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Where the world's most curious teenagers meet the future.

See it built, where it's being built. — The Novula Lens

A supervised, small-group immersion inside China's AI, robotics and EV ecosystem — for high-schoolers from anywhere in the world. Two weeks inside real companies and labs, a hands-on build project, and mentors who work at the frontier. They come home changed, with a portfolio piece to prove it.

Places are limited and allocated by application · a refundable deposit secures a spot.

Why Novula Academy

One program. Two people to convince.

The best youth programs speak honestly to both the student who's excited and the parent who needs to trust it.

For the student

The most interesting fortnight of your year.

  • Walk the floor at the companies building humanoid robots, EVs and drones
  • Design and build a real project with mentors who do this for a living
  • Meet teenagers from around the world who are as curious as you are
  • See a side of China your textbooks and feeds never show you
  • Leave with a capstone project and a story for your university application
For the parent

Ambition you can trust with your child.

  • Supervised 24/7 by vetted, background-checked staff
  • Small capped cohorts with a high adult-to-student ratio
  • Fixed, published dates aligned to school holidays — plan a year ahead
  • Full itinerary, safeguarding policy and insurance shared before you commit
  • Daily updates while they're away; a credential and portfolio when they return
Inside the program

Not a school trip. A working immersion.

The same access we open for executives and delegations — re-designed for sharp 15–18 year-olds, with structure, mentorship and safety around it.

Inside real companies

Curated visits to leading AI, EV, robotics and supply-chain companies and labs across the Greater Bay Area — hosted, never a tourist queue.

A build project

Students work in teams on a hands-on challenge — from a robotics brief to a product concept — mentored end to end and presented on the final day.

Frontier mentors

Time with founders, engineers and researchers working at the edge of physical AI — the people who make the ecosystem what it is.

From the ground

A glimpse of the fortnight.

What they leave with

Outcomes a parent can point to.

Framed as an academy, not a tour — because the value has to be visible long after the flight home.

1Capstone project, built & presented
Certificate of completion
10+companies & labs seen up close
a global peer network
Safety & safeguarding

The part parents read first.

Duty of care isn't a footnote for us — it's the reason the program can exist. Here's how we look after every student.

  • Vetted, background-checked staff with the group at all times
  • 24/7 supervision, including secure vetted accommodation
  • High adult-to-student ratio; students never travel alone
  • Comprehensive travel & medical insurance included
  • Clear safeguarding & code-of-conduct policy, shared before you book
  • A named contact and daily updates for parents throughout

Kept small on purpose

Supervision only works at ratios that let staff actually know every student.

1:5staff : students (target)
24/7on-site supervision
15–18single age band

Exact policies, ratios and insurance details are in the parent pack.

Programs & dates

Fixed departures, aligned to school holidays.

Because the dates are known a year out, families can plan — and each cohort fills around a clear age band and theme. Dates are confirmed as each program fills.

Summer 2027 · Flagship

Physical AI & Robotics — Summer Academy

Shenzhen · Guangzhou · Greater Bay Area
Applications open
DatesJul–Aug 2027 — announced soon
Duration2 weeks
Ages15–18
CohortCapped · small group
Apply / register interest
Winter 2027

Future Tech — Winter Academy

Shenzhen · Greater Bay Area
Opening soon
DatesFeb 2027 — announced soon
Duration10 days
Ages15–18
CohortCapped · small group
Apply / register interest

Booking for a whole school or university group instead? See the Youth AI & Tech Study Tour →

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