Think first. The tool comes after.
A week of hands-on play with real AI tools, built on a tested method. No lectures, no theory. Kids start by making, and learn AI through experimenting, not instruction. They think and create first, then let the tool amplify.
Apply for the camp →Five days of making things with real AI tools. Kids come in with an idea on paper, then use AI to build it, push it, break it, fix it. The point isn't to use AI. It's to lead it.
They don't just learn to use AI, they gain agency over it. They lead, the tool follows. They build real AI literacy: question what it gives them, learn from what they make, make it their own. Not users of AI. Leaders of it. And they have fun doing it.
We ran camps in Venice and Santa Monica. Kids, real AI tools, no curriculum. Here's what they worked out on their own.
"I thought it would just KNOW. It doesn't just know."
"I asked why and it totally changed its answer. Like... what??"
"I kept saying no no no. Then it got good."
"It never says no. My mom says no all the time."
The kid who argues with the AI is the kid who leads it. That's the method. Think first.
We don't want kids addicted to AI. We want them curious about what they're building, and in charge of it.
The fear of AI belongs to adults. The work belongs to the kids. They show up, they make, they lead. The tool is the follower. That's the whole idea.
July 20–24, ages 9–14, Venice. Small group, so spots are limited. Tell me a bit about your kid and I'll follow up personally to confirm your spot.
Same name, same method, weekly instead of a week. Kids build one project across the month, with AI tools and Sara in the room. Small group, 4–6 kids. Drop your email and I'll let you know when September enrollment opens.
Sara graduated from Loyola Marymount with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. She's the Math Intervention Specialist at Ocean Charter School and leads math tutoring at Wish Charter School.
She teaches AI Sandbox, camp and after-school. She's the adult in the room who makes sure AI serves the kids, not the other way around.
I build with AI every day. Sites, tools, products. Not because it's my job, because it's how I learn. AI Lemonade Stand was co-founded with educator Sina Monjazeb.
The bet we're making is simple. The people who do best in this shift won't be the most technical. They'll be the most human.
The future belongs to the most human.