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Calling all future coders, programmers, & designers! Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a series of web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! Whether you want to be a Silicon Valley CEO or the high school student who just made $1 million dollars for programming in her bedroom, this course has the essentials you need to begin your journey. Projects will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Calling all future coders, programmers, & designers! Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a series of web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! Whether you want to be a Silicon Valley CEO or the high school student who just made $1 million dollars for programming in her bedroom, this course has the essentials you need to begin your journey. Projects will be available on a Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Flex your CREATIVE muscles in this Summer Camp featuring ARTS and CRAFTS including fiber, ceramics, painting and more! Learn from a variety of instructors and take-home projects to share with family and friends.

Flex your CREATIVE muscles in this Summer Camp featuring ARTS and CRAFTS including fiber, ceramics, painting and more! Learn from a variety of instructors and take-home projects to share with family and friends.

Whether you want to be the next pro gamer, streamer, or gamecaster this course will teach you the basics to get started! No longer just a hobby, esports is the fastest-growing career for the next generation. Over 400 million people watched YouTube videos and Twitch streams of video game competitions this year alone! In this course, students will develop game-play skills and compete using Black Rocket’s Esports games and apps, learn how to produce commentary for live tournaments, use professional streaming software, and most importantly practice online safety. Student recordings will be available on a password protected website to share with friends and family. Videos will not be broadcast publicly but will be shared with all students in the class.

Whether you want to be the next pro gamer, streamer, or gamecaster this course will teach you the basics to get started! No longer just a hobby, esports is the fastest-growing career for the next generation. Over 400 million people watched YouTube videos and Twitch streams of video game competitions this year alone! In this course, students will develop game-play skills and compete using Black Rocket’s Esports games and apps, learn how to produce commentary for live tournaments, use professional streaming software, and most importantly practice online safety. Student recordings will be available on a password protected website to share with friends and family. Videos will not be broadcast publicly but will be shared with all students in the class.

This two-week Film Camp for Youth is an exciting introduction to the craft of storytelling through film. Each student will have the opportunity to write, direct, shoot and edit their own short project over the course of three days. Through hands-on filmmaking, students explore how to express their ideas, something important to themselves, be it personal or universal. Students will leave the program with a 2-minute finished film.

Improv and theatre join forces this summer as students learn the fundamentals of acting through exciting/silly/confidence-building improv games. By the end of the week, all age level participate in an Improv Olympics showcase for family and friends.

Improv and theatre join forces this summer as students learn the fundamentals of acting through exciting/silly/confidence-building improv games. By the end of the week, all age level participate in an Improv Olympics showcase for family and friends.

Customize your own Minecraft world and mod the classic game in this one of a kind class. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mods. Students will create a wide variety of new elements, gameplay mechanics, and world generating mods to change the way you play Minecraft. Projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students must have the Java version of Minecraft to take this class. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Customize your own Minecraft world and mod the classic game in this one of a kind class. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mods. Students will create a wide variety of new elements, gameplay mechanics, and world generating mods to change the way you play Minecraft. Projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students must have the Java version of Minecraft to take this class. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.

Do you want to try playing Caribbean Steelpan (steel drums)? Now you can! In this 3-day, hands-on class series, participants will learn about and experience playing various types of Steelpans. We will learn Caribbean styles & rhythms, some basic music theory and even start learning a song! Steelpans, the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, were invented by an ingenious and determined youth culture out of recycled 55 gallon oil barrels. This instrument has become the unmistakable soundtrack of the Caribbean.

Do you want to try playing Caribbean Steelpan (steel drums)? Now you can! In this 3-day, hands-on class series, participants will learn about and experience playing various types of Steelpans. We will learn Caribbean styles & rhythms, some basic music theory and even start learning a song! Steelpans, the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, were invented by an ingenious and determined youth culture out of recycled 55 gallon oil barrels. This instrument has become the unmistakable soundtrack of the Caribbean.

Unlock the power of ROBLOX® Studio, the world creation tool used by real-world ROBLOX® developers! Learn how to build 3D models and create an adventure in your ROBLOX® world. Bring characters to life with unique animations you design. Student-created projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family.

Unlock the power of ROBLOX® Studio, the world creation tool used by real-world ROBLOX® developers! Learn how to build 3D models and create an adventure in your ROBLOX® world. Bring characters to life with unique animations you design. Student-created projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family.