Summer Youth Camps Week Three: June 20-23   

With the world’s increased reliance on digital data, cyber security is more important than ever! In this class you are all that stands between a group of international hackers launching cyber attacks and world peace. Through a series of challenges, students will learn to apply tools used by professional digital forensics teams to crack codes and use encryption. Working in teams you will collect clues, recover lost data, and explore the tools of the trade to become the next great cyber spy!? 

Is your child inquisitive, a problem-solver, a big-thinker, a tinkerer, a puzzler, a LEGO® lover, or a budding engineer? If so, they’re the perfect fit for Snapology’s Developing Engineers: Mechanical Masterminds program! This program gives your student the tools they need to understand mechanical movement through the foundations of simple machines, physics, and engineering design. They will see moving parts up-close as they follow instructions to build various machines, then use the models to develop new design ideas, test out physics concepts, and even play games with their partners and classmates. Whether they are the creative- constructive type or prefer the inquisitive-deductive way of learning, this program is sure to spark their interests! 

Discover the Lua language through a visual block coding system while designing worlds in ROBLOX®, an online universe where you can create anything you dream of. This new class combines game design concepts, coding, and fun! Young entrepreneurs will also learn how to navigate ROBLOX’s fast-growing marketplace to publish their games. Student-created games will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. 

This class will explore the magic of the honeybee and learn all that they do for us and our world. We will explore fun facts about bees, the role of the beekeeper, and all that the hive produces. We will also get hands-on making beeswax candles and other fun projects. The class will take a walk over to Hudson Gardens to watch their bees in action (from a safe distance!) at their hives and check out the pollinators doing their important work as we identify bee-friendly flowers.