Are your kids ready for a virtual summer camp where they can learn to build and code in Minecraft or Scratch, play on secure, safe servers, and interact with kids just like them from all over? Check out Connected Camps for Summer 2017, and get a special GeekDad coupon code!
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For the last five days, I’ve had ten kids taking my Beginning Game Programming camp here in Atlanta. This is the second summer I’ve taught the camp, and this year I decided to change things up a bit after I got a look at some of the new DK books related to programming.
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The Connected Camps Summer ‘Minecraft’ Camp is perfect for kids who want to get more out of their ‘Minecraft’ experience. And we have a special GeekDad offer to make it even better!
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Alpha Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror serves teen writers ages 14-19. Applications are being accepted now through March 5, 2016.
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Summer Camp. A full week in that mysterious world known as “the outside.”
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The Summer of ‘Minecraft’ camp let’s kids play and learn how to program their favorite game. And now parents can join in with this special offer!
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I’m teaching a bunch of technology camps this summer, and one of the camps I’m most looking forward to is Beginning Game Programming. My goal is to introduce the students to the basic concepts of programming but also to give them hands-on time with as many game development platforms as we can fit into the week.
One of the tools that I’m definitely going to introduce to the students is Tynker. If you’re not familiar with it and have a student who is showing strong interesting in creating his or her own games, you’ll definitely want to check out their website.
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Take part in the Summer of Minecraft and help your kids learn design and coding skills that will help them in the future. And we have a special GeekDad code to save 25%!
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Maker Camp, a 6-week online summer camp hosted by the folks at MAKE and Google, is almost done for the year! Thankfully, the Internet is here to let us relive the fun any time we want.
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The International Geek Girl Pen Pal Club (IGGPPC) kicks off an online summer camp for geek girls this August.
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The inaugural App Camp For Girls takes a huge first step toward creating more opportunities for girls to gain programming experience.
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Old Timey radio is so fun to listen to, but writing and recording your own is even better. During my history camp, we did just that!
Continue ReadingStudio G is a one-of-a-kind design and building summer camp for girls ages 9-12 that sparks creativity and curiosity through hands-on building, problem-solving, and meaningful making. Girls will cut plywood with a jigsaw, fuse metal with a welder, and create projects of personal and social relevance.
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“Every child is a hero,” says Meghan Gardner, founder and director of Guard Up!, the company that runs Wizards & Warriors. “Just give them the chance to prove it to themselves so that they can grow into the hero they want to be.”
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The non-profit organization Girlstart is currently raising funds to help send girls in the Central Texas area to STEM-themed summer camp, so that they have the opportunity to learn in a fun, supportive environment.
Continue ReadingIf you’re an adult who knows about the power and fun of larding (live-action role-playing), then you’ll want to pass that experience on to your kids. But perhaps there’s no organization offering larping for young people in your community. Guard …
Continue ReadingFIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and is part of Dean Kamen’s mission to promote his own love of science and technology. One of his most well-known efforts is FIRST Lego League, which reaches kids as young as six years old.
Continue ReadingMaker Camp — a virtual gathering taking place on Make’s Google+ page over the next 30 days — will give teens a new project to work on every morning, and the chance to talk to a “camp counselor” and compare …
Continue ReadingDiane Falanga has gathered some of the funniest letters from camp that you will ever read. This is actually her second book of camp letters and was compiled from thousands of submissions. It’s not just a re-written compilation of the letters, either. The pages of this book are full of copies of the actual letters kids wrote, complete with grammar errors that would make an English teacher cringe and an abundance of hearts and sloppy kid handwriting.
Continue ReadingLast week, I was lucky enough to take my son on a couple of tours/visits that may interest some of you (with or without children) in the Vancouver BC Area. In particular we visited the Spark Museum (formerly the American …
Continue ReadingAh, summer camp. A time for kids to get outdoors, avoid regular bathing, and sing campfire songs. Depending on the camp, they might even learn something useful, like a musical instrument or camping/survival skills or … battling monsters? Yep, that’s …
Continue ReadingAh, summer camp. A time for kids to get outdoors, avoid regular bathing, and sing campfire songs. Depending on the camp, they might even learn something useful, like a musical instrument or camping/survival skills or … battling monsters? Yep, that’s …
Continue ReadingThis summer Apple is offering a three day “camp” to kids ages 8-12. It’s helpful if you have your own Mac and digital camera, but it seems there’s still a lot to be learned if you don’t. [To read more …
Continue ReadingEvery summer I run a History through the Creative Arts camp for homeschoolers in my area. It started as a way to do history with my own children that was based on something other than war and politics. I find it easier to relate periods of history to what the classical composers were doing at […]
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Nerd Camp is a book for young readers by Elissa Brent Weissman that celebrates nerdiness.
Continue ReadingAlmost right from the beginning, you know there’s something wrong at Camp Fielding: two kids racing for a geocache suddenly start convulsing and coughing up feathers. It certainly doesn’t look like a “summer of learning and fun” as promised on …
Continue ReadingLooking for a summer camp for your teen that offers something a little different? How about an immersive two-week program where students work with noted authors to create a detailed world, then use their shared creation as a basis for …
Continue ReadingIn the next few weeks, the school year is going to end and kids across the country are going to scream their heads off as they run out of the school building. No more school! No more school! And what …
Continue ReadingIt may not have been a Night At The Museum, but my daughter, Natasha, and her Brownie troop experienced the next best thing when they had a sleepover at the Ontario Science Centre. Besides having a day to explore the …
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