Why the Future Builder Summer Program
At VEGA Academy, summer is a chance to learn differently. The Future Builder program is for aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs, built around personalized experiences, real mentorship, and a city full of examples to learn from.
Hands-On, Not Just Hands-Up
Students learn by doing; by working in small teams on real projects, they gain valuable entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
Toronto Is Part of the Classroom
Mornings build core skills in our downtown Toronto classroom. Afternoons take students out into the city to see real workplaces, institutions, and ideas in action.
VEGA Welcome & Orientation
9:00–11:45 AM: Welcome & orientation — explore your new neighbourhood and friends.
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Classes
Classes + CN Tower
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: CN Tower
Classes + St. Lawrence Market
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: St. Lawrence Market
Classes + Royal Ontario Museum
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
Classes + Casa Loma
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Casa Loma
Classes + IBU, Sankofa Square & Eaton Centre
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Visit to International Business University (IBU), Sankofa Square and Eaton Centre
Classes + Ripley's Aquarium
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Ripley's Aquarium
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (all day)
Classes + Legislative Assembly & City Hall Tours
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Legislative Assembly & City Hall Tours
Classes + Showcase & Farewell Party
9:00–11:45 AM: Classes
11:45 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15–3:00 PM: Showcase Portfolio Presentations, Farewell Party
Classes in the morning. The city in the afternoon.
Students start the day building core skills in entrepreneurship, leadership, and career readiness. Those skills are put into practice in the city to end each day.
Before the program starts, students join a virtual “VEGA Academy Ready” pre-arrival session, then arrive in Toronto ahead of Monday’s welcome and orientation.
Between Week 1 and Week 2, every student also receives their choice of a free pass to one of the Toronto Zoo, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), or a City Cruise.
What You Will Learn
The Future Builder program is built around four integrated themes: entrepreneurship, leadership, career readiness, and the future of work where each is one taught through a live project, not a textbook.
Entrepreneurship & Leadership
Students learn the fundamentals of building and leading a venture; idea generation, teamwork, decision-making, and pitching; through hands-on projects, not textbooks.
THEME 02
Career Readiness
Students build practical workplace skills; communication, collaboration, and problem-solving that carry into future jobs, applications, and everyday life.
Toronto as a Living Classroom
Downtown Toronto is Future Builder’s second classroom. Between lessons, students step outside to see entrepreneurship and leadership at work; building real context for what they’re learning inside the classroom.
Future Builder Program Fees
| Program Fee | $2,995 |
| Tuition, materials & excursions | |
|
Total
July - August 2027 • CAD
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$2,995* |
80 Bloor St W. Suite 800
Toronto, ON M5S 2V1
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 3:00pm
