AI Survival Summer Camp
YOUTH PROGRAM · AGES 16-19
Five Edges Over AI. Earned the Hard and Fun Way....
First prove you're tougher and smarter than a farmer.
Two teens with laptops in Naxos
NAXOS • ATHENS, GREECE
JULY 14–28, 2027
(Optional Advanced Training in Paris, July 28 – August 4, 2027)
Think high school or university will fully prepare you for the real world?
The answer is no
Real World. Real Stakes. Real You.
Real crucibles every morning, real coaching every afternoon - no busywork, no filler.
What you take home
AI Survival: statement of participation Lists every course attended at the camp.
Metacognition & change management: record of completion An introduction to the ADKAR and Kotter change mgmt models.
Business communication: record of completion Business coaching. Useful for jobs, scholarships and grants.
Employability Skills: certificate of participation After two workshops: fake news & AI research, and employability skills.
Regenerative business design: record of completion Turn your idea into a side hustle
AI post-graduation survival plan A personal, AI-powered roadmap, made during the camp.
Post-graduation side hustle marketing plan Promote yourself and your side hustle on social media and LinkedIn.
Arseniko cheese made at the camp About 1.5 kg, from a fully automated yet natural, free-range family farm. Shipped home after 28 days of curing, where the family's country allows it.
Who You’ll Work With
International Team

Experts from the USA, Brazil, Greece, Canada, and France.

Change Management leaders in banking and non-profits

Professional Business Coach high fashion enterprises/retail

Guest lecturer at Oxford & HEC Paris.

EKO Greece – Non-profit partner

A non-profit that runs Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 projects.

Proven environmentally conscious designers

Dxsigner Academy's AI-powered DARC method.

Engineers from high stakes industries

AI, Localization, Industrial Automation, Aerospace, and more.

Trained industry professionals and entrepreneurs

A farming family in Skeponi, Naxos

They teach you to make Arseniko cheese and to cook on their farm.

Master concentration in classrooms high above the sea and the city.
A castle school above the Aegean. A hotel classroom above Athens.
Our training facilities
A historic school, three working farms, and a classroom above Athens
Hone these five edges, and you'll do well.
It's what you will be better at than AI
Five Edges Over AI
What you will be better at than AI - and why we can teach it
The skill
EDGE 1
Adaptability

Job and path stay relevant. Farmers outlast every tech shift.

EDGE 2
Creativity

Creativity under pressure - farm crucibles and debriefs.

EDGE 3
Discipline

No AI discipline, memory or empathy. Anna: Plan, Do, Keep It Going.

EDGE 4
Practical Life Skills

Hands-on skills stay yours - cook, grow food, budget.

EDGE 5
Purpose

Learning still matters. Reflections in Greece find your value.

Why us

Naxos fertile 5,000+ years on scarce resources. AI shrinks desk jobs - we build hands-on skills plus a hobby. AI assists, tool not a crutch.

We pair AI with human creativity in public speaking and side hustles.

Reinforced with memory techniques and a real budget you manage yourself.

Anthony teaches hands-on AI for your career. EKO and Charles: research and interview confidence.

The DARC module gives you a personal report and Life Plan. Leave with an AI Survival Plan, records of completion and EKO Greece’s Employability Skills certificate of participation (EDC).

Learn from people who have done it, in places worth remembering.
Real trainers. Real classrooms. Real money.
Meet our trainers
Industry experts in Naxos and Athens
Those that adapt best to changing conditions survive.
after Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859)
Naxos: Rural survival skills and island fun
Every day have fun, master your 5 advantages over AI
Daily Rhythm
DAY 0
Wednesday->Arrival/Athens

Critical Thinking / AI Research.

DAY 1
Thursday ferry Athens->Naxos

AI intro + budgeting session.
Sunset at Portara.

DAY 2

Plant olive trees.
Pick ingredients, cook on farm.
Memory + irrigation design.

DAY 3

Irrigation build at Syndesi HQ.
Beach lunch, surfing + picnic.
All-night authentic festival.

DAY 4

Learn to cook in a restaurant.
Agios Prokopios beach.
Supper at a beachside tavern.

DAY 5

Sheep go to heaven, goats go to hell + cooking class.
Change management Phase 2

DAY 6

Fisherman experience, + night-swimming at beach bar

What You Take Home

EKO workshop 1 of 2: fake news & AI research.
Employability Skills: certificate of participation (EDC) after both.

Intro to 5 advantages over AI
€125 for Naxos on your per diem card
Perfect sunset picture

Hands-on skills
Change Management Phase 1
Creativity under pressure

Master agility hands-on
Overcome AI discipline issues
Start spending your own money

Grill and cut filet mignon like a pro
Unwind and relax day

Take home cheese you made
Change mgmt phase 2 + AI post-grad plan + Notion/sheets

Authentic Greek Fishing boat + 2 remote beaches + swim in cave+souvenir shopping

Wonder is the beginning of philosophy.
Socrates, in Plato's Theaetetus (philosophy: the love of wisdom)
Athens: Coaching, culture and the plan you leave with
Every day have fun, master your 5 advantages over AI
Daily Rhythm
DAY 1
Wednesday Naxos->Athens

Ferry + hotel check-in.
€35/day per diem in Athens.
Recovery evening in Thiseio.

DAY 2

Business Coaching Session 1.
Syntagma walk + Benaki.

DAY 3

Business Coaching Session 2.
Ermou shopping
Friday night concert at technopolis.

DAY 4

Change mgmt Phase 3 + Life Plan.
Side-hustle marketing plan.

DAY 5

Early Acropolis + Plaka.
National Gallery + Varkiza beach.

DAY 6

DARC Day 1 - Idea, side hustle or hobby.
CV workshop + mock interview.
Group supper you vote on.

DAY 7

DARC Day 2 + finale party.
Airport next morning by 11:00.

What You Take Home

€35/day per-diem - practical life skills.
Budget the city like a business person.

Creativity under pressure.
First pitch + feedback.

Business communication: record of completion.
Useful for jobs, scholarships and grants.

Metacognition & change management: record of completion.
Post-Graduation Marketing Plan.

Practical life skills on foot.
Acropolis at opening + Gallery + Varkiza.

Regenerative business design.
Side hustle/hobby: name, niche, context.
EKO workshop 2 of 2: CV + business card.

Regenerative business design: record of completion.
AI Survival: statement of participation.
AI survival plan.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
after Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (Book X)
Island fun and city culture: a Naxos beach, the Agia Marina panigiri, the Acropolis and a live concert in Athens
Island fun, city culture
Sun and sea in Naxos, history and live music in Athens
Make it yourself, then enjoy it like a Greek.
Self-reliance never tasted this good.
Food, the Greek way
Learn to make it yourself, then sit back and enjoy it
Camp price
Per student, for the full camp, July 14–28, 2027. Priced and paid in euros.
Camp price
€3,750per student, paid in euros
In other currencies
  • About US$4,220
  • About C$5,990
  • About R$22,030
  • At the exchange rates of October 4, 2026. These amounts move with the exchange rate.
Not included
 Our partners can help
Families arrange these
  • Plane tickets to Athens and home
  • Accommodation, ferries, transfers and excursions in Greece (our travel partners can arrange them)
  • Visa and entry requirements for Greece
  • Travel and medical insurance (required)
  • ChatGPT Plus for one month (~$20 USD)
  • Free Perplexity account (required)
FlightsLand in Athens by 11:00 on Wednesday, July 14. Fly home on Wednesday, July 28 (at the airport by 11:00). Tuesday and Wednesday flights are usually cheaper.
Good to know
Minimum group
Based on 16 students by May 15, 2027. If fewer: adjusted price or full refund, the family's choice.
Itinerary changes
Weather or ferries may change plans. Cancelled activities are replaced.
Insurance
Travel and medical insurance is required, arranged by the family.
Payment
50% deposit charged 15 days after you sign (you can withdraw free of charge for 14 days), the rest by June 14, 2027. In euros; other currencies are a guide.
Responsibility
Students follow the camp rules. We're not liable for lost belongings or harm we didn't cause.
Full terms
Read the camp's booking terms before you book.
Chance favours only the prepared mind.
Louis Pasteur, 1854
What to bring: laptops, your gear, farm-day clothes and a beach picnic
What to bring
Laptop minimums: Windows 11 or the latest macOS, Apple M1 or Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, 6-hour battery.
Accounts
  • ChatGPT Plus: a parent approves and pays (under 18)
  • Perplexity (free, required): a parent accepts the terms (under 18)
  • Free Notion account
  • Free Google account
Gear
  • Laptop and charger
  • Unlocked smartphone that can share its connection (Greek SIM card included)
  • European plug adapter (type C/F)
  • 2–3 pocket notepads and pens
  • A thermal lunch bag for picnics
Clothes and beach
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Boots or running shoes and jeans for the farm days
  • Bathing suit and beach towel
  • Lots of sunscreen and a hat
  • Send food requirements at least 30 days before the camp
Once in a lifetime experience.
Contact us about our optional week in Paris

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