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Future Builders

Discover problems worth solving, learn practical digital and AI skills in live Zoom classes, work with other young builders, and turn an idea into a working project you can showcase.

For: Secondary-school students who want to explore technology, creativity, problem solving and entrepreneurship.

Build: A demonstrated project that solves a real school, community or everyday problem.

Dates:
Dec 1, 2026 → Jan 25, 2027
Duration:
8 weeks
Delivery:
Live Zoom classes · recordings for every member
Starts when:
100+ learners enrolled
Price:
₦100,000 ₦50,000 (early price until Dec)

Live Zoom + recordings

Classes run live on Zoom. Every cohort member also gets access to the class recordings — so if you miss a session, or want to revise, you can catch up anytime.

Youth programme

Future Builders is for secondary-school students (approx. ages 13–18). Parent or guardian consent is required to enroll. Participant directories are not shown publicly.

Enroll — ₦50,000 Create account

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Curriculum

Assigned Academy courses for this programme.

  • Practical AI for Students

    Required

  • AI Foundations

    Required

  • Product Building for African Builders

    Required

  • Design Thinking Workshop

    Required

  • Graphic Design & Creative Production with AI

    Required

Missions

LEARN → TRY → APPLY → BUILD → PROVE progression for this programme.

  • LEARN

    DISCOVER — Find a problem worth solving

    DISCOVER mission for Future Builders: Find a problem worth solving.

  • TRY

    LEARN — Learn the tools needed to explore the problem

    LEARN mission for Future Builders: Learn the tools needed to explore the problem.

  • APPLY

    EXPLORE — Experiment with possible solutions

    EXPLORE mission for Future Builders: Experiment with possible solutions.

  • BUILD

    BUILD — Work with a team to build a prototype

    BUILD mission for Future Builders: Work with a team to build a prototype.

  • PROVE

    SHOWCASE — Present and defend the solution

    SHOWCASE mission for Future Builders: Present and defend the solution.

Programme milestones

Current: M1 — Orientation — Join the cohort and review the programme.

  1. M1 — Orientation

    Join the cohort and review the programme.

    in progress
  2. M2 — Discover & Learn

    Complete LEARN/TRY missions and assigned courses.

    pending
  3. M3 — Team Formation

    Create or join a team and add it to this cohort.

    pending
  4. M4 — Build

    Create your team project.

    pending
  5. M5 — Showcase Challenge

    Prepare your team demo and project submission.

    pending
  6. M6 — Showcase & Grow

    Present your work and prepare for the next Future Builders opportunities.

    pending

Schedule

  • Orientation

    orientation · Tue, Dec 1, 2026 12:00 AM

  • Team Formation

    workshop · Tue, Dec 15, 2026 12:00 AM

  • Build Sprint

    workshop · Tue, Dec 22, 2026 12:00 AM

  • Final Challenge

    deadline · Tue, Jan 12, 2027 12:00 AM

  • Showcase

    demo · Mon, Jan 25, 2027 11:59 PM

Teams

Durable builder teams participating in this programme.

  • No teams are participating yet.