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Spring and summer programming classes at START:CODE
START:CODE, located in the Decatur / Northeast Atlanta area, is now registering middle- and high-school students for its summer camps. In these one-week camps, students learn to program in Scratch, Python, and Java, creating games and other projects. The week culminates in a friendly team competition and showcase to demonstrate what they have learned and created.
START:CODE also is accepting registration for its spring session of classes, which begin at the end of this month. This session includes a new class for elementary school students: Introduction to Digital Electronics and Programming. In this class, kids learn about hardware and sensors, as well as the Scratch programming language, to see how programming can work in concert with electronic devices like light sensors, sound sensors, and other inputs.
START:CODE continues to offer other after-school and weekend classes for older kids, as well as daytime classes for homeschool students.
Summer Science Academy at Emory registering now
The Emory University School of Medicine is now accepting registrations for the 2014 Summer Science Academy, open to students who will be in high school in the 2014-15 school year.
The academy, which is operated by the Office of Multicultural Medical Student Affairs, is an effort to open the world of science to girls and members of minority groups, who are statistically under-represented in scientific professions. However, all students are welcome, without regard for gender, race or ethnicity.
The two-week program offers lectures, labs and field experiences in scientific areas including chemistry, biology, neuroscience, genetics and human disease. Students can attend a day program or choose a residential program and live on the Emory University campus.
The deadline to apply for the residential program is March 14. Applicants will be selected based on their interest level, grades and letters of recommendation.
For the day program, registration is first-come, first-served.
Financial assistance may be available.
Georgia Tech summer camp schedule posted
Georgia Tech CEISMC has posted its summer program schedule for 2014, with registration scheduled to open in mid-February.
The PEAKS summer program offers a series of one-week camps for kids as young as rising 4th graders, although most of the courses are for middle- and high-school students. For middle schoolers, camp topics include game/app development, architecture and LEGO robotics. High school students have those choices, plus finance, industrial engineering and roller coaster physics.
CEISMC, the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing, is a Georgia Tech program to give children enrichment opportunities in math, science, technology and engineering. In addition to its summer programs, CEISMC offers classes during the school year through its Saturday K.I.D.S. Club sessions.
UGA Summer Academy 2014 registration opens Feb. 10
There may be snow in the air, but it’s time to start planning your child’s summer.
Registration opens Feb. 10 for the 2014 Summer Academy program at the University of Georgia. These camps, for kids ages 11 to 17, run the gamut from creative writing and 3-D animation to robotics and the always popular Mini-Medical School.
Most camps will let you choose to attend as a day camper, going home each night, or as a residential camper, living in a campus residence hall.
iD Tech computer camps return to Emory next summer
For kids and teens interested in programming, iD Tech computer camps will return to Emory University for summer 2014.
iD Tech camps are for kids ages 7 to 17. Topics include Scratch, Java, iOS, robotics, Minecraft and video game design, among others.
The camps offer a low student-to-instructor ratio and lots of hands-on learning. Some programs–including the two-week teen academies–allow students to live on the college campus; others are day camps only.
Space Camp offers special savings this weekend
Thanksgiving weekend is coming, and that means it’s time for the annual Space Camp sale. This year, you can save $200 off summer programs held in Huntsville, Ala.
The sale period kicks of just after midnight this Friday, November 29, and continues until Monday night. By registering this weekend, you can save $200 off the week-long Space Camp, Aviation Challenge, or Robotics summer camps, or the weekend family camp versions of Space Camp or Aviation Challenge.
They’re offering two accommodations to make it easier to take advantage of the sale. First, you don’t have to select the date your child will attend the camp when you register — you can decide later. Second, they can put you on a payment plan, since even with discounts applied, these adventures don’t come cheap.
START:CODE introduces advanced robotics class
Just announced: START:CODE has expanded its program to include a robotics lab — a class that will take kids deeper into programming and engineering than your standard LEGO robotics class or club.
Like a typical entry level robotics class, the START:CODE class will have students put together a robot from a kit. But the middle-school and high-school students who take this class also will learn about the embedded systems inside the robot parts — and inside all kinds of microelectronics — and how they work. In addition, the students will use the programming languages Python and C to program their robot.
The instructor is a professional software developer and a designer of embedded systems robotics.
The class will meet Wednesday evenings, beginning Oct. 2, at the START:CODE location in Decatur / Toco Hills. Registration is open now.
Imagine That offers classes in science, art
Just added to this site’s Enrichment page: Imagine That, a local business offering classes and camps in science, technology and art.
It can be hard to find educational programs that cater to the preschool set, but Imagine That has classes for kids as young as 3 years old.
Choose from after-school classes, Saturday programs, homeschool classes, parents’ night out, and camps that run during school breaks.
Apply now for fall session of STEM program at Fernbank
The Science, Engineering, Math and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) program at Fernbank Science Center in Decatur is now accepting applications for its fall session for students in grades 4 to 8.
Sessions will be held on seven consecutive Saturday mornings, beginning September 14.
SEMAA is sponsored by NASA, so participation is free. NASA provides guidelines for the program; however, be aware that the local SEMAA program is not run by NASA personnel.
Although the stated mission of SEMAA is to increase participation in the sciences among under-served populations, admission is open to all, regardless of ethnicity.
You do not have to be a resident of DeKalb County to apply. Spaces are limited and will fill quickly.
Fall computer programming classes at START:CODE
START:CODE, a computer programming lab in Decatur for kids and teens, has opened registration for its fall sessions.
Here’s what they’re offering:
- Elementary lab for 4th and 5th graders, starting in early September. This is a six-week program in the Scratch programming language.
- Starter labs for students in grades 6-12. This is an ongoing program that teaches kids to work in Scratch, Python and Java. You can enroll anytime.
- Homeschool labs, which meet in early afternoons, starting next week. Students begin by learning Scratch and Python; those who complete the first class can continue to a class in Java.
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