Holiday course Ages 12 to 16 Court-Saint-Étienne
Maître de l'IA (“AI Master”) is a five-day course for young people in their 1st to 4th year of secondary school. They learn to use artificial intelligence with method and a critical mind, then apply it as a team to a brief set by a major company in Walloon Brabant. The course is taught mainly in French; questions in English are welcome.
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Every afternoon, the young people work in teams, like a small agency. Their client is not made up: it is a major company in Walloon Brabant, to be revealed in the coming days. It gives them a real brief, with real constraints, and on Friday the teams present their results to it.
Understand the brief, the target audience and the company's constraints.
Come up with plenty before choosing: 50 ideas, then 3 concepts per team.
Shape the chosen concept, with visuals and the client's real constraints.
A 60-second video, a poster and a rehearsed presentation.
On Friday, in front of the client company's management.
A typical week
One common thread from Monday to Friday. Each day highlights one of the five mental gestures described by the French educationalist Antoine de La Garanderie, in the order in which they build on each other.
Attention
Morning
How an AI predicts its answers. Comparing assistants. The course rules.
Afternoon
Receiving the company's brief, forming the teams, investigating.
Reflection
Morning
The prompt lab: writing good instructions, iterating, using AI as a critic.
Afternoon
Ideas: 50 ideas, then 3 concepts per team.
Understanding
Morning
Check before you believe: errors, sources, deepfakes. Copyright. The environmental cost of AI.
Afternoon
Prototype, visuals, testing against real constraints.
Memorisation
Morning
The production chain. How to structure a convincing presentation.
Afternoon
60-second video, poster, rehearsal.
Imagination
Morning
Presenting the results to the client's management. Certificates handed out.
Lunch and afternoon
Lunch and closing activity, included.
Every day, a morning snack at 10am and an afternoon snack at 2:30pm are included. From Monday to Thursday, each child brings a packed lunch; on Friday, lunch is included. Drop-off from 8:45am.
Both groups follow the same week and the same brief. Exercises and expectations are adapted to their age. The group depends on the school year attended in 2026-2027 (Belgian French-speaking system).
Group 1
1st and 2nd year of secondary school, 12 places at most
“Apprentices”: discover, try out and understand what an AI really does. Some assistants have a minimum age of 13 or 18: the youngest then work with tools allowed for their age or on the instructor's computer.
Group 2
3rd and 4th year of secondary school, 12 places at most
“Journeymen”: the same stages, with more autonomy within the team, more systematic cross-checking of sources and more polished work.
More doing than listening. Input is short and put to use straight away, on an exercise or on the brief.
The price includes the five days from 9am to 4pm, the morning and afternoon snacks each day, Friday's lunch and closing activity, and the certificate.
Monday 22 to Friday 26 February 2027, first week of the Carnival break
€285
Choose CarnivalMonday 26 to Friday 30 April 2027, first week of the spring holidays
€285
Choose EasterBoth sessions
€540
Choose bothOne or two weeks, dates announced soon
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Cancellation: free up to 30 days before the course; between 30 and 14 days before, 50% refund; less than 14 days before, no refund, but the place can be moved to a later session or transferred to another young person.
Two instructors for the whole week, with the same young people from Monday to Friday.
Co-designer and instructor
Language teacher since 2006, now at Collège Saint-Étienne. Trained in mental management (levels 1 to 4) and transactional analysis. Neurocognitive support practitioner (guenard.be), artificial intelligence trainer for companies and training organisations, managing director of QUINLAY COMMUNICATION SRL.
Since autumn 2026, he has been running the “Rencontres autour de l'IA” workshop on AI at the school for 3rd and 4th year students.
Co-designer and instructor
Adult trainer, project manager and team manager in the human resources department of a large company. Now a teacher, he works with teenagers every day: he knows how to capture their attention, get them involved and start from their reality to help them progress.
A business owner and website creator, he automates a good part of his work with AI. From this background, he holds one conviction: AI is a powerful tool, to be used ethically and responsibly.
A question before registering? Write to cedric@guenard.be.
One or two weeks of courses are planned this summer. Dates will be announced soon. Leave us your email address and we will let you know as soon as they are published.
We will write to you as soon as the summer 2027 dates are set.
A question that isn't here? Write to cedric@guenard.be.
Mainly in French. Cédric Guénard is also an English teacher: a young person who is still learning French can ask questions in English and will be helped. Tell us in the form if this is the case.
No. The course requires no programming knowledge. Most of the work is done with language: writing precise instructions, reading answers with a critical eye, checking, producing. Knowing how to use a computer is enough.
The course takes place in the secondary school computer rooms of Collège Saint-Étienne. From Monday to Thursday, please bring a packed lunch and a water bottle. Detailed practical information is sent by email about two weeks before the course.
Some assistants have a minimum age of 13 or 18. We follow these rules: the youngest work with tools allowed for their age or on the instructor's computer.
No personal data or photo of a young person is entered into an AI during the course. The information in the form is used only to organise the course and to contact you. It is never sold. Details are in the privacy policy.
A morning snack at 10am and an afternoon snack at 2:30pm are provided every day. From Monday to Thursday, each child brings a packed lunch. On Friday, lunch is included. Please mention any allergies in the registration form.
The course runs from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Drop-off starts at 8:45am. There is no childcare before or after these hours.
Cancellation is free up to 30 days before the course. Between 30 and 14 days before, half of the price is refunded. Less than 14 days before, there is no refund, but the place can be moved to a later session or transferred to another young person.
Young people with high potential, ADHD, dyslexia or related learning differences are welcome. The pace alternates short input and practice, in small groups of 12 at most. Cédric Guénard is a neurocognitive support practitioner. Tell us in the form what helps your child: we will take it into account.