Ages 12-16

Design and program a video game using Java! Students will design, build, and test their own 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!

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

Ages 6-8

Learn to program robots with EdBlocks! Using Edison, a simple but powerful robotics platform, students will take computer programming to the physical world! The class will explore using an Edison's block programming language to create movement and sound, then move on to program the robots to navigate mazes, interact with the physical world, and more!

Ages 7-10

Design and program Mario & Flappy Bird-style video games using Scratch! Scratch is an MIT designed programming language that is specifically designed to make programming fun and easy. Students will learn about gravity, side scrolling and more! By the end of class, everyone will have a working 2D platformer game to show friends and family!

This class is for anyone with prior knowledge of Scratch.

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

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!

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

Prerequisite: Intro to Python

Ages 9-12

You've learned the basics of python, created text-based games, and even created some simple graphics with Turtle. Now it's time to take your skills with Python to the next level by creating complex, interactive projects with Processing! Processing is a programming environment designed to make creating graphics with code fun and easy. In this class, you'll put your Python skills to the test by creating awesome graphics projects and even simple arcade games!

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

Ages 12-16

Learn the basics of Java by creating amazing interactive projects! Java is the most commonly used programming language in the world - even Minecraft was programmed in Java! This class will explore Java using Processing, a program used to create graphics with code. From creating simple drawings to interactive animated projects, this class will provide a solid foundation in using Java. Students should expect to complete a variety of projects during this class.

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

Ages 9-12

Create interactive text adventure games, quizzes and more with Python. Python is an ideal starter language because it is easy to write, easy to read and is used in the real world, in fact, the entire backend of YouTube is written in Python! Students will start with writing simple projects to develop familiarity with the language and move onto creating interactive text-based games and even drawing with code!

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11

Prerequisite: Intro to Python

Ages 9-12

You've learned the basics of python, created text-based games, and even created some simple graphics with Turtle. Now it's time to take your skills with Python to the next level by creating complex, interactive projects with Processing! Processing is a programming environment designed to make creating graphics with code fun and easy. In this class, you'll put your Python skills to the test by creating awesome graphics projects and even simple arcade games!

DATES: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 & 5/16

NO CLASS: 4/11