Learning tracks

Three clear paths. One serious academy.

Every Manitoba Learn track has a defined age range, prerequisites, weekly curriculum, and the outcomes students walk away with. Pick the one that fits — and grow into the next.

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Track 1 · Ages 12–14

AI Creators Foundations

First serious step into AI. Students learn to build personal websites, simple apps, AI videos and chatbots — safely, with strong ethical grounding.

Build a personal AI website
Create AI videos & images
Train a simple AI chatbot
Foundational AI ethics

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Track 2 · Ages 15–18

AI Builders Lab

Intermediate track for teens ready to build real working apps with databases, authentication and AI features. Portfolio-grade work.

Full-stack AI apps
Databases & user auth
AI automations
Project planning & teamwork

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Track 3 · Advanced

AI App Launchpad

Our most advanced track. Teens take a real product idea and ship it — domain, payments, real users. They graduate as published creators.

Ship a real deployable app
Custom domain & payments
Talk to real users
Founder-style mentorship

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Side-by-side at a glance

A quick way to see how Foundations, Builders Lab, and App Launchpad differ on age, prerequisites, projects, and what students walk away with.

	Foundations	Builders Lab	App Launchpad
Age range	12–14	15–18	16–18 (mature 15 case-by-case)
Skill level	Absolute beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
Duration	6 weeks · 1 class/week	8 weeks · 1 class/week	10 weeks · class + 1:1 mentor
Cohort size	Max 10	Max 10	Max 10
Prerequisites	None — just curiosity	Foundations, OR has built one small project	Builders Lab, OR has shipped a working app
Projects built	Personal website, AI images & short film, custom chatbot, AI ethics page	Full-stack AI app with auth + database, AI features, automation, polished UI	One real product: MVP, AI features, custom domain, payments, real users
Tools	Lovable, ChatGPT, Nano Banana, Kling AI, ElevenLabs	Lovable, Supabase, ChatGPT, Claude, ElevenLabs, workflow tools	Lovable, Supabase, Stripe, custom domains, Claude, analytics
Final deliverable	Live portfolio site with 4–5 projects, Demo Day + printed certificate	Deployed full-stack AI app + 1–2 portfolio projects, Demo Day + digital certificate	Real product on its own domain with users (and optional payments) + public launch + founder reference letter on request
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Foundations

Age range: 12–14
Skill level: Absolute beginner
Prerequisites: None — just curiosity
Projects: Personal website, AI images & short film, custom chatbot, AI ethics page
Final deliverable: Live portfolio site with 4–5 projects + Demo Day certificate

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Builders Lab

Age range: 15–18
Skill level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Foundations, OR has built one small project
Projects: Full-stack AI app with auth + database, AI features, automation
Final deliverable: Deployed full-stack AI app + portfolio projects + digital certificate

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App Launchpad

Age range: 16–18
Skill level: Advanced
Prerequisites: Builders Lab, OR has shipped a working app
Projects: One real product: MVP, AI features, domain, payments, real users
Final deliverable: Real product live on its own domain + public launch + founder reference letter

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