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Minecraft Creative – The Engineer in You, Ages 8-12

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Students will be building their dream home, setting up their village, replicating a famous building like the White House and building the Golden Gate Bridge as a team. Students will explore effective communications skills through discussions and group exercises in Minecraft. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Minecraft Math, Ages 10-14

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While playing Minecraft, students will have to conquer math problems in order to open doors and get needed tools and inventory items. The focus of the math problems are (1) order of operations, (2) word problems (3) multiplication (4) division and (5) fractions. You can calculate your way through survival mode! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Minecraft Mini-Games Galore, Ages 8-12

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Problem-solving skills and creativity will be put to the test with this Minecraft Mini-Games Galore class. Only those who enjoy a little competition but can show great sportsmanship should take this class. Campers will team up and strategize with fellow team members on popular mini-games like Survival Games, Sky Wars, Block Hunt, Build Wars and Hunger Games. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Minecraft Obstacle Course – Build Your Own, Ages 8-12

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Minecraft parkour / obstacle course is one of the main types of adventure maps for players to experiment with. This class will explore the most popular parkour courses for inspiration in developing their own parkour courses. Much of the fun will come from sharing and playing in parkour courses developed by fellow classmates. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Minecraft Survival for Beginners, Ages 7-11

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The class will cover the basics of Minecraft in survival mode, including basic controls, managing inventory, how to survive the first night, avoiding hunger, building, mining, farming, reaching the Nether and conquering the end. Imagine playing survival with all the players in the same room, working together for a common goal. The teacher will facilitate discussions on traits of good teamwork. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Mock Trial – The Criminal Justice System, Ages 11-14

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Students will look a wide range of issues from the mundane to the worldly and argue “for” or “against” a variety of everyday items, events, and ideas. Along the way, they will research, structure, craft and execute their speeches to inform and persuade. Students will be practicing their public speaking skills, working on speaking from the diaphragm, projection, breath control, structure and conquering the quivers. The goal is to make students more aware of their self-presentation as well as give them a level of comfort with speaking in public. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Murder Mystery Creation, Ages 11-14

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Students explore the literary genre of mystery fiction. To get the blood flowing, students will participate in two murder mystery games where they will role-play characters and attempt to figure out who murdered the victim and how it was done. Then, students will analyze three short mysteries. Finally, students plan their own mystery incorporating the crime, suspects, motives, clues, alibis, witnesses, evidence and red herrings. The plot of this class will lead students to an ending of better narrative writing. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Phonics Poetry, Ages 5-7

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Phonics Poetry, Ages 5-7 (Mini-class, Virtual Only)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Note: This class can be taken multiple weeks because the lessons are different each week.

Student learn how to decode words by reading poems that focus on a specific sound. Students are guided to gain fluency, phonics skills and sight word knowledge. They write the letter(s) from the sound in each blank, color the pictures, cut out around the black rectangle border, and glue into a spiral notebook. This class will enable students to gain confidence in their reading skills. Virtual Camp Only.

Each week, the class will focus on a different sound group.

Week 1: Short Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Week 2: Long Vowels (a, i, o, u, ai, ay, ea, ee, oa, ow)

Week 3: Variant Vowels (oo –as in “took”, oo – as in “tooth”) and more short vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Week 4: Diphthongs (ou, oi, oy, au, aw)

Week 5: Consonant Blends (bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr)

Week 6: Consonant Blends (pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, scr)

Week 7: Consonant Blends (spl, spr, str, squ, st, sw, tr, tw)

Week 8: Consonant Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)

Week 9: Short Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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Programming – Java – Introduction, Ages 13-15

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Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Students learn the fundamentals of this programming language through step-by-step instruction of key concepts like types, variables, data structures, loops and operators. Students will be given mini-projects and programming exercises to reinforce their skill-building. By the end of class, students will be able to program in basic Java, build object-oriented programs, create fun programs, and use: if statements, for and while loops, arrays and objects. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Programming – Python – Introduction, Ages 11-13

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Python is a computer programming language that is excellent for aspiring computer programmers to start with. Python has easy-to-read syntax and programmers can quickly see the output of their programs. Students will be given programming exercises and projects to practice the use of Python programming. In this class, students will start learning various commands like “print”, “input” and use mathematical operators. Students will be able to understand and use different data types, lists, operators, strings and functions, apply the use of conditionals and loops, and practice user input and format output. By the end of the class, students will gain computational thinking skills in the fastest-growing programming language available. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Programming – Scratch Advanced, Ages 8-10

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Kids can further their Scratch Programming skills by making some fun digital games and animations using the drag-and-drop programming platform. In the process, they are dive deeper into programming concepts such as conditional statements, iteration, variables, and event triggers. Students share their creations with the rest of the class at the end of the week. This is the class to stretch the imagination of a budding programmer. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

Student must have taken the introductory Programming – Scratch Beginners class.

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Programming – Scratch Beginners, Ages 8-10

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Scratch is a programming language developed by MIT Media Lab where kids can easily create and share their interactive stories, animation or simple games. Using simple drag-and-drop programming, students can select characters (called sprites) and control their actions and interactions. Students will create animation and games while learning the programming commands in Scratch. In the process, they are subtly exposed to basic programming concepts such as conditional statements, iteration, variables, and event triggers. Students share their creations with the rest of the class at the end of the week. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Programming Minecraft Mods Using Java, Ages 13-15

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Students apply the fundamentals they learned in Level 1 to create, code their own Minecraft mod using Java and design graphics using GIMP Editor. They learn new skills in object oriented programming like how to initializing objects, calling methods, defining parameters and running loops. Students will imagine and create new blocks, crops, tools, swords and armor. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

Student must have taken the introductory Programming – Java – Introduction class.

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Programming ScratchJr, Ages 6-8

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ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables youngsters to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Children can modify characters in the paint editor, add their own voices and sounds, even insert photos of themselves — then use the programming blocks to make their characters come to life. During the course of the week, students will create a collage, a story and game. They will also go outside to play typical playground games like tag and monkey in the middle and then go inside and replicate these games on ScratchJr. For more information, click on this video. In-Person Camp Only.

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Programming Virtual 3D Robot, Ages 10-14

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Students learn to program virtual Lego EV3 robots using CoderZ, a drag and drop coding application. Coders will be given missions that require them to use commands related to navigation, manipulating sensors, detecting and manipulating objects, and making decisions based on inputs. They are introduced to computer science fundamentals like variables, conditional logic, loops, smart functions and more. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.

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Roblox Game Development, Ages 10-14

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Roblox is the largest user-generated online gaming platform, and over 15 million games created by users. Students will use Roblox to create adventures which can be published to smartphones, tablets, desktops and consoles. Kids learn the Lua coding using the Roblox text editor to create 3D worlds and explore the use of conditionals, loops, arrays, inheritance, and more! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.