Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Academy
Summer Camp :
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders
CAMP 1 – YES Founders Lab
🗓 Dates: Monday 6th July – Friday 10th July from 9 – 12h30
📍 Location: Atelier Polyglotte – Gland
👥 Youth, 11 to 18 years
🗣 Bilingual English & French Program
CAMP 2 – YES Lead The Room
🗓 Dates: Monday 3rd Aug – Friday 7th Aug from 9 – 12h30
📍 Location: Atelier Polyglotte – Gland
👥 Youth, 11 to 18 years
🗣 Bilingual English & French Program
New Partnership Atelier Polyglotte
Established in Gland since 2015, Atelier Polyglotte has been giving children the gift of languages — teaching in small groups of 4 to 9 students, entirely in the mother tongue, for children aged 3 to 14. Their warm, purpose-built space on Rue du Borgeaud is where Gland families come to prepare their children for a world without borders.
This summer, YES Academy is proud to bring its entrepreneurship and leadership programmes into this exceptional space. Two complementary schools. One shared belief: that young people deserve to be challenged, inspired, and equipped for the world ahead.
Is Your Child Ready to…
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Build real-world confidence?
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Learn how to speak in public with clarity ?
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Create an exciting business idea & pitch like a pro?
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Discover how to lead in the age of AI ?
Then the YES Academy Summer Camp 2026 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 partnership with Atelier Polyglotte
✅ Designed to build confidence, presentation skills, leadership, and creative problem-solving
✅ End-of-week presentations in front of mentors and parents.
✅ International, English and French speaking environment with small group mentoring
✅ Certificate of Completion recognized as pre-professional experience
👇 Choose Camp
🕒Schedule : Mon 6th – Fri 10th July 9h – 12h30,
Final Pitch & Certificate Ceremony
🎤 Friday at 11.00 – Parents and invited guests welcome
Each team will present their project and receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion.
Price: CHF 450.- for the 5-day program (Atelier Polyglotte students CHF420.-)
Limited to 16 participants – early registration is strongly recommended.
🕒Schedule : Mon 3rd – Fri 7th August 9h – 12h30,
Each team will present a recorded pitch and receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion.
Price: CHF 450.- for the 5-day program (Atelier Polyglotte students CHF 420.-)
Limited to 16 participants – early registration is strongly recommended.
🕒Camp 1 – Founders Lab July
Schedule : Mon 6th- Fri 10th July 9h – 12h30,
🕒 CAMP 2 – Lead the Room August
Schedule : Mon 3rd – Fri 7th August 9h – 12h30,
When you sign up to both Special Offer
Price: CHF 800.- for the 2 camps (special price Atelier Polyglotte CHF 750.-)
Limited to 16 participants – early registration is strongly recommended.
Full Programme of each course
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 live audience
💼 No previous experience needed, just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to dive in.
📜 All participants receive a YES Academy Certificate of Completion, recognised as a pre-professional internship experience for school portfolios and future applications.
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, recognised as a pre-professional internship experience for school portfolios and future applications.