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Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Academy

Easter Camp : 21-25 April

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders

YES Business & Leadership Mastercamp

🗓 Dates: Monday 21 – Friday 25 April 2025
📍 Location: SDG Solution Space  Geneva 
👥 Youth, 11 to 18 years
🗣 English Program 

Is Your Child Ready to…

  • Build real-world confidence?

  • Learn how to speak in public with clarity ?

  • Create an exciting business idea & pitch like a pro?

  • Discover how to lead in the age of AI ?

Then the YES Academy Easter Camp 2025 is for them.

This is a high-impact week for curious, creative, globally-minded teens who want more than just another school break. It’s for those who want to lead, innovate, speak up, and create.

✨ What Makes This Camp Unique?

✅ The same content taught to university-level entrepreneurship students — adapted for youth
✅ Located in Geneva’s SDG Solution Space, a hub of innovation and biotech
✅ Designed to build confidence, presentation skills, leadership, and creative problem-solving
✅ End-of-week presentations in front of mentors, parents, and a live jury
✅ International, English-speaking environment with small group mentoring
✅ Certificate of Completion recognized as pre-professional experience

👇 Choose Camp Format

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🎯 AM : Build Your Own Business

🕒Morning Schedule : 9h  – 12h, Mon – Fri

Full-day on Friday for final project presentations (9h – 16h30)
Participants will join the afternoon leadership teams to complete and present their projects together.

Final Pitch & Certificate Ceremony

🎤 Friday at 15h30 – Parents and invited guests welcome
Each team will present their project to a jury and receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion.

Optional Lunch Break

🍽️ 12h– 13h30
Supervised lunch break available for those staying all day. (Lunch not included)

Price: CHF 585.- for the 5-day program
Limited to 20 participants – early registration is strongly recommended.

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📣 PM : Next Gen AI Leaders

🕒 Schedule 13h30 – 16h30, Mon to Thur

Full-day on Friday for final project presentations (9:h – 16h30
On Friday, afternoon participants team up with the morning Business Builders for a full-day collaboration and final presentation.

Final Pitch & Certificate Ceremony

🎤 Friday at 15h30 – Parents and invited guests welcome
Students present their team projects before a jury and receive their YES Academy Certificate of Completion.

Price: CHF 485.- for the 5-day program
Limited to 20 participants – spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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🔥 Full-Day : Business Builders + Next Gen AI Leaders

🕘 Schedule : 9–16h30, Mon to Fri

👋 Early drop-off from 8h30  / Pick-up until 17h
This full-day experience combines the Business Builders Launchpad and the Next Gen AI Leadership Lab, offering students a complete and immersive journey through entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, and AI.

Final Pitch & Certificate Ceremony

🎤 Friday at 15h30 – Parents and invited guests welcome
All participants will join forces on Friday to finalize their projects and present their work in front of a live jury, mentors, and families. Certificates of Completion will be awarded.

Snacks Included

🍽️ Lunch break from 12h–13h30 (Lunch not included)
Healthy snacks provided throughout the day.

Price: CHF 885.- for the full 5-day program
Limited to 20 participants – registration is open to all on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Full Programme of each course

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🎯Programme : Build Your Own Business

Where Ideas Come to Life

In this hands-on, high-energy program, participants aged 11–18 learn how to turn a simple idea into a real-world business project — just like in top university entrepreneurship programs, but adapted for youth and designed to spark excitement and confidence.

Over the course of the week, students will:

✅ Learn to brainstorm like real innovators
✅ Explore real-world challenges and design meaningful solutions
✅ Work in small teams to develop and test their business ideas
✅ Learn the basics of how a business works: from identifying a need to creating value
✅ Discover how to design a simple business model
✅ Practice customer validation through live surveys and interviews
✅ Explore prototyping and presentation through design thinking exercises
✅ Script, film, and edit a short video ad for their product or service
✅ Learn how to build a pitch deck and speak in front of others with clarity and energy
✅ Present their business at the Friday Pitch Event in front of a jury and live audience

💼 No previous experience needed — just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to dive in.

📜 All participants receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion, recognized as a pre-professional internship experience for school portfolios and future applications.

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📣 Programme : Next Gen AI Leaders

Confident Communicators. Future-Ready Thinkers. Bold Young Leaders.

This program is designed for youth aged 11–18 who are ready to explore what it means to lead — not someday, but now. In a world shaped by technology, AI, and rapid change, students will gain the mindset and tools to express themselves, connect with others, and lead with clarity and confidence.

Throughout the week, participants will:

✅ Learn to speak with confidence in front of others
✅ Discover storytelling techniques that inspire and influence
✅ Explore ethical and creative uses of generative AI tools
✅ Practice collaboration, emotional intelligence, and values-based leadership
✅ Take part in debates, games, and real-world leadership challenges
✅ Create presentations using modern tools and AI support
✅ Reflect on their own strengths and leadership style
✅ Work in teams to bring a project to life and present it at the Friday Pitch Event

💡 The focus is not just on what they say, but how they show up as leaders — with authenticity, courage, and adaptability.

📜 All participants receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion, recognized as a pre-professional internship experience for school portfolios and future applications.

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