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Summer Camp Workshops

Strategy Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
June 23, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating Small Pixel Art

Pixel Art Workshop
June 24, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Explore the world of pixel art! From retro video games to modern pixel trends, students will design and animate their own pixel-perfect creations.

How to Game Master

Role Playing Games Workshop
June 25, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Unleash your imagination in a role-playing adventure. Students will step into the world of game masters, crafting characters, quests, and epic storytelling.

12 Principles of Animation

Animation Workshop
June 26, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Bring characters to life through the 12 principles of animation. Students will learn core techniques while creating short animated scenes.

Making Characters with Clay

Physical Sculpting Workshop
June 27, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Get hands-on with clay! Students will shape original 3D characters using air-dry clay, learning sculpting basics and creative expression.

Deck Building Games

Board Game Design Workshop
June 30, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Expression Emoji Illustrations

Vector Art Workshop
July 1, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about vector art, colors and illustration, while they are creating orange face emojis with paper and digital illustration tools.

Building Single Color Decks

Magic the Gathering Workshop
July 2, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about Magic the Gathering card game, rules and gameplay, while they are building their own choice of single color decks.

Learning Computer Logic

Coding Fundamentals Workshop
July 3, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about fundamentals of coding, computer logic and binary, while playing basic logic games together.

Race Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
July 7, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating Props with Clay

Physical Sculpting Workshop
July 8, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Get hands-on with clay! Students will shape original 3D characters using air-dry clay, learning sculpting basics and creative expression.

Making a 2D Sci-fi Game

Video Game Design Workshop
July 9, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 2D Game development and level design, while they are creating their own pixel art sci-fi game level design with simple tools.

Making a Lego Movie

Motion Picture Workshop
July 10, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about motion picture movie making, while they are creating their own story line and movie, using legos and basic digital tools.

3D Character Modeling

3D Modeling Workshop
July 11, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 3D modeling, polygons, and textures, while they are creating their own simple 3D character on professional 3D tools.

Making your own Race Game

Board Game Design Workshop
July 14, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating Pixel Art Heroes

Pixel Art Workshop
July 15, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Explore the world of pixel art! From retro video games to modern pixel trends, students will design and animate their own pixel-perfect creations.

RPG Fantasy Worlds

Role Playing Games Workshop
July 16, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Unleash your imagination in a role-playing adventure. Students will step into the world of game masters, crafting characters, quests, and epic storytelling.

How to Animate Actions

Animation Workshop
July 17, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Bring characters to life through the 12 principles of animation. Students will learn core techniques while creating short animated scenes.

Making a Ball Balance Game

Video Game Design Workshop
July 18, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 3D Game development and level design, while they are creating their own 3D balance game level design with simple tools.

Dexterity Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
July 21, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Paper Craft of Real Paintings

Vector Art Workshop
July 22, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about vector art, colors and illustration, while they are creating their own versions of famous paintings with paper and digital illustration tools.

Building Multi Color Decks

Magic the Gathering Workshop
July 23, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about Magic the Gathering card game, rules and gameplay, while they are building their own choice of multi color decks.

Coding a Bowling with Robot

Coding Fundamentals Workshop
July 24, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about fundamentals of coding, computer logic and binary, while creating their own code blocks to control a robot ball to build a bowling game,.

Creating Accessories with Clay

Physical Sculpting Workshop
July 25, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Get hands-on with clay! Students will shape original 3D characters using air-dry clay, learning sculpting basics and creative expression.

Abstract Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
July 28, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating a Body with Clay

Physical Sculpting Workshop
July 29, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Get hands-on with clay! Students will shape original 3D characters using air-dry clay, learning sculpting basics and creative expression.

Making a 2D Fantasy Game

Video Game Design Workshop
July 30, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 2D Game development and level design, while they are creating their own pixel art fantasy game level design with simple tools.

Customizable Vehicle Art

Vector Art Workshop
July 31, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about vector art, colors and illustration, while they are creating custumaizable vehicles with paper and digital illustration tools.

Prop Design in 3D Modeling

3D Modeling Workshop
August 1, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 3D modeling, polygons, and textures, while they are creating their own simple prop designs on professional 3D tools.

Making your Abstract Game

Board Game Design Workshop
August 4, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating Pixel Art Villains

Pixel Art Workshop
August 5, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Explore the world of pixel art! From retro video games to modern pixel trends, students will design and animate their own pixel-perfect creations.

Present Time RPG Game

Role Playing Games Workshop
August 6, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Unleash your imagination in a role-playing adventure. Students will step into the world of game masters, crafting characters, quests, and epic storytelling.

Animating a Storyboard

Animation Workshop
August 7, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Bring characters to life through the 12 principles of animation. Students will learn core techniques while creating short animated scenes.

Making Puppets with Cardboard

Cardboard Design Workshop
August 8, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about mechanical designs, using cardboards, folding and cutting tools, connectors and markers for coloring, while they are creating their own cardboard puppets.

Escape Room Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
August 11, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Popular Emoji Illustrations

Vector Art Workshop
August 12, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about vector art, colors and illustration, while they are creating most famous emojis with paper and digital illustration tools.

MTG Tournament

Magic the Gathering Workshop
August 13, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about Magic the Gathering card game, rules and gameplay, while they are competing each other in a friendly tournament.

Making a Stop Motion Story

Motion Picture Workshop
August 14, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about motion picture movie making, while they are creating their own story line and movie, using air dry clays and basic digital tools.

Vehicles in 3D Modeling

3D Modeling Workshop
August 15, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 3D modeling, polygons, and textures, while they are creating their own simple 3D vehicle designs on professional 3D tools.

Dice Board Games

Board Game Design Workshop
August 18, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Creating a Large Pixel Art

Pixel Art Workshop
August 19, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Explore the world of pixel art! From retro video games to modern pixel trends, students will design and animate their own pixel-perfect creations.

Making a 2D Dino Game

Video Game Design Workshop
August 20, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 2D Game development and level design, while they are creating their own pixel art dino game level design with simple tools.

Make a Race Game with Robot

Coding Fundamentals Workshop
August 21, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about fundamentals of coding, computer logic and binary, while creating their own code blocks to control a robot ball to build a racing game,.

Building Cars with Cardboard

Cardboard Design Workshop
August 22, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about mechanical designs, using cardboards, folding and cutting tools, connectors and markers for coloring, while they are creating their own cardboard cars and trucks.

Making Your Own Dice Game

Board Game Design Workshop
August 25, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Design your own playable board game! Students will dive into strategy, storytelling, and prototyping to bring their unique game ideas to life.

Occupation Illustrations

Vector Art Workshop
August 26, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about vector art, colors and illustration, while they are creating character clothing for different occupations with paper and digital illustration tools.

RPG Puzzle Designs

Role Playing Games Workshop
August 27, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Unleash your imagination in a role-playing adventure. Students will step into the world of game masters, crafting characters, quests, and epic storytelling.

Stick Figure Animations

Animation Workshop
August 28, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Bring characters to life through the 12 principles of animation. Students will learn core techniques while creating short animated scenes.

Monster Face in 3D Modeling

3D Modeling Workshop
August 29, 2025

All Day: 9am - 5pm

Kids will learn about 3D modeling, polygons, and textures, while they are creating their own simple monster face on professional 3D tools.

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