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April 2020
School’s Out Mini-Camp
School's out for AACPS, but we'll be open for camp. Kids will spend 90 minutes in the morning and 90 minutes in the afternoon participating in activities from one of the following, 3D/VR/AR Club, Arts & Crafts Club, Builders Club, Coder Kids Club, Drone Club, Gamer Club, Robotics Club, STEAM Club, Young Inventors Club, or YouTube Stars & Animators Club. The rest of the day will be spent socializing and playing tabletop games. We strive to limit total screen time…
Find out more »School’s Out Mini-Camp
School's out for AACPS, but we'll be open for camp. Kids will spend 90 minutes in the morning and 90 minutes in the afternoon participating in activities from one of the following, 3D/VR/AR Club, Arts & Crafts Club, Builders Club, Coder Kids Club, Drone Club, Gamer Club, Robotics Club, STEAM Club, Young Inventors Club, or YouTube Stars & Animators Club. The rest of the day will be spent socializing and playing tabletop games. We strive to limit total screen time…
Find out more »June 2020
Gamer Club (Grades K-8) – June 22-26, 2020 – Summer Camp
This camp is for the gamers. Kids will spend the whole week playing games. We will spend a max of 3 hours per day with electronics (computers, consoles, and tablets) and the rest of the time we will play with board games, card games, and breakout boxes. Important: This is a gaming camp. Kids will spend the whole day playing games. Many of the games are actually educational, and we do offer challenges for the kids, but some of them will…
Find out more »YouTube Stars (Grades K-8) – June 29-July 3, 2020 – Summer Camp
Does your child want to be the next YouTube super star? Let us show them the ropes! This camp teaches real-world video production and animation skills. Kids will learn how to: Stay safe on the Internet, and in their videos Plan their videos and animations, including storyboarding and scripting Record and edit their videos Film stop-motion animations Export videos for YouTube Each child will make a stop-motion animation and a "let's play" (game walkthrough) video. The rest of their videos…
Find out more »July 2020
Escape the Camp (Grades K-8) – July 6-10, 2020 – Summer Camp
Join us for a week of puzzles, adventure, mystery, and logic. If your child enjoys escape rooms, this camp is perfect for him or her. In this super fun week, kids will: Learn about cryptology, cryptography, and crypto-analysis Play, solve, and make logic games, brain teasers, riddles, and puzzles Attempt to “escape the camp” with a real escape room Plan, build, and run their own escape rooms This camp is for kids who were in grades K through 8 during…
Find out more »Young Inventors (Grades K-2) and Game Design & Coding with Roblox (Grades 3-8) – July 13-17 – Summer Camp
This week we're running 2 topics at once! Young Inventors for Grades K-2: In this fun camp, our youngest inventors will have a chance to show off their problem-solving and engineering skills. They will learn about the invention process, simple machines, and complex machines. We will turn trash into treasure! There is a $10 lab fee for this camp. Game Design & Coding with Roblox for Grades 3-8: Kids will learn how to use Roblox Studio to create and customize…
Find out more »YouTube Stars (Grades K-8) – July 20-24, 2020 – Summer Camp
Does your child want to be the next YouTube super star? Let us show them the ropes! This camp teaches real-world video production and animation skills. Kids will learn how to: Stay safe on the Internet, and in their videos Plan their videos and animations, including storyboarding and scripting Record and edit their videos Film stop-motion animations Export videos for YouTube Each child will make a stop-motion animation and a "let's play" (game walkthrough) video. The rest of their videos…
Find out more »Robotics (Grades K-2) and Game Design & Coding with Minecraft (Grades 3-8) – July 27-31, 2020 – Summer Camp
This week we're running 2 topics at once! Robotics for Grades K-2: Join us for a week of exploring, building, commanding, and programming robots. We will learn how to program robots without code, complete challenges, engineer and program robots, and build our own robots to take home. Kids will work with a variety of robots from Learning Resources, Ozobot, Wonder Workshop, and LEGO. There is a $50 lab fee for this camp. Game Design & Coding with Minecraft for Grades…
Find out more »August 2020
Tabletop Game Design (Grades K-8) – August 3-7, 2020 – Summer Camp
Does your child enjoy playing card games or board games? Let us show them how to make their own in this fun camp. Kids will: Play some board and card games to "warm up" and get ideas Learn about the game design process Create a game planner Come up with the objective, rules, and other elements for a card or board game Create a prototype of their game Play test other kids' games This camp is for kids who were…
Find out more »Minecraft Builders (Grades K-2) and Robotics (Grades 3-8) – August 10-14, 2020 – Summer Camp
This week we’re running 2 topics at once! Minecraft Builders for Grades K-2: In this fun camp for K-2 kids, we will build in Minecraft and the real world. Kids will learn how to make their own Minecraft skins and texture packs, to really customize their worlds. They will also learn how to use redstone and commands to add interactivity to their builds. We will also have guided build challenges in Minecraft. For real-world stuff, kids will spend part of…
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