Workshops
Small groups, real skills, and the things school doesn't always get to. Two live online workshops run by our team, and one in-person program run by our partner, Lucien Academy.
VIP Money Lab
Six weeks to understand money — how to earn it, protect it, and grow it.
- Ages 5–16
- 6 weeks, one 90-minute session a week
- Live online
- 12–20 students
- Free
What students learn
- Master your money — budgeting, needs vs wants, and setting savings goals
- Protect your money — banking, credit, interest, and spotting scams online
- Grow your money — how stocks and funds work, and why spreading risk matters
- Understand the economy — inflation, interest rates, and reading the news
- Create wealth — how a business turns an idea into revenue and profit
- Graduation — a final challenge, a pitch, and a certificate
Taught by
Vipul Sharma, founder of VIP NextGen Academy and author of two books on money for students
Meet Vipul →AI Engineering Workshop
A neural network you trained on data you chose, deployed as a web app anyone can use — and you can explain every line.
- Grades 11–12
- 6 weeks, one 90-minute session a week
- Live online
- Up to 20 students
- Free
What students learn
- How a neural network learns from examples — built step by step in Python
- Training, testing, and fixing a model that doesn't work yet
- Choosing your own dataset and building a model on it
- Turning your model into a web app anyone can use
- Presenting your project and explaining how it works
Before you start
Grade 11 Functions (MCR3U) completed, and you can write a loop in Python. Everything runs in the browser — no installs.
Taught by
Shiv Patel, AI engineer and graduate of Western University's Electrical Engineering and AI Systems Engineering program
Partner workshop · run by Lucien Academy
Public Speaking, Creative Writing & Drama
Ten weeks of building confidence on stage and on the page.
- Ages 6–15
- 10 weeks, Tuesdays 6:00–7:30 PM
- In person — Meadowvale Village Hall, 6970 Second Line W, Mississauga
- $350
- Next term: January 2027
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Lucien Academy runs this program and handles its registration and fees.
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