Future Tech & Digital Innovation Camp

Destinations: Technology-themed targeted Mandarin scenario training

Tour Features:

Shanghai is a pioneer in China's digital technology and smart city construction, gathering a large number of high-tech enterprises and innovation incubation bases. This 6-day future tech-themed camp focuses on digital innovation, smart technology and urban technological development, bringing international students cutting-edge tech cognition and hands-on experience. Students will visit urban science and technology museums, digital innovation parks and smart industry exhibition halls, learn popular science knowledge of artificial intelligence, smart city and digital economy, and participate in simple tech DIY experiments. Combined with tech-themed Mandarin training, students can keep pace with China's technological development trend and cultivate innovative thinking and scientific exploration spirit.

Core Highlights

• Immersive visit and experience of Shanghai digital tech parks and innovation exhibition halls
• Popular science learning of AI, smart city and modern digital technology
• Hands-on tech innovation DIY experiments and team tech challenges
• Technology-themed targeted Mandarin scenario training
• Cultivation of scientific thinking and innovative exploration ability

Who It Fits

Suitable for international students aged 12–18 who are interested in STEM disciplines, digital technology, artificial intelligence and future innovation. Perfect for students who want to expand scientific vision and accumulate tech exploration experience.

Package Includes

Tech-themed Mandarin courses and tech popular science lectures, all tech venue visit tickets and professional guidance fees, experimental materials and tech activity organization fees, full local transportation, safe accommodation and daily meals, 24-hour safety supervision, official tech innovation experience certificate. Excludes international airfare, visa fees and personal insurance costs. 

Itinerary:

Day 1｜Camp Arrival, Safety Orientation & Kick‑off

• Morning：Student arrival in Shanghai. Our camp counsellors meet students at the airport / high‑speed‑rail station. Group transfer to secure camp accommodation. Room check‑in and luggage arrangement.
• Mid‑day：Welcome group lunch.
• Afternoon：Full camp safety orientation session. Cover campus rules, daily schedule, emergency contact information, 24‑hour supervision arrangements and site‑visit safety notes. Students meet camp teachers, Mandarin instructors and group teammates. Ice‑breaking group activities to build team rapport.
• Evening：Opening kick‑off session for Future Tech & Digital Innovation Camp. Brief introduction to camp themes, learning objectives and 6‑day programme overview. Introductory warm‑up to core tech topics: AI, smart‑city and digital‑economy basics. Group dinner, followed by free organised leisure time. Overnight at camp accommodation.

Day 2｜Tech Cognition Courses & Tech‑Scenario Mandarin Foundation Training

• Morning：Tech‑cognition popular‑science lecture led by guest tech educator. Introduction to China's digital‑tech development, smart‑city construction in Shanghai, basic concepts of artificial intelligence and big‑data applications. Interactive Q&A session for students to raise STEM‑related questions.
• Mid‑day：Camp group lunch.
• Afternoon：Technology‑themed scenario‑based Mandarin training. Students learn practical Chinese vocabulary and conversational phrases related to robots, AI, smart devices and tech‑park visits. Role‑play practice: simulate visiting an exhibition hall, asking technical questions and communicating with industry practitioners. Small‑group classroom exercises tailored for international teenage learners.
• Evening：Group reflection session: students share what they learned in class. Light recreational activity. Prepare notebooks for upcoming off‑site park and museum visits. Overnight at camp accommodation.

Day 3｜Shanghai Science & Technology Museum On‑Site Immersive Visit

• Morning：After breakfast, private group transport departs for Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Guided immersive tour across core exhibition zones covering artificial intelligence, robotics, smart transportation and digital life. Professional on‑site interpreter guides the group, explaining exhibit principles and real‑world tech applications. Students get hands‑on interaction with selected science exhibits.
• Mid‑day：Group lunch near the museum venue.
• Afternoon：Continue museum exploration focusing on digital‑economy and future‑urban‑life pavilions. Guided observation tasks: each student completes simple observation worksheets to record interesting tech discoveries. Short sharing round inside the museum.
• Evening：Return to camp accommodation. Dinner, followed by debrief discussion: students discuss their most impressive museum exhibits. Brief preview for next‑day tech‑park field trip. Overnight at camp.

Day 4｜Digital Innovation Park & High‑Tech Enterprise Field Trip

• Morning：Full‑day field trip to Shanghai local digital innovation park / innovation incubation base. Welcome briefing from park staff. Students tour innovation exhibition halls, display laboratories and startup enterprise showrooms. Industry professionals deliver a special sharing session covering cutting‑edge technology trends, local tech‑entrepreneur stories and how digital innovation shapes modern cities. Q&A with industry practitioners.
• Mid‑day：Group lunch within the tech‑park surrounding area.
• Afternoon：Observe product demos for smart hardware and digital solutions. Students gain first‑hand insight into how tech ideas turn from concept into real products. Follow‑up scenario‑Mandarin practice: students practise asking questions and giving simple comments in Chinese about tech products.
• Evening：Transfer back to camp. Group dinner. Evening workshop: sort out notes collected from two‑day off‑site visits, prepare preliminary ideas for Day5 hands‑on DIY and team‑challenge activity. Overnight at camp.

Day 5｜Hands‑on Tech DIY Experiments & Team Innovation Competition + Learning Recap

• Morning：Hands‑on tech‑DIY practical workshop. All experimental materials are provided. Under guidance of STEM instructors, student teams complete simple technology‑related hands‑on projects (such as small smart‑device assembly, basic logic‑programming exercises or digital‑design mini‑tasks). Each team brainstorms their own small‑scale innovation concept for the coming team challenge.
• Mid‑day：Group lunch.
• Afternoon：Team innovation competition session. Each group demonstrates their DIY project or innovation concept, explains design logic and expected functions. Teachers evaluate performance from perspectives of creativity, practical thinking and teamwork. In‑camp peer voting takes place. After competition, full group recap: students review key knowledge points across tech lectures, museum and park visits and Mandarin scenario classes. Every student organises personal learning take‑aways.
• Evening：Celebration dinner for all camp participants. Recreational group activity. Students prepare materials for next‑day achievement‑show and certificate‑awarding ceremony. Overnight at camp accommodation.

Day 6｜Achievement Showcase, Certificate‑Awarding & Camp Departure

• Morning：Future‑Tech Camp achievement‑display session. Student teams present their DIY works, share learning experiences and reflections over the 6‑day camp. Teachers give feedback for each group’s performance. Official certificate‑awarding ceremony: every participant receives PandaStudyTour official Tech‑Innovation Experience Certificate. Group camp closing speech and group photo session.
• Mid‑day：Final camp group lunch.
• Afternoon：Check‑out from camp accommodation. Group transfer to Shanghai airport or high‑speed‑rail station for students’ onward departure. End of Future Tech & Digital Innovation Camp programme.