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A Toronto Build Week for Ages 10-13

The Money Club.Org
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A Toronto nonprofit build week where ages 10-13 learn design, money, and AI by making something real.

Turn an idea into something real.

Five days. Small teams. Students identify a problem, design a response, build a simple product and website, work through the numbers, and test whether the idea holds up in the real world.

  • students design a product around a problem they care about
  • they use AI to research, build, and work out costs, prices, and margins
  • they test the idea with real people, learn from the result, and improve it

Too old for little-kid camp. Too young for a summer job. Ready to build something real.

2027 Build Week Details
Location
  • UTSU Student Commons
  • 230 College Street, Toronto
Dates
  • July 12-16, 2027
  • August 9-13, 2027
Cohort Size
  • Limited to 25 participants
Who It Is For
  • Students ages 10-13 who can work independently on a laptop
Tuition
  • $200

Five days. Small teams. Students identify a problem, design a response, build a simple product and website, work through the numbers, and test whether the idea holds up in the real world.

  • students design a product around a problem they care about
  • they use AI to research, build, and work out costs, prices, and margins
  • they test the idea with real people, learn from the result, and improve it

Too old for little-kid camp. Too young for a summer job. Ready to build something real.

2027 Build Week Details
Location
  • UTSU Student Commons
  • 230 College Street, Toronto
Dates
  • July 12-16, 2027
  • August 9-13, 2027
Cohort Size
  • Limited to 25 participants
Who It Is For
  • Students ages 10-13 who can work independently on a laptop
Tuition
  • $200

Learning Outcomes

Students ages 10-13 already notice products that fail, chores that take too long, websites that confuse people, and problems no one has fixed.

Build Week gives that instinct a structure.

Over five days, students move from a problem to a testable idea. They do the work in small teams, with a clear responsibility inside the project.

Learning outcomes

  • how to spot a problem worth solving
  • how to turn an idea into a product, service, or app concept
  • how costs, prices, margins, and demand connect
  • how to test an idea before investing too much in it

This is design thinking, financial literacy, and AI used on one real project.

Financial Literacy β€” Make the Numbers Useful

Money is not taught as a separate lecture. Students use it to decide whether their own idea can work.

  • Cost vs. price vs. margin
  • What has to be true for an idea to break even
  • How price changes what people choose
Students working together to package a product during Build Week

Design Thinking β€” Solve a Problem People Actually Have

Students learn to observe what people do, identify friction, and improve an idea through evidence rather than guesswork.

  • Notice problems in everyday life
  • Build a simple first version
  • Use feedback to decide what to change
Students reviewing product and design ideas together

Build with AI β€” Move Faster Without Handing Over the Thinking

Students use AI as a practical build tool. It helps them research and prototype faster; they remain responsible for the choices, evidence, and final work.

  • Research markets and customer behaviour
  • Compare information and identify patterns
  • Model a simple business case
  • Create a website and supporting media
  • Test product, service, and app concepts
Student explaining a Build Week idea to the group

Built for Learning β€” Not Profit

Students and instructors collaborating in class

The Money Club.Org is a nonprofit with open-book finances. Tuition goes toward the venue, operations, instruction, and the student build experience. Families can review the working operating budget and see how the model is funded.

Help Us Kickstart

The Money Club.Org is a nonprofit with open-book finances. Tuition goes toward the venue, operations, instruction, and the student build experience. Families can review the working operating budget and see how the model is funded.

2027 Launch Funding$61,000 Goal$61,000 Goal

Goal date: June 1, 2027.

  • Funded $15,000 24.6%
  • Remaining $46,000 75.4%

Where the Program Happens

Build Week takes place at UTSU Student Commons, 230 College Street in downtown Toronto.

Students work in a classroom-based setting guided by program leadership and student mentors. The Money Club.Org is not a University of Toronto program and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Toronto.

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