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February 2019
Gamer Club – Friday Night
Does your child love Roblox? Minecraft? Fortnite? Sign him or her up for our Friday night Gamer Club! The only pre-requisite is a desire to play. Kids can play on computers, tablets, or consoles. Food is not included for this club, but kids can bring their own, nut-free dinners if they don't eat before drop-off. Participants for this club need their own accounts to play games that require them, including Roblox, FortNite, and/or a Minecraft. We cannot create accounts for your…
Find out more »Coder Kids Club – Monday Homeschool
Coder Kids can learn how to code with our self-paced, instructor-supported curriculum. They will work through fun activities and challenges, to learn how to create animations, build games, mod Minecraft and Roblox, and more. This club is appropriate for kids in K-8. We will evaluate your child when they start, to ensure proper placement in our curriculum. Most kids will start with Scratch, followed by Java, Lua, Python, and/or JavaScript. Some activities and challenges will require a Minecraft: Java Edition…
Find out more »Introduction to Programming for Homeschoolers – Winter 2019
Kids in grades 3-8 can learn how to code in this introductory class for absolute beginners. We will use Scratch to walk them through activities that will give them a basic understanding of programming concepts such as: Algorithms Operators Boolean Logic Loops Variables This class meets on Mondays, February 4-March 18, 10:45-11:45am. We will not have class on February 18. Upon completion of this class, kids can either join our ongoing Coder Kids Club for Homeschoolers, which takes place on Mondays,…
Find out more »Protected: Programming Robots for K-3 @ CWES
Learn how to code by programming robots. No experience is required! All kids will work with Ozobots. Kids in K-1 will also use Botley, and kids in grades 2-3 will use Dash. This class is only for kids in K-3 who attend Crofton Woods Elementary School. We class will meet in the Media Center on Mondays, 3:45-4:45, February 25-April 1. After your registration is verified and complete, you will be sent a link to complete a required form. You must complete the…
Find out more »Builders Club – Monday Night
By popular demand, we have revamped and expanded our Minecraft Club. It is now Builders Club! Kids will have an opportunity to do themed builds and challenges with not only Minecraft, but also Roblox, and Fortnite (Creative). If your child loves building with LEGO bricks, we also have LEGO Club running concurrently. Kids will use their creativity to explore, plan, build, and play. This is not just Gamer Club (that's Friday)! They will be expected to work on their themed…
Find out more »LEGO Club – Monday Nights
You asked for it, so we're adding it! Kids love LEGO bricks, and we have gallons of them (literally). This club is open to any age that's able to play with LEGO bricks, so we recommend 3 and up. We have Duplo sets for the younger crowd, and bins full of LEGO bricks for the 5 and up crowd. Kids will be offered themed build challenges, or they can just play. If your child is under 5, and/or not potty…
Find out more »Arts & Crafts Club (Grades 3+, K-2 with an Adult)
Drop in for 90 minutes of creativity! Kids can work on our planned weekly projects, or bring their own projects and use our materials and equipment. Our instructors include artists and crafters, who can show your kids new techniques, and help them perfect their work. Techniques and projects for this club will include many things, such as drawing, painting, decoupage, crochet, soap making, and much more. If your child wants to try something, we're open to suggestions! Weekly projects will…
Find out more »YouTube Stars – Introduction to Video Production – Winter 2019 (Tuesdays)
Want to become the next big YouTube Star? Learn the basics in our YouTube Stars - Introduction to Video Production class. Kids will spend 6 weeks learning about: Internet Safety Planning and Storyboarding a Video Writing a Script Rehearsing and Recording a Video Editing a Video For this class, kids will create 1-2 of the following types of videos with a parter: Unboxing How-To Challenge Q&A Comedy/Skit We will not create game-play videos for this class. You can see some examples…
Find out more »Protected: Programming Robots for K-3 @ CES (Session #2)
Important: This is a repeat of Session 1. If your child already attended that session, please do not sign up for this session. Learn how to code by programming robots. No experience is required! Kids will use age-and-skill-appropriate robots. All kids will work with Ozobots. Kids in K-1 will also use Botley, and kids in grades 2-3 will use Dash. This class is only for kids in K-3 who attend Crofton Elementary School. We class will meet in the Art room on Tuesdays,…
Find out more »Coder Kids Club – Tuesday Night
Coder Kids can learn how to code with our self-paced, instructor-supported curriculum. They will work through fun activities and challenges, to learn how to create animations, build games, mod Minecraft and Roblox, and more. This club is appropriate for kids in K-8. We will evaluate your child when they start, to ensure proper placement in our curriculum. Most kids will start with Scratch, followed by Java, Lua, JavaScript and/or Python. Some activities and challenges will require a Minecraft: Java Edition…
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