Future Bay Education is Northern Ontario's only extracurricular AI and computer science academy — built on 25 years of real industry experience and designed for where technology is actually heading.
Future Bay Education bridges the gap between what Northern Ontario students learn in publicly funded computer science courses and what universities and employers are actually looking for. Our curriculum is built not from textbooks alone, but from first-hand knowledge of how global technology employers train their workforces.
A new kind of
technology academy
Operating alongside — not replacing — the Near North District School Board and Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board curricula, Future Bay Education gives students the competitive edge that traditional schooling cannot yet provide.
Each program tier builds on the last, moving students from foundational digital literacy through to advanced AI research competencies — with an industry certification at every step.
Internet safety, digital citizenship, data privacy, programming logic in Scratch and Python, and how algorithms shape everyday life. Final project: an interactive application.
Python OOP, data analysis with pandas, data visualization, and web development foundations (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Projects: portfolio website and data dashboard.
Supervised and unsupervised ML, neural networks via TensorFlow, NLP, generative AI literacy, and AI ethics. Builds: an image classifier and an AI-powered chatbot.
Student teams tackle a real Northern Ontario challenge using technology, mentored by Rekha and Nipissing faculty. Top projects entered in Canada-Wide Science Fair.
The need is well-documented. Northern Ontario students have significantly less access to AI and computer science education than their peers in Southern Ontario — and most leave the region after graduation. Future Bay Education exists to change both of those facts.
With 11.7% of North Bay's population identifying as Indigenous — nearly 2.4× the national average — we partner with Nipissing First Nation, Dokis First Nation, and the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre to offer fully subsidized Level 1 access for qualifying youth, aligned with TRC Call to Action #62.
Dedicated cohorts for young women in partnership with Girls Inc. North Bay, addressing the persistent gender gap in technology education and creating a peer community that supports long-term engagement in STEM fields.
A minimum of 10% of annual enrolment capacity is reserved for students from low-income households through a needs-based bursary program. Bursaries are co-funded by corporate sponsors and 3% of annual net revenue from Year 2 onward. Applications are reviewed confidentially on a rolling basis.
Co-op placements with North Bay technology companies, preferred pathways into Nipissing University's BSc Computer Science, and an annual Employer Showcase where Capstone projects are presented to local employers — building the pipeline that keeps skilled graduates in Northern Ontario.
Enrolment is open for the upcoming term. Reach out with questions, register your student, or ask about bursary availability.