Rolling applications · only 20 places per cohort

Summer 2026 programmes

Three programmes. One philosophy.

Every Gridless programme starts in the real world and ends in front of a real audience. Pick the one that fits, then explore the full week.

Pick a programme

The Enterprise Programme

A business your child builds, pitches, and sells from scratch.

Seven days. Students take an idea from a problem on Day 1 to a real product on a market stall by Day 7, and keep every penny they earn.

Ages
Ages 9–13
Dates
29 Jul – 4 Aug
Sessions
7 days · 24.5 hrs
Time
09:00 to 12:30
Duration
3.5 hours / day
Year groups
Years 5–8
Venues
UCL · King's College London · LSE
Apply by
Sun 26 Jul 2026

Parents invited Day 4 (Sat 1 Aug) and Day 7 (Tue 4 Aug, bring cash)

Apply for EnterpriseCapped at 20 students

The week, day by day

What students actually do, each day.

A snapshot of every day, the venue, and what students walk away with. For the full 15-minute-by-15-minute curriculum design, including learning objectives, tutor briefs and materials, get in touch and we will send it over.

  1. Day 1UCL

    Find a problem worth solving

    A live investment game in Gridless currency (₲). Students surface real problems, back the strongest ideas, and earn the budget they will spend on Day 7's market stall.

  2. Day 2King's College London

    Interview strangers at King's

    Live fieldwork on a working university campus. Question design in the morning, real interviews with students and staff in the afternoon, then a pivot-or-persist decision and a materials order placed for build day.

  3. Day 3UCL

    Defend the idea under fire

    Teams build a case for their venture, then face structured attack from every other team across five angles, before rebuilding it sharper.

  4. Day 4LSE · parents invited

    Pitch live at LSE

    Voice, posture and presence coaching in the morning. Live pitches to a panel and audience inside a real LSE room in the afternoon.

  5. Day 5LSE

    Build the actual product

    The most open session of the week. Specialist tutors on demand. Teams build the physical good or service they committed to in front of the panel.

  6. Day 6UCL

    Brand it and film the advert

    Final production in the morning. Brand psychology, logo design and a TikTok-style advert filmed and screened to the cohort in the afternoon.

  7. Day 7Market venue TBC · parents invited

    Sell at a real market

    A live market stall open to parents, family and the public. Real customers, real cash, every penny earned kept by the students.

What they leave with

Ideation under time pressure
Real customer research
Financial modelling
Argument construction
Public speaking
Product development
Brand and video production
Live selling

Fee

Years 5–6

£1,150£865

Years 7–8

£1,250£965

25% second-cohort fee reduction · per child · full programme

Apply for Enterprise · deadline Sun 26 Jul 2026

What's included

  • 7 days · 24.5 hours total
  • All materials included
  • Specialist tutors included
  • University venue access, UCL, KCL, LSE
  • Market day stall included
  • Daily video recap for parents

More questions?

Leave your details and we'll be in touch.

Or email hello@gridless.org.uk.