Preparing for the AI century
After-school programme · Dubai

Preparing Young Minds for
a World Shaped by AI

Hands-on AI programme helps students aged 10 - 16 go beyond simply asking AI for answers and learn how to understand it, question it, learn with it, use it responsibly and build with it.
4 Weeks Duration
In-Person Al Safa 1, Dubai
Weekday Batch
Wed & Thu Starts 4 Nov
Weekend Batch
Saturday Starts 7 Nov
Built by VJAL Institute

AI training experience for
professionals now designed
for the next generation

Same expertise. A brighter tomorrow.

VJAL Institute has trained 36,500+ professionals worldwide and brings that same practical, hands-on approach to students in Dubai.

36,500+ Professionals trained worldwide
Trusted by innovative organizations
Accenture Adobe America's SBDC Apple Applied Materials AXA Berkeley Lab CalRecycle Caltrain Cisco CITRIS and the Banatao Institute City of Berkeley City of Palo Alto Clorox Cooley DCM Shriram Deutsche Bank Dignity Health EA Electronic Arts East Bay Community Energy Emirates Post EO South Florida Equinix EY FivePoint Genentech Gilead Grant Thornton Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital Intel JLL Johnson Electric Kaiser Permanente KPMG Lam Research Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LG Mastercard McDonald's Moss Adams Netflix New York Life NVIDIA Oracle RRD RR Donnelley Schindler The Washington Post TikTok Visa VPBank Walt Disney Walter Bushnell Wharton University of Pennsylvania YPO

What it means to be future ready has always evolved.

Each generation has needed new skills to learn, work and make a positive impact. As AI becomes part of how we learn, create and work, understanding how to use it well is becoming critical for future readiness.

THE NEXT CENTURY BELONGS TO AI

AI Readiness for Nex Gen

Understanding, using and building with AI responsibly.

Understand how it works

Use it effectively

Question what it produces

Learn with it

Create and build with it

Curriculum

The Four-Week Journey

Across four hands-on weeks, students move from simply using AI to understanding how it works, communicating with it more effectively, creating with it and turning their own ideas into working projects.

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Foundations of AI

Understand How AI Really Works

Students explore what AI is, how modern AI systems learn and why they can sometimes produce confident but incorrect answers. Through hands-on activities, they experiment with data, test AI outputs and build a simple AI model themselves.

They Build

A trained AI model they can test and demonstrate.

Blue and white conversation chat bubbles on a desk

The Language of AI

Prompting for Better Results

Students learn how to communicate clearly with AI instead of relying on simple questions. They experiment with prompts, context and instructions, learn how different prompts change results, and explore how AI can support learning, research and problem-solving without doing the thinking for them.

They Build

A personalised AI system for a practical use case.

Creative digital multimedia workspace with video and music icons

AI as Your Creative Studio

Images, Video, Music & Voice

Students move from consuming AI-generated content to directing it. They develop an idea, create visuals, experiment with characters and scenes, add motion, music and voice, and bring the pieces together into their own short AI-created production.

They Create

A short AI multimedia project created and directed by them.

Laptop displaying a visual app builder interface

Building with AI

From Ideas to Real Projects

Students discover that AI can do more than answer questions or create content — it can help them build useful things. They create a personal AI assistant and use AI-assisted building tools to turn an idea into a working app, game or digital project. They test what they build, identify what does not work and improve it.

They Build

A personal AI assistant + a working app, game or digital project.

Projects created by our students

Films, music, apps, games, AI tools and live websites created by students in our programme.

68
finished pieces in four weeks
4 Websites 4 Apps 4 Games 5 GPTs 8 Songs 43 Artworks
Why This Programme Is Different
Why This Programme Is Different

Not Another Class Where They Watch, Copy And Forget.

Students work on real projects, get feedback when things go wrong, improve what they build and finish with work they can actually show.

Create real outcomes

Not worksheets or tool demos. Students create films, AI tools, apps, games and websites of their own.

Learn through iteration

When AI gets it wrong, they do not start over blindly. They learn to test, diagnose, change and improve.

Finish with proof

Every project leads somewhere: a finished creation, a live portfolio and a final showcase they can explain.

AI does the work.  Your child does the thinking.

They decide, direct, question, improve and explain what they create.

Real Experiences. Real Impact.

These are the students who came through the program. In their own words unscripted, uncoached.

WHAT THEY TAKE WITH THEM

More Than Finished Projects.

The work is the proof. The real takeaway is real AI skills, how to work with it ethically,
improve it when it fails, and push the boundaries of AI productivity.

01

AI fluency

They become more confident working across different kinds of AI tools and begin to understand which tool is useful for which kind of task.

02

Better judgement

They know not to accept every AI response at face value. They learn to question, verify, improve and use what AI produces responsibly.

03

A smarter way to study

They know how to use AI to test their understanding, find gaps, practise difficult areas and organise revision more deliberately.

04

Confidence to Create

They learn that an idea does not have to remain an idea. With the right process and tools, they can turn it into something tangible and working.

05

Work they can show

They leave with projects they have created themselves, including an AI assistant, a film, an app, a game and a live portfolio.

06

The ability to explain their thinking

They can talk about what they created, the choices they made, what did not work and how they improved it, rather than simply saying “AI made it”.

Recognition for real skills

Certification

Earn an accredited certificate for your course

Every student who completes the program receives a globally recognized VJAL AI certificate, a credential that strengthens school portfolios, university applications, and future opportunities. This is not a participation certificate. It recognizes real AI skills earned through hands-on project work.

  • Globally recognised Valued beyond borders
  • Strengthens university applications Showcase real skills and projects
  • Professionally issued by VJAL A trusted and credible credential
  • Valued in academic and professional portfolios Prove what you can actually do
VJAL Global AI Certification
Misbah Ishaq - Certified AI Trainer
MEET YOUR TRAINER

Misbah Ishaq

Certified AI Trainer & AI Curriculum Specialist

Misbah works with students, educators and professional teams, but her approach in the classroom is simple: students learn best when they are making something real.

She guides students through the messy part of creating with AI when an idea does not work, an output is weak or a project needs another attempt so they learn to question, improve and finish what they start.

9+ Years Training & Education
100+ Students Trained
Hands-on Project-Based Learning

Your child is taught by a trainer who can see their work, challenge their thinking and help them improve it not by a pre-recorded tutorial.

FAQs for you

Questions Parents Ask.

No. Students begin with the fundamentals, so no previous AI or coding experience is required.

No. Using ChatGPT is only a starting point. Students move beyond basic conversations with AI into understanding how it works, better prompting, creative AI production, building AI assistants and creating working digital projects.

Yes. Both batches follow the same four-week curriculum and include 12 hours of live, hands-on learning.

The weekday batch is delivered across two 1.5-hour sessions each week, while the Saturday batch completes one 3-hour session each week.

Responsible use is integrated throughout the programme. Students learn to question AI outputs, recognise when AI may be wrong, protect personal information and use AI thoughtfully while learning and creating.

Yes. Students should bring their own Windows or Mac laptop to each session.

Yes. Families enrolling more than one child receive a 5% sibling discount.

November 2026 · Dubai

One AI Programme. Two Flexible Schedules.

Four weeks of hands-on AI learning where children explore, experiment and turn their ideas into real projects.

Weekday Batch Wed & Thu
4:00–5:30 PM
1.5 hrs per session Starts 4 Nov 2026
Weekend Batch Saturday
10:00AM – 1:00 PM
3 hrs per session Starts 7 Nov 2026

Both batches follow the same 4-week curriculum, with hands-on projects and practical AI skills.

Ages 10–16
Al Safa 1, Dubai
Bring a laptop
Programme Fee Weekly Fee AED 400 AED 1,600 Full 4-Week Programme AED 1,440 Save AED 160 with 10% full programme discount
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