Ages 9 - 12

Model and animate Minecraft characters using professional 3D Animation software! Using Blender, a powerful and free 3D animation program, the class will explore the world of modeling, texturing and animation. Students will model originally designed Minecraft characters and texture them with any skin of their choosing. They will then, as a class, write and animate a short story that incorporates everyone's characters. Please note that this class is a 3D animation class and does not include playing Minecraft.

Ages 9-12

Model and animate Minecraft characters using professional 3D Animation software! Using Blender, a powerful and free 3D animation program, the class will explore the world of modeling, texturing and animation. Students will model originally designed Minecraft characters and texture them with any skin of their choosing. They will then, as a class, write and animate a short story that incorporates everyone's characters. Please note that this class is a 3D animation class and does not include playing Minecraft.

NO CLASS: 11/30

Prerequisite: Intro to 3D Printing

Ages 9-12

Apply 3D printing and design skills in the real world by designing and 3D printing original products and inventions. This class will focus heavily on the design process by pitting students against real world problems and challenging them with the task of designing solutions. Students will design, model, 3D print and test their own originally designed products. In addition, students will also design a logo and a promotional poster for their products.

NO CLASS: 11/30

Prerequisite: Intro to Java

Ages 12-16

Design and program original arcade-style video games using Java! Students will start by rebuilding pong in Processing, a programming environment specifically designed to handle graphics and interactivity. They will then as a class design, build, and test an original video game complete with characters, enemies, sound effects, music and more! From spaceship shooters to platform jumping battle games, the sky is the limit!

NO CLASS: 11/30

Ages 9-12

Have you ever wondered how to create moving images with nothing but your drawings? Jump in and get started with this class! Students will learn what it takes to create traditional hand-drawn animations with Adobe Animate. Students will begin with the simple bouncing ball, to stick figures and finally onto a final project where they can add as much detail as they like.

Ages 7-10

Design and program video games using Scratch! Scratch is an MIT designed programming language that is specifically designed to make programming fun and easy. Students will start with the hour of code and then build several simple games to learn the ins and outs of how to program with Scratch. By the end of the class, students will have originally designed video games to share with friends and family!

Prerequisite: Intro to Scratch (Create Games with Scratch)

Ages 8-12

Scratch is an MIT created programming language that uses drag and drop blocks to form lines of code and is specifically designed to make programming fun and easy. Students will start with the hour of code and then explore the ins and outs of creating games with Scratch. By the end of the class, students will have originally designed video games to share with friends and family!

NO CLASS: 11/30

Ages 9-12

Learn to design and build original objects using 3D Printers! Students will create awesome 3D printed objects using Minecraft and/or TinkerCAD! Create small models, pencil holders, name tags and whatever else you can think of. If you can dream it up and model it you can bring it into the real world! Students can alternatively choose to model using TinkerCAD instead of Minecraft.