BOCA RATON DIGICAMP SUMMER 2017 Digi-Camp is unlike any camp you have experienced before. Your children will be exposed to some of the brightest, most motivated teachers you could imagine. These are teachers and instructional leaders who get it - the idea that kids want to, need to, can t wait to make stuff. Kids love to build, program, manipulate, write, edit, record, and just play. That is exactly what your children will be doing at Digi-Camp - Robotics, programming, rocketry, flying things, film production, photography and so much more. Dig in and see what you children are going to be doing this summer!
DIGICAMP S BOCA RATON SUMMER 2017 Since the winter of 2006 Digi-Camp has been offering Winter, Spring and Summer Camps for extraordinary kids using 21st century tools and skills. We staff our camps with highly qualified Florida certified teachers who love working with children. Our instructional staff is at the heart of why we are successful. Digi-Camp has undergone some changes since our founding in 2006, but our underlying principles remain intact: 1. Offer experiences and opportunities that make kids want more! The stuff must be so fun and exciting that they do not want to go home at the end of the day. 2. Staff our camps with adult instructors - many of whom are are certified Florida educators and who truly love the stuff we offer! Our staff MUST be enthusiastic and engaging. 3. Make it all affordable! Don t nickel and dime families! That s why we don t have a registration fee! 2
A Few Camp Notes We hold enrollment to small numbers in order to give kids a great experience and lots of attention. Our camps are popular and therefore fill quickly. We suggest you register and pay as soon as possible to avoid being placed on a wait list. Our easy online registration process makes signup and paying for camp painless and fast. Our Boca Raton Location Our Boca Raton camps are held at the Young Makers Lab facilities on Federal Highway in Boca Raton. We are just north of Yamato Road, making it super convenient to I-95, Congress Avenue, and Federal Highway. We have just over 3700 square feet of indoor space, including two building/computer labs, an upstairs Digital Media Loft, a TV/Podcasting lab, and our world famous Robo-Lab - where kids build, program, test and battle robots! To the rear of our building is a beautiful, new City of Boca Raton Park called Sand Pine Park. We normally have lunch in the shade of the trees on their picnic tables and then spend a little energy on their playground after lunch. Online Registration Registration for our summer programs must be completed online. Digi-Camp uses a simple web-based registration system that will allow you to complete registration from any connected device. Payment can be made using any major credit card, or you are welcome to pay by cash or check. Give us a call if you prefer to pay by check or cash. 3
Here is what you will need to register: Go to www.digicamp.com and use the menu at the top of the page to navigate to the appropriate camp registration link. Create an account - this will allow you to login at any time and view your account information including past registrations, upcoming camps and workshops for which you are registered, and when we add new content, you will see that too. Fill in your camper s information. Select the camp you are interested in. Fill out a few online forms (Medical, household forms, etc.) Complete the process by paying. Pricing Structure Our price structure is simple. Base Price: $345 per week (Early discounts are available) Extended care: $75 per week Additional charges: Some of our camps require additional charges that cover the cost of the materials needed for that particular camp. In these cases campers will bring home things they build. Example: mbot campers bring home their robot. Costs of each camp are listed on our registration website. Be sure to check now - the earlier you register the more you save! July 3rd-7th - We are closed July 4th in celebration of Independence Day. The price for all camps that week is reduced based on the number of days we are open. *Prices and content subject to change without notice. It s that simple! 4
CAMP CONTENT AGES 7-10 2017 SUMMER CAMP IN BOCA RATON CAMP CONTENT AGES 11-14 5
2017 CAMP CONTENT Video Game Programming Level 1 Minecraft Modding Campers will learn to program their own video games using one of the most popular video game software packages available developed by the engineers at MIT. Campers will be using Scratch, which will allow them to view, edit and play their games from any connected device. Ages 10-14 Young Makers learn to modify Minecraft using a Blockly / Javascript based system that was designed to introduce kids to basic programming concepts through their favorite video game. Campers will make a variety of mini-games like Capture the Flag as well as create their own blocks, mobs, and items, and reprogram their Minecraft world in ways only they can imagine! Included in the price of the camp is a one-year subscription to the Learn To Mod online programming system that we will use in the camp so that your Young Maker can continue to program inside Minecraft once camp is over. Lego WeDo Robotics Video Game Programming Level 2 Campers will take their own video games to the next level, learning how to include advanced elements including gravity, scorekeeping, levels and more. Campers will continue to work in Scratch, which allows them to view, edit and play their games from any connected device Ages 7-10 Makers will complete a series of challenges which require engineering, creativity, and imagination to solve using the LEGO We Do robotics kits. WeDo helps teach how technology plays an active role in the students everyday life and is ideal for teaching across all of the subjects - including Math, Science, Technology and Engineering. 6
2017 CAMP CONTENT Video/Film Production Level 1 and Young Filmmakers Camp Campers get to bring their imagination to film. Campers will write, storyboard, cast, rehearse, film and edit their own stories. We use state-of-the-art video production equipment including cameras, and digital, non-linear editing tools. Stop Motion Animation Campers will get to bring their ideas to life. They will develop their own stories using elements of plot, setting, rising action, conflict, and resolution. Once characters and backgrounds are made, students use computers, webcams and special software to bring their stories to life! We will cover idea development, storyboarding, prep and production, lighting and composition and of course, the shooting and editing. Video/Film Production Level 2 Ages 11-14 Campers will learn to use advanced editing techniques including Final Cut Pro and advanced graphic editing and camera techniques. Be ready to get blown away! Photography Campers will learn to use digital point-and-shoot as well as DSLR cameras to capture beautiful photographs. We will dabble in lighting techniques, rule of thirds, leading lines, & even photo editing techniques. Several awesome field trips are planned for our photographers. 7
2017 CAMP CONTENT MakerCamp Fabrication Ages 7-10 Ages 11-14 This camp is for kids who like to make interesting, artistic, and technical inventions! We will make a variety of amazing projects that move, draw, fly, grab, and most of all make kids think. Introduce your child to the world of digital fabrication, where they can produce in the real world whatever they can imagine and create on a computer! We will work with powerful 2D and 3D design software that is appropriate for kids, but still able to make complex objects. Then we will teach your child to produce their designs on a variety of digital fabrication machines. Participants will take home all of their creations! Lego Robotics Level 1 Ages 10-14 Campers will build and program Lego EV3 Mindstorms designed to help students take ownership of the learning process, enabling them to actively develop the problem-solving skills and collaborative outlook necessary to become creators, not just consumers. Lego Robotics Level 2 Ages 10-14 Makers will complete a series of challenges which require engineering, creativity, and imagination to solve using the LEGO robotics kits. The goal of these projects is to advance young makers abilities in the tools and processes behind robotic development and programming. As with all of our workshops, the ultimate goal is to give kids the ability to create almost anything they can imagine using what they have learned. 8
2017 CAMP CONTENT Intro to Robotics with mbots Creative Coding Each maker will build their own mbot a fun but powerful robot with motors, sensors, and the ability to be programmed using the Scratch programming language from MIT (the same language we use in our Video Game Programming I and II camps). Campers will bring their robot home at the end of the camp. Young Makers will learn to program their robots to move and to react to its surroundings using light and distance sensors. Kids will learn by completing a series of fun challenges that will allow them to teach their bot to do surprisingly complex things. Your children will use computer coding to create art projects, 3D printed objects, tee shirts, video games and much more. We will take your children's knowledge of computer coding and bring it to the next level. Rocketry Flight School Ages 11-14 Introduce your Young Maker to the science and fun of rocketry! During the week of camp, we will build a variety of rockets using air, water, and chemical propellants. Participants will build their own launch platform to take home, along with the four rockets they will build during the week and their own video of all of the action! In addition, they will learn about the math and science behind rocketry by using a simulation software to predict the flight of rockets they build, along with the Kerbal Space Program software to simulate and launch life size rockets to orbit and beyond! This week is all about things that fly. We will build a number of fixed wing aircraft, starting with simple gliders and working our way up to more complicated flight contraptions which each participant will take home with them! Because campers will be building the aircraft themselves from parts (many of which come from Home Depot!) they will be able to keep them going long after camp is over by fixing them on their own if they crash. When you make something, it is truly yours. 9
2017 CAMP CONTENT Web Building w/ HTML, CSS & Young Engineers Camp Javascript Campers will learn to use the web to tell rich, interconnected stories using blogging, graphic design, animaeration, and thought- building, play, cooption and a wide variety of skills. We will teach the beginning levels of lenges. At different provoking chal- HTML, CSS points in the week, and Javascript campers will work languages, as individually, in pairs, well as helping and in teams to solve kids develop simple to complex good clean engineering challenges. graphic design skills! Introduce your child to the world of engineering through FAST FACTS Camp Enrollment All programs operate on a weekly basis depending upon availability and age requirements. There are no half-days, or daily options. Registration Summer Camp registration is only available online. You can also pay online with a credit or debit card. If you would prefer to pay by check or cash, please call or text us to arrange a time - 561-236-0938. You can also mail checks to Digi-Camp, 5455 N. Federal Highway, Suite I (indigo), Boca Raton, FL 33487 Refunds & Attendance Policies Digi-Camp has a NO REFUND POLICY. Any days missed cannot be made up elsewhere during the summer. Severe Weather Refunds or make-up days will not be issued in the event that the N.H.C. broadcasts a hurricane/tropical storm Ages 11-14 warning for our area. In such a case, Digi-Camp will cancel its program for the duration of the inclement weather. Insurance Parents/Guardians are responsible for the payment of all insurance and medical bills. Personal Devices Campers are allowed to bring personal devices, such as ipads, phones, headphones - which are required if camper brings a device to which they intend to listen - and even computers. It is the responsibility of the camper to secure and take care of their own devices. Digi-Camp will not be held responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal belongings of the campers. 10