Summer 2026
7C Innovation Lab
Grade 7 to 8
Build Real Tech. Bridge to High Schools.
Future-Proof Your Child Beyond AI
July 6 to July 17, 2026 (Two weeks) @ Markham (Warden/Denison)
A 10X Hub and Across U-hub Partnership
At a Glance
7C Innovation Lab
Date: July 6 to July 17, 2026 (Two weeks)
Time: 9 am to 4 pm (Extended hours avaliable to 5 pm)
Who: Grade 7 and 8
Location: 232 Hood Rd, Markham.
Our Mission
The mission of 10X Hub is to teach students technologies so that they can do good things for the world. However, we’ve noticed two major shifts that we can’t ignore:
- The Social Gap: Many kids are becoming more anti-social, lacking the communication skills to connect deeply with others, hiding behind their screens – probably a lingering effect of the COVID years.
- The AI Shift: AI is moving faster than anyone expected. Many traditional tech skills are becoming irrelevant before kids even finish school.
The Question is: How can we create an experience that…
- can improve the student’s social skill, communication skills and confidence?
- provide valuable insight for their high school journey?
- teach technology skills that are evergreen?
- is also fun, interactive, and NOT boring like a classroom?
Our answer is the 7C Innovation Lab. We focus on
- “7 Core Human Skills” that AI can’t replicate
- Skill to learn technologies
- How to interact with others
- Discover and solve real world problem
- Firsthand insights to high school experience
- Opening their eyes to what’s possible
Not just a camp. A Lab. This is a space for creation, innovation, and real human connection.
The 7C Core Skills
Creativity: To think outside the box and imagine new possibilities.
Courage: To experiment, embrace failure, learn from mistakes and try again.
Compassion: To listen to others and solve problems that actually matter.
Communication: To learn a concept and teach it clearly to others.
Collaboration: To unite diverse talents and solve challenges as a high-performing team.
Confidence: To stand behind your ideas, believe in yourself and present a vision to the world.
A 10X Hub and Across U-hub Partnership
The Lab Experience
Interview Guests & Solve Problems
7C Innovation Lab is a 2-week lab where Grade 7 and 8 students interview real people, think outside the box, and design technical solutions that do good. Students will work in a team consisting of Gr 7 and 8 students and high school mentors. Students will have access to a variety of tools such as AI tools, coding, 3D Printing, app development, website and other technologies for experimenting, designing and solving real-world problems. The students will focus on experimenting and applying the tools, not just learning them. Don’t worry if your child doesn’t know any of the technologies or already know them all. The key is to solve problems with what they just learn or what they already know. The lab is not to master a single technology, but to apply them to the real world.
Team up with High School Mentors
In this social lab, Junior Partners (Gr. 7 and 8) collaborate with High School Mentors as a unified team to turn human connection into technical invention. Being able to work closely with High School Mentors in a team setting allow your child to learn from the big brothers and sisters and to ease the anxiety for high schools.
Student Benefits
Preparing Grade 7 & 8 students for High School Transition.
- Gain “insider information” on high school programs and the real scoop on student life.
- Learn from guests with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Broaden their world-view.
- Improve communications and collaborations through team work and peer learning.
- Build confidence through interviewing adults and elevator pitch.
- Build a portfolio that can be a showcase for future opportunities.
- Gain the 7C Core Skills that are future proof.
What would the students walk away with?
The Digital Portfolio
Certificate of Innovation, an Improved Resume, a personal Elevator Pitch and a Showcase Website, Scholarship Certificate (applicable to scholarship winner only)
The Lab Stats
2 Guest Interviews,
3+ Emerging Technologies,
1 Formal Pitch, and a social network of mentors from 5+ High Schools.
Student as Teacher
Through our "Teach the Team" session, your child masters a technical skill by teaching it to others.
What We Build?
Interview
Human Connection: Students lead live interviews with community guests to uncover real-world needs. In a unique peer-mentorship twist, junior students also interview high schoolers to gain insight into life, leadership, and the road ahead.
Ideate
Creative Strategy: Teams research emerging technologies - treating AI and hardware like "pencils" to be mastered - while brainstorming "outside the box" ways to solve the problems they discovered.
Peer Learning
Mastery through Sharing: We believe you only truly know a tool when you can teach it. Students master a new technology rapidly and then teach the whole class, building Communication and Confidence.
Prototype
Technical Invention: Through hands-on experimentation, teams use tools like AI, 3D printing, and app development to test their ideas and turn a "What if?" scenario into a physical, working prototype designed to do good.
Pitch
The Future Launch: On the final day, teams showcase their designs and prototypes, proving they aren't just experts on a tool, but they are inventing the future.
Examples
Project Examples
- AI tool to help newcomers find resources
- Website connecting volunteers with community needs
- 3D printed prototype solving a real-life problem
Community Innovation Fund
Thanks to the generous support of our donors and community sponsors, we are pleased to provide several Full or Partial Scholarships for our 2026 Innovation Lab. These awards are designed to recognize and support students who go beyond the classroom to think and create. We are looking for students who demonstrate creativity, initiative, proactiveness, and any other potentials worth recognizing.
Inside the Lab
Forget the Classroom. Enter the Lab.
At the 7C Innovation Lab, we’ve deleted the “one-size-fits-all” lecture because traditional learning is too slow and, frankly, too boring for the next generation of creators. Instead of sitting behind a desk, students are handed the keys to a high-tech playground equipped with VR headsets, 3D printers, AR, and varies tools. We provide a curated library of “speed-learning” tutorials, but the path is entirely up to the student.
Our format is simple: Explore what excites you, master it at your own speed, and then lead by teaching others. Whether a student wants to spend a day mastering AI-generated music or a week building a functional app, they have the autonomy to move as fast as their ambition allows. In this lab, we don’t just teach technology; we cultivate the “Capability” and “Confidence” to self-learn anything, a skill that lasts far longer than a summer camp.
Immersive Reality & 3D Prototyping
Rapid App Development & Automation
AI-Augmented Design & Professional Media
Schedule
Week 1 focuses on discovery and learning where students will interview guests, discover problems and also learning the technologies to see the possiblities.
Week 2 focuses on actual design and prototyping of the solutions, working in a team, followed with a final presentation.
Day 1
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Lecture: The Oprah Method. How to interview a guest expert, listen for what’s “missing,” and dig deep to find a real human problem worth solving.
- Tools Introduction
- Team Work (Learn Selected Technologies)
Day 2
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Guest Interview (Student interviewing)
- Lecture: The “What If?” Filter – Problems to Ideas
- Team Work (Learn Selected Technologies)
Day 3
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Guest Interview (Student interviewing)
- Lecture: The Sketch to Screen
- Team Work (Learn Selected Technologies)
Day 4
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Guest Interview (Student interviewing)
- Lecture: Design Thinking
- Team Work (Design)
Day 5
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Team Presentation: Team presents on the technologies they have mastered to the entire class such that all students can rapidly learn other technologies as well.
Day 6
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Lecture: Design and Architect
- Team Work Designing
Day 7
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Lecture: How to Present and Showcase with Confidence?
- Team Work Prototyping
Day 8
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Lecture: How to Present and Showcase with Confidence?
- Team Work Prototyping
Day 9
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Team Work Prototyping
Day 10
- Welcome and Intro of Day
- Team Building Activity
- Team Final Presentation on their prototype
FAQs
Who is this program for?
We are currently focusing on students in Grades 7 and 8. It’s a pivotal age where students are starting to think more critically about the world and their place in it.
Is this a coding camp?
Not specifically. While we use technology as a tool, we focus on how to solve problems. Your child won’t just learn a specific language; they’ll learn how to leverage tech to bring an idea to life. We prioritize human skills that won’t become obsolete in the world of AI.
Do they need to be "tech-savvy" to join?
Not at all. We value a curious mind over a technical background. We provide the tools and the guidance; they just need to bring their imagination and a willingness to try new things.
What does a typical day look like?
It’s anything but a lecture. A day might include interviewing guests, a brainstorming session for a real-world problem (like local community issues), learning and testing out new technologies, and plenty of hands-on time to build, test, and break things.
What will they have at the end of the two weeks?
Every student will walk away with a tangible project they’ve worked on, a new network of like-minded peers, and a much higher “Confidence” score in their ability to present and pitch. They will also get a certificate of completion.
Is this an individual or team-based program?
Team-based! Collaboration is one of our 7Cs. Students learn best when they are bouncing ideas off one another and learning how to lead and support a team. The Grade 7 and 8 students will be in a team with the High school innovation mentors to learn, interview, and design a prototype to solve a real world problem.
Who are the instructors?
The sessions are led by professionals with a collective of 40 years of Engineering, IT and management experiences.
How do the scholarships work?
We love students who take initiative! If your child is the type to start a project on their own or help a teammate succeed, we want to hear from them. You can complete the Scholarship form here.
Can I reserve a guarantee seat first before applying for scholarship?
Yes. Indeed. We encourage you to secure a guarantee seat first as it’s very limited. Then apply for the scholarship after. Once the scholarship is awarded, you will be refunded of the scholarship amount. Get your seat here.
Our Track Record
Mentored Internship 2025
Check out the very successfully run Mentored Internship in 2025.
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Details
- July 6 to July 17, 2026
- 9 am to 4 pm
- 232 Hood Road, Markham, Ont, L3R 3K8
- Grade 7 to 8 Only (Min Going to Gr 7 in Sept 2026)
- $700 (no HST)
Other Information
- Students will have access to the following technologies: 3D Printing, AI graphics, coding, website, automation, music code, etc.
- Students are recommend to bring laptop. 7C Innovation Lab and camp staffs are not responsible for watching the laptops. Students must secure their own laptops.
- Extended after hour pickup avaliable for a fee
- Limited space avaliable
- All students must join both weeks.
- For questions, please email [email protected].