Build confidence through approachable lessons and examples.
Built for the Valley
About the club
A youth-led club for middle and high school students in the San Fernando Valley to learn AI, build projects, and contribute to their community.
Who can join
Middle school and high school students are welcome. You do not need prior coding or AI experience—just an interest in learning with others.
College students who want to mentor are welcome too. Much of what the club does works best when someone a few years ahead is sitting alongside a student working through their first project.
Use coding, data, simulation, and robotics to test what is possible.
Choose projects that matter to students, families, and the Valley.
What we explore
Students can try one area or move between all three. Events are tagged by theme so you can follow what interests you.
AI for Health & Data Science
Explore how data and AI can help us understand health, spot patterns, and ask better questions.
- Health data
- Prediction
- Responsible AI
Coding, Simulation & Robotics
Learn programming by modeling real systems, testing ideas, and connecting code to the physical world.
- Programming
- Simulation
- Robotics
AI for the Valley Community & Environment
Build locally meaningful projects around community needs, the environment, and everyday life in the Valley.
- Community
- Environment
- Local projects
Planned activities
We begin with accessible learning events, then grow into team-based challenges as the community takes shape.
01
AI Workshops
Friendly, hands-on introductions for students at any experience level.
02
AI Camps
Longer sessions to go deeper on a theme with mentors alongside you.
03
Datathon
Work with a real dataset, form a question, and communicate what you discover.
04
Hackathon
Team up to design and build a useful AI-powered project around a shared challenge.
05
Codathon
Practice programming together through focused challenges and peer support.
Mentors & partners
The club is led by high school students and guided by leading researchers in statistics and AI, along with mentors experienced in Data Science and AI for Health education. We work in collaboration with CHEER.
The Valley AI Club is a community initiative and does not represent an official UCLA program.Join the interest list
Tell us what you want to learn, build, or contribute. The interest form takes only a few minutes.