A full guide to how Young Minds Accelerator works, from the first session to Demo Day and beyond. For young people aged 9 to 18.
Every young person moves through the same four stages, whatever their age, mission or starting point.
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Where every mission begins. Six beats, starting with Called to Create: identity, AI basics, prompting and the Digital Creator Code.
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The real build phase. Every mission runs through the same inner cycle:
The L.E.A.P. Cycle
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Every young person presents, live, to a real audience. Non-negotiable. Always transformative.
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Members keep building. Shop pages go live. Older makers can step up to the AI Entrepreneurship Lab.
Before anyone builds anything, they understand who they are and why it matters. Six pillars sit underneath every mission.
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Every mission starts with Foundations and ends with Demo Day. Your child leads, and AI is just the tool.
Idea, branded, priced, launched. A real product, in their hands. The flagship mission: it works for every age and gets deeper as they get older.
Outcome: a real product they designed with AI, priced and shown at Demo Day.
Got an idea? Let's build the real thing, as an app or a website.
Outcome: a working app prototype or a live published website.
Dream up a world. Build the book. Read it out loud.
Outcome: an illustrated book, graphic novel or self-publishable novella, depending on age.
Find your thing. Make real content about it. Get people watching.
Outcome: real published content with early signs of an audience.
Got a skill? Let's get you your first paying client.
Outcome: a live portfolio and one real outreach attempt.
For older makers ready to go further. They take an idea from problem to startup: find a real problem, test it with real people, build a first version with AI, and pitch it. It brings together what they learned in Drop Lab, App Builder Lab and Career Lab.
Outcome: a tested startup idea, a working first version and a live investor-style pitch at Demo Day.
Not sure which mission fits your child? Register your interest, tick the missions you like, and we'll tell you first when places open.
Register Your Interest →The default. Your child's shop page lives inside the YMA Store, alongside everyone else's. Quick to set up, with no extra skill needed. Always with your permission.
Want more? Build a standalone shop using the skills taught in App Builder Lab. Same programme, a second real-world use for what they already learned.
Every mission ends here. Every young person presents, live, to peers, parents and guests. They explain what they built, how they built it and what they learned. Every nervous maker surprises themselves.
Register your interest and choose the missions you like. You'll be first to hear when places open, with dates, prices and next steps.
Register Your Interest → Or email us directly at [email protected]