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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Summer Camps 2019

Coding and Gaming in Scratch! June 3-7, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost $150Target Age Group: 6 and up

Scratch is a fun, easy to navigate coding language developed by MIT to introduce e l e m e n t a r y s t u d e n t s t o s o f t w a r e programming using colorful, predefined blocks. In this ten hour course, we will build games like Flappy Bird and Pac Man and storyline animation. Scratch is so much more than ‘Hello, World!’ This is ‘Hello! Great new world of game design!’ Come join us!

Python I June 10-14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMOR: Aug 5-9, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $150Target Age Groups: 9 and up

Did you know YouTube, DropBox, Google, Instagram and Spotify were all written in Python? Python is undoubtedly one of the most powerful, flexible programming languages of our time. It is an industry standard in data analysis and display, as well as a powerhouse builder of games, apps and website extensions. It is the perfect first language for children aged 9 and above due to its intuitive syntax. Join us for a ten hour intro to all central commands. After this, you will be in great shape for continued independent development or our more advanced classwork in Python II and Mission Python.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

A Taste of CodeCraze June 17-21, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMOR: Aug 5-9, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost $180 (including materials)Target Age Group: 5 and up

This week long camp is designed to introduce students to all of the creative fun that we can have in our Maker Space. Students will learn about 3D scanning, creation of SVG (scalable vector graphics), printing on our line plotter and Glowforge CO2 laser, as well as CNC milling (3D carving) and 3D printing!! We will walk through the steps of creating anything we can dream of: a board game, a t-shirt, personal prints galore! Students will bring home their daily projects and have many stories to share about construction, visual expression and computer driven production.

Robotics 101 (with VEX IQ) June 17-21, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PMOR: July 22-26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost $150Target Age Group: 8 and up

Robotics combines coding with engineering. It encourages students to look critically at machines, cars and other technology around us in terms of levers, motors, sensors and electronic brains. Our VEX IQ series is designed to engage students in hands on STEM instruction. We prioritize build time and test time in order to maximize learning through application. The VEX IQ robot brain can take up to 12 inputs/outputs, which students configure in open source software. This intuitive software is a variation of a visual coding blocks, Scratch-like approach. Our powerful classroom kits come with smart motors, LED sensors, bumper switches, distance sensors, gyro sensors and color sensors. Our goal in this series is to introduce students to competition builds. Students learn applied programing in a fun environment of collaboration and team competition. They will build VEX IQ bots that lift and stack, follow sensor input and compete against other teams’ builds.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Python II June 24-28, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost $150Target Age Group: 10 and up

In this fantastic 10 hour workshop, we will dive directly into programming in Python. Required is some familiarity with basic coding and a moderate ability to type. This is an application focussed approach to learning an industry standard. We will build a simple app as well as two games. Later Python forms an amazing foundation for hacking, app programing, game building and descriptive statistics. The student who understands Python, will pick up other programs such as JavaScript, Ruby on Rails and C++ with ease. This is an investment in the training of any future programmer!

JavaScript July 8-12, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost $150Target Age Group: 12 and up

JavaScript powers the internet. It enables interactive web sites. It is easy to learn and forgiving of many mistakes. JavaScript runs on any computer with a browser. You will have no extra software subscription costs or need for special editing and compiling tools. It is a fantastic language to start with when Scratch doesn’t offer enough flexibility to finish your dream app or game. Through small, goal oriented projects, you will learn central coding concepts, while building your very own 2D games and apps. In this camp, you will make a calculator app, a choose your own adventure game, a hangman game and a mad-libs style game. We will also explore how JavaScript can help us to build our own basic website. Learning JavaScript will take game building to whole new levels for ambitious young coders. Your games and codes remain yours to take home, expand and share with family and friends. This is an amazing step toward becoming the developer that you have always wanted to be!

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Mission Python July 8-12, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Cost $150Target Age Group: 9 and up

This camp offers an alternative way to start learning Python or develop your previous knowledge. We will direct all our efforts in making a fantastic space game. Very close to a standard progress of learning Python, each step in this process is designed to teach your child / you elements of Python in direct application for the game. Python is an industry standard and an excellent first language for children aged 9 and after due to its intuitive syntax. The student who understands Python, will pick up other programs such as JavaScript, Ruby on Rails and countless others with ease. This is an investment in the training of any future programmer!

Fun with Electronics July 29-Aug 2, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost $150Target Age Group: 6 and up

The foundation of every computer, robot and battery-operated toy is a basic circuit. Starting with our LittleBits lab kits, we will build with a litany of sensors and signals. Our project teams will construct alarms, sound triggered LED displays, pressure sensitive response switches and light sensitive buzzers. Students build circuits without the dangers of soldering or any lead exposure. Over ten hours of instruction, they will be encouraged to think critically about circuitry in everyday life and build models of mechanisms that they see in action every day.

Maker Camp July 15-19, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: $ 165Target Age Group: 6 and up

Makers of all ages! This is your time and place to strike! It doesn’t matter: If you have never built anything and never held a screwdriver in your hand, this is the moment to start. With our 11,000 pieces maker corner, circuitry elements and more, you will have the choice: We can provide you with our challenge cards that will ask you to build a certain object (for example, a vehicle that follows a straight line) with a limited number of given tools. Alternatively, we will engineer something amazing together!

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Workshops

Wonderbots June 10-12, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMOR: July 15-17, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 45Target Age Group: Kindergarten and up

This is a perfect introduction to robotics for elementary school children; but older ones with no previous knowledge will also learn a lot about coding robots. We will learn about and code our many Dash, Dot and Cue robots that race, play, dance, and interact with your child and other robots. Additional materials like launchers, grippers, markers, xylophones can be attached to our cute robots, and your child can even connect legos, for example, as helmets and shields for a coded robo-joust, or other sorts of competitions on our special fields and mats. They will surely enjoy controlling the variety of options their machine friends will provide.

Stop Motion Movie June 24-26, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 90Target Age Group: Kindergarten and up

Have you ever seen Walt Disney’s first productions of Mickey Mouse? For many years, cartoons were produced using the Stop Motion technique. In this workshop, your child will be introduced to stop motion by creating their own story, setting t h e i r s c e n e s u s i n g s e l f - m a d e backgrounds, lego people and bricks, adjusting the light conditions, taking shots, recording sounds and dialogues, bringing these all digitally together, and finally, thinking about improvements by learning more about these various elements of stop motion movie-making.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Minecraft in Python July 1-3, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost $ 90Target Age Group: 9 and up

P y t h o n i s a p o w e r f u l programming language. When w e c o m b i n e c o d e w i t h Minecraft, magic happens. Come learn how to build a tower of lava, make a castle suddenly appear, create a hide and seek game in Minecraft to find gems. Super Minecraft adventures in code!

Minecraft Challenge July 22-24, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 90Target Age Group: 9 and up

You like Minecraft but would like to learn a few hacks that will surprise your friends? Or perhaps you want to be able to do certain things that are cumbersome and time-consuming to do using the keys, mouse or a joystick? In this workshop, you will see how huge castles, villages, or other items can be made just by running certain codes. Did you know that you can also code games that can be played within a Minecraft world? This challenge pushes you to build a masterpiece in code. The winner will take home a Minecraft Master title and prize!

Maker Challenge July 30-31, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 60Target Age Group: 5 and up

In this two-day workshop, we will introduce your child to our 11,000 pieces maker corner with circuitry elements. We will build one vehicle and one simple alarm system, while using and learning about the many parts, pieces and tools. At the end of the workshop, the participants will take home their projects.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Green Screen Aug 12-14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost $ 90Target Age Group: 5 and up

You are watching a movie and see a person standing in front of a deserted Times Square. Chances are, that person was actually standing in a studio in front of a green screen. Actors can be embedded in backgrounds like outer space, far away planets, dangerous places on Earth, or fantastic landscapes. In this workshop, you will learn and try out the basics of green screen. Join us to create a fantastic short green screen movie and clips of you as an action hero!

Robotics Challenge Aug 12-14, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 90Requirement: Participation in an earlier Vex IQ Robotics camp Target Age Group: 8 and up

In this workshop, you will take the robot you have built in our Vex IQ Camp and test it in the official ring master challenge. The robot matches will take place on the official Vex IQ challenge field built with the official elements, under official conditions like referees, limited time and scorekeeping. You will have the option of improving your robot respecting the size restrictions. You will play two kinds of matches: driver controlled and autonomous (with code). Participants will receive small prizes, and the winner will enjoy a free class for CodeCraze’s 2019 Fall Program.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Carve with our CO2 Laser July 1, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 30Target Age Group: 5 and up

The Glowforge is a CO2 Laser of amazing dimensions! We will take your designs, and cut and engrave a beautiful treasure box, a balsa wood airplane, candle/ pencil holder, or even a leather journal cover with your own designs. Come work with a graphic tablet to get your sketch burned forever onto your very own project!

T-Shirt Design Day July 17, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PMCost $ 30Target Age Group: 5 and up

We have t-shirts, a vinyl cutter, a sublimation printer, a heat press, dozens of glittery and shiny vinyl sheets, now its time for you to come join us and learn how to design and create something that is uniquely yours! We will show you the design software and help you to make an extra special masterpiece.

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1001 East Wilson StreetSuite 140

Batavia, IL. 60510(630) 828-5566

www.codecraze.com

Intro to Coding June 3-5, 1 PM - 3 PM Cost $ 90Target Age Group: 7 and up

This 3-day camp is designed as a first introduction to coding. The camp brings together the different coding languages that we primarily teach in CodeCraze (Scratch, Python, JavaScript). By doing so, the students will better grasp some underlying concepts that different languages share and the reason behind some of their differences. This approach is not designed to dig deep into coding, rather, the motivation is to give children a basic but solid understanding of what coding is about from which they can easily and swiftly continue in any endeavor in software development.

Turtle in Python July 2-3, 1 PM - 3 PM Cost $ 60Target Age Group: 9 and up

A graphical introduction to Python - a powerful industry standard and excellent first coding language! Turtle is a module in python that, like a drawing board, lets you command a turtle to draw all over it. This camp mimics BASIC coding from the 80’s. Your child will learn the standards of a critical, modern language while watching words direct pictures on the screen.

3D Printing with Tinkercad July 29, 1 PM - 3 PM Cost $ 30Target Age Group: 6 and up

Come watch our 3D printer in action! Build your own design, keyfob, or other small figure in Tinkercad, a program featuring 3D shapes in a building space! The result will be uniquely yours and in colorful 3D. Each participant will take home their project.

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