaceAI ProjectData StoryDemo Day
Duration4 months (16 weeks)
Hours120 hours total
Schedule1.5 hr/day Mon–Fri
Class sizeMax 20 students
Projects7 shipped
Investment45,000
Pythonpandasmatplotlibscikit-learnOpenAI APIHTMLExpoGitHubReplit
PHASE 1

PYTHON + DATA

Weeks 1–4
  1. WK 1–2
    Python + Real Data
    Python from zero with REAL datasets. CSV files. Count, filter, find patterns.
    Python
  2. WK 3–4
    Data Visualization
    pandas + matplotlib. Turn boring spreadsheets into beautiful charts and dashboards.
    pandas + matplotlib
PHASE 2

HOW AI WORKS + BUILD

Weeks 5–8
  1. WK 5–6
    How AI Learns (Mini ML)
    Is this email spam? Cat or dog? Build a REAL classifier. Decision trees.
    scikit-learn
  2. WK 7–8
    AI Chatbot (any topic)
    Use the API — but UNDERSTAND what's behind it. System prompts, temperature, memory.
    OpenAI API
PHASE 3

AI PRODUCTS + MOBILE

Weeks 9–12
  1. WK 9–10
    AI Web App (live)
    Put their AI on a real website. HTML frontend + Python backend + AI. Live URL.
    HTML + Python
  2. WK 11–12
    AI Mobile App
    Same AI → mobile app with Expo. Text or voice input. AI responds. On their phone.
    Expo
PHASE 4

TEAM + AI FOR GOOD + DEMO

Weeks 13–16
  1. WK 13–14
    Team AI Product (pairs)
    2 students build 1 AI tool: quiz generator, recipe finder, homework checker.
    All
  2. WK 15
    AI for Good
    Build AI that helps someone: study planner, accessibility helper, local business chatbot.
    All
  3. WK 16
    AI DEMO DAY
    Present: WHAT you built, HOW it works (explain the ML), WHO it helps.
    All