The World of Quantum Computing and AI

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that quantum computing and artificial intelligence are the fastest developing and emerging technologies that are going to revolutionize our world. Make sure you don’t fall behind. In this camp, you will explore quantum mechanics, build an AI model and learn the basics of one of the most widely used computer languages in the world, Python. This is a hands-on camp with lots of activities.

When and Where?

Monday July 14 - Friday July 18, 2025.

9:00am-12:00noon.

Location: The Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology (VISST): 1490 West Broadway, Vancouver.

Who?

This camp is for students going into grades 7-9.

Why should you attend?

• Earn a certificate of completion from the Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology.
• Learn from an experienced educator with a passion for diversifying STEM fields.
• Try something you won’t learn in school: Learn about algorithms and build your own AI model using the concepts you learn.
• Explore topics that will shape all aspects of our future society and that everyone should learn about.

What will you learn?

Python: An Introduction to using Python in Google Colab. Students will explore how to write functions, import packages, and create graphs. They will also learn to read comments and add onto other's work in a consistent style. 

Quantum Computing: Students will explore the quantum mechanics principles that we utilize to built quantum computers. Students will build hands-on models of qubits, work with quantum gates, and examine the overlap of quantum computing and AI. 

Artificial Intelligence: An introduction to supervised learning models. Students will work with a partially built AI model, and work to complete each step of the learning process. This will include creating a learning environment, loading data, choosing a learning model, and making predictions for the outputs. Once completed, the students will train their AI to classify different types of Irises based on a real-world data set. They will also learn about the ethics and biases that can affect training AI models. 

Week-long project: Using principles and inspiration from quantum computing, students will have a week to create an AI algorithm of their choosing. 

Program Requirements

Students must bring their own laptops.