WORKSHOP

Improving and Debugging Projects

Get ready to dive deep into the world of AI with Black Boys Code London and explore how it's tackling real-world challenges!

April 25, 2026
AGES: 8 – 17
COST: FREE
FORMAT: IN-PERSON

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About this workshop

Our April workshop takes students beyond building AI projects into the next critical stage of innovation: improving, refining, and scaling intelligent systems. This is where learners experience how real developers work, testing, debugging, and enhancing their creations to make them more accurate, creative, and reliable.

Participants revisit the AI systems they built in March and transform them into more polished, production-ready solutions. It’s an exciting shift from “it works” to “it works better, smarter, and more creatively.”

In the Beginner Track, students upgrade their AI-powered Scratch games by identifying and fixing bugs, then enhancing their projects with sounds, scoring systems, costumes, and clear win/lose conditions. They learn how small improvements can dramatically elevate a user experience.

In the Advanced Track, students take their Python chatbots to the next level by introducing multi-turn conversations, memory, and branching dialogue paths. Their chatbots evolve from simple responders into more intelligent systems capable of holding richer, more human-like interactions.

This workshop reinforces an important lesson: great technology is built through iteration, not perfection.

This workshop is FREE, and all learning materials are provided, students simply need to bring curiosity and a willingness to improve and innovate.

This is where students transform their projects from basic prototypes into engaging, polished games. Using their AI-powered Scratch games from March, learners debug issues and introduce new features that improve both functionality and creativity.

Students will explore how real developers enhance user experience by refining performance, fixing bugs, and adding meaningful features.

Students evolve their chatbots from simple programs into intelligent conversational systems. Using Python, learners design chatbots that can handle multi-step conversations, remember context, and guide users through different dialogue paths.

This is where coding meets real-world AI design, as students begin to understand how assistants, customer support bots, and interactive systems are built.

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Brampton

Sheridan College, Davis Campus
7899 McLaughlin Road, Brampton, ON

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
11 AM – 03 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

London

Western University, Spencer Engineering Building
1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
10 AM – 02 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Ottawa

University of Ottawa
160 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
10 AM – 02 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Maritimes

University of New Brunswick
550 Windsor Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
11 AM – 02 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Vancouver

Centre for Digital Media
685 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
12PM – 03PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Durham

Ontario Tech University, Main Oshawa Campus
2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
11 AM – 03 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Montreal

Concordia University
1455 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
11 AM – 03 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

Waterloo

University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON

Improving and Debugging Projects

April 25, 2026
11 AM – 02 PM
IN-PERSONFREE

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