Youth Programs   

Minecraft Redstone Engineers (AM) and ROBLOX Coders & Entrepreneurs(PM)

Minecraft Redstone Engineers (AM) - Take the next step beyond simply “playing” Minecraft and become a true Redstone engineer. Expand your Redstone knowledge by constructing your own carnival with a variety of mini-games, roller coasters, and attractions powered by Redstone. Learn how to use Command and Structure blocks to incorporate them into your builds. Activate your skills and take your Minecraft structures to the next level! Students must own a Java version of Minecraft to access their projects at home. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible.

ROBLOX Coders & Entrepreneurs(PM) - Learn to code and publish your own Roblox games using Lua! Discover how to code in the Lua language while playing and 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.

8/1 – 8/5 | Monday-Friday | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm | 1300 Bldg, SCC | $499 

Ages 11 – 14 

Review the course descriptions: Courses | Black Rocket. Black Rocket has over a decade of experience designing camps in the S.T.E.M. and Digital Arts fields. Students are empowered to be creative and bring their ideas to life from concept to creation.

Minecraft Redstone Engineers (AM) and Make Your First 3D Video Game (PM) 

Minecraft Redstone Engineers (AM) - Take the next step beyond simply “playing” Minecraft and become a true Redstone engineer. Expand your Redstone knowledge by constructing your own carnival with a variety of mini-games, roller coasters, and attractions powered by Redstone. Learn how to use Command and Structure blocks to incorporate them into your builds. Activate your skills and take your Minecraft structures to the next level! Students must own a Java version of Minecraft to access their projects at home. Tablet, phone, and game console versions of Minecraft are not compatible.

Make Your First 3D Video Game (PM) Make your own fun and challenging 3D game with industry grade software! Try this new version of a Black Rocket classic! This class allows you to develop a game concept that goes well beyond the limitations of the traditional 2D game design classes.  Students will learn the physics behind 3D games, explore beginner event scripting, level design, controlling flow of gameplay, and story telling. Student created games will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family.

8/22 – 8/26 | Monday-Friday | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm | 1300 Bldg, SCC | $499.

Ages 8 – 11

Check out the course description: Courses | Black Rocket. Black Rocket has over a decade of experience designing camps in the S.T.E.M. and Digital Arts fields. Students are empowered to be creative and bring their ideas to life from concept to creation.

Introduction To Programming with C#

The camp will teach foundations of C#.Net and .Net integrated development environment called Visual Studio Community 2022. No previous experience necessary. For ages 12-17.

The class is taught by Margaret Royzen, a professional software developer with 30+ years of experience in the software industry and 11 years of teaching CS. Her students were accepted into the top Seattle Area High Schools and top CS programs in the country. Computer Programming Classes (smartcoderschool.org)

While making video games (such as Adventure game, Piano player, Song Writer and others) students will learn the following skills:

• Variables, Constants, Arrays, Lists and Random Numbers
• Operations, Comparisons and Conditions
• While and For Loops
• Functions and Events
• Classes and Objects
• Windows Forms and Controls

Book: TeenCoder Windows Programming and proprietary M. Royzen material

Making Video Games with Java Script

This is a very fun and popular camp! The material has been developed and used during Seattle Country Day School programming club sessions.  Students will be able to leave the class being confident in mastering the main concepts of JavaScript.  Besides the JavaScript language, this class will teach professional design and coding patterns and techniques. The class will allow students to see and use real-world applications of mathematical concepts such as coordinate system, variables, matrices, Pythagorean theorem, determining if a point belongs to a circle and others. Students will be making Calculator, Sudoku, Piano, Paint, Spellman, Treasure Hunt, Blasterball and Matching Memory Games. 

No previous experience is necessary. Age range: 11-17

The class is taught by Margaret Royzen, a professional software developer with 30+ years of experience in the software industry and 11 years of teaching CS. Her students were accepted into the top Seattle Area High Schools and top CS programs in the country.Video Games Class (smartcoderschool.org)

While making video games students will learn the following:

• Basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and how they work together

• Variables

• Conditionals, Loops and Functions

• Classes and Objects

• Working with keyboard and mouse events

• Animating, Hit Testing, Collision Detection, Acceleration and Speed

• All coding will be done with JavaScript, HTML and CSS only without any third party library. We consider this very important as it promotes deeper understanding of the techniques involved. 

Book: Nick Morgan, JavaScript for Kids and proprietary M. Royzen materials

Learning Java for AP CS 1 & Programming Competitions

This class is Part one of the two-class series.  We will start with learning foundations of Java language and concepts.  Then we will proceed to study more advanced topics while working on fun projects and solving programming competition problems.  Students will learn object-oriented approach in Java along with studying basic algorithms and other material necessary for the Advanced Placement Computer Science exam.

No programming experience is necessary.  Age range: 13-17

The class is taught by Margaret Royzen, a professional software developer with 30+ years of experience in the software industry. Her students have passed AP CS with grade “5” and have won national and international competitions. Java Class (smartcoderschool.org)

During this camp students will learn the following concepts:

• Variables, Data Types, Strings and String Methods
• Operators
• Input/Output
• Conditionals, Loops, Classes and Objects
• Inheritance and Polymorphism
• Solving Programming Competition Problems
• AP CS Practice Tests

Books: Barron’s AP Computer Science A;  TeenCoder Java Programming

Learning Java for AP CS 2 & Programming Competitions. 

This class is Part two of the two-class series.  We will continue learning Java with the emphasis on more advanced Java language constructs and concepts.  We will study the topics while working on fun projects and solving programming competition problems.  The focus of the class will be on learning common data structures and algorithms.

No programming experience is necessary.  Age range: 13-17

The class is taught by Margaret Royzen, a professional software developer with 30+ years of experience in the software industry. Her students have passed AP CS with grade “5” and have won national and international competitions. Java Class (smartcoderschool.org)

During this camp students will learn the following concepts:

• Interfaces
• Abstract, Derived Classes and Java Standard Classes
• Number Bases and their Conversion
• Program Design and Analysis
• Arrays, Array Lists and Recursion
• Searching (sequential and binary) and Sorting (selection, insertion, mergesort , quicksort)
• Solving Programming Competition Problems
• AP CS Practice Test and Problem Solving

Books: Barron’s AP Computer Science A   

KIMSeattle Forensics Camp  - Criminal vs. Cardiac Arrest: “ The Case of Jimi the Jerk”

Camp participants will immerse themselves in a fictitious, yet realistic, simulated crime and spend the week solving the case. Collected evidence from the recreated scene is analyzed using eight different fields of forensic science. Forensic Science Summer Camp | KIMSeattle

7/18 – 7/22 | Monday-Friday | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm |  2900 Bldg, SCC | $475

Rising 7-9th grade (Ages 12-15)

Volleyball Advanced Skills for boys & girls 

Designed for varsity player’s grades 9-12 who are competitive and want to get ready to play for a varsity team. Camp focuses on individual skills and team work. Players will work on strategies and the mental game needed to win their games. Campers will work with Shoreline College coaches. This camp is very popular so early registration is recommended.

Head Coach A’Laisia Redden is in her first year of coaching at Shoreline. Previously she was an assistant coach at Everett Community College, and coached volleyball at Mount Vernon High School. A’Laisia also currently coaches club volleyball at the U12 level with players ranging from 8 – 12 years old. A’Laisia previously attended Shoreline as a starting libero and won the North Region Championships in 2015 with her team.

Volleyball All-Skills summer Camp for Boys & Girls

Volleyball fundamentals for boys and girls grades 3rd - 8th. This Camp is designed for all levels of players: beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Players will be divided by level of play. Coaches will demonstrate, explain Volleyball techniques and fundamentals, as well as run drills to simulate game situations.

Head Coach A’Laisia Redden is in her first year of coaching at Shoreline. Previously she was an assistant coach at Everett Community College, and coached volleyball at Mount Vernon High School. A’Laisia also currently coaches club volleyball at the U12 level with players ranging from 8 – 12 years old. A’Laisia previously attended Shoreline as a starting libero and won the North Region Championships in 2015 with her team.