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Marysville Parks, Culture & Recreation • Spring/Summer 2020
Little Coders
Little Coders camp is an opportunity for children to
develop their computational thinking skills, build
their first programs, and have fun with new friends!
Curriculum is designed for early readers and takes into
account cognitive abilities as well as the attention span
typical for ages 5-7. Students are introduced to basic
coding concepts, from playing coding board games
like Robot Turtles to programming their first games
or animated stories. Age-appropriate online tools are
used. After the camp, students will be able to share
their projects and continue programming at home with
their Coding with Kids Scratch account.
Age: 5-7 ...................................................................... Cost: $259
Course #: 9696 M-F Aug 3-7 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Game Development-Beginner
Start your coding journey by creating games! Campers
learn the core concepts of computer programming that
will lay foundations for future coding success. A variety
of projects, such as games, mazes, and animated stories,
will allow campers to use their creativity while learning
coding concepts. This curriculum and smaller class size
provide personalized instruction that helps students
progress at their own pace while being appropriately
challenged. Students will have access to a Scratch
account to continue their coding journey at home.
Age: 7-11 .................................................................... Cost: $259
Course #: 9695 M-F Aug 3-7 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Minecraft Modding 1
Building Minecraft mods is a great way to learn
programming, harness creativity, and enhance
problem-solving skills while making your favorite game
even better. Campers will have their own Minecraft
server where they can customize the game with their
own world maps and features. Students will be coding
mods to create new items, environments, game modes,
and more! Using a simple drag-and-drop coding
environment, campers will accomplish exciting results!
A Minecraft PC Account is needed (students must
bring their own Minecraft for PC login to the camp.
XBox or iOS minecraft accounts do not work for this
camp.) *Camp tuition includes a 3-week subscription
(week of camp + 2) to a premium Minecraft modding
development environment with access to a private server.
You may choose to extend the subscription by signing up on
a monthly basis afterwards.
Age: 8-12 .................................................................... Cost: $289
Course #: 9697 M-F Aug 3-7 1:00-4:00 PM
3D Modeling & Animations with Blender
Campers will use Blender to practice concepts used
by professionals in 3D animation and modeling
studios. Learn skills that translate to many other areas
of technology from game development to computer
graphics and film. Design your own objects, from flying
saucers to cool characters.
Age: 9-14 .................................................................... Cost: $259
Course #: 9698 M-F Aug 3-7 1:00-4:00 PM
SUMMER CAMPS
Coders Camps/Game Development
Coding with Kids camps are a place for coders to unleash
their creativity build coding skills. Tech-savvy instructors
will guide small groups of campers as they unleash their
creativity to build games, interactive stories, websites,
programmable circuits and more. After camp, kids will be
able to share projects with family and friends and continue
development through online access.
Instructor: Coding With Kids
Rotary Ranch at Jennings Park
