Silicon STEM Academy - Denver CO
Unleash your inner geek!
Silicon STEM Academy | 4201 E. Yale Avenue - Suite 130, Denver, CO 80222
For more information, CALL 303-800-0011
or register for courses here
For more information, CALL 303-800-0011
or register for courses here

Summer Camps - Colorado State University

Summer Camps at Colorado State University

Summer Camps - Colorado State University

LOCATION:  1062 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 --  MAP >>

Voted Colorado’s #1 STEM Summer Camp by Colorado Parent Magazine 2016, 2017, and 2018!
  • Ages 7-18, with specialized Academies & Coding Bootcamps for High Schoolers
  • Convenient ½ day Morning (9-12pm) and Afternoon (1-4pm) camps
  • Combine camps for a Full Day experience
  • Multi-camp & sibling discounts available
  • Still have questions? Call us 303-800-0011 now!
  • Ages 7-18, with specialized Academies & Coding Bootcamps for High Schoolers
  • Convenient ½ day Morning (9-12pm) and Afternoon (1-4pm) camps
  • Combine camps for a Full Day experience
  • Multi-camp & sibling discounts available
  • Still have questions? Call us 303-800-0011 now!
Summer Camps at CSU

Camp WEEK
JULY 8-12

CAMP WEEK
JULY 15-19

CAMP WEEK
JULY 22-26

Junior Coders: Code & Design
with Scratch

Junior Coders Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 7-11
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

PM Camp
$295
 
AM Camp
$295

Junior Coders: Code & Design
with Scratch

Held in affiliation with Colorado State University and specifically designed for young Coders ages 8-11, this Coding Camp starts by teaching aspiring game designers Scratch, a dynamic interactive game creation & storytelling platform from MIT. Students will learn how to animate characters, build creative games, and create fun stories with a visual block coding environment. Students will also learn to create simple interactive mobile apps with Bitsbox! Students will be introduced to text-based coding and coding basics, including variables, inputs and game animations. Students can easily share their apps to any mobile device. No prior experience is required. This camp provides a great foundation for Coding 101.

Class Details

Ages:  7-11
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Scratch & Bitsbox

 

What You'll Learn

  - How to assign block code to sprites and characters to create games and interactive stories
  - Using the Bitsbox programming platform, variables and parameters to create mobile- friendly games to share with friends

Edison Robotics:
Code & Operate

Edison Robotics: Code & Operate Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 8-14
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

AM Camp
$325
 
PM Camp
$325

Edison Robotics: Code & Operate

Held in educational partnership with Colorado State University, this Robotics program is an engaging, hands-on camp where students will learn to program the powerful Edison robot to perform a variety of autonomous tasks. Chock-full of sensors, this small, but powerful robot can be trained to respond to lights and sounds, follow lines, avoid obstacles, and even work interactively with other Edison robots. If your student has enjoyed Lego robotics, or other robotics-type programs through school, the Edison is the next level using a range of coding approaches with a wide variety of applications!

Class Details

Ages:  8-14
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Drag & Drop Programming

 

What You'll Learn

  - Visual Programming
  - Program sensors
  - Follow lines, respond to lights & sounds, avoid obstacles
  - Train robots to work interactively.

2D Game Creator with FlowLab

2D Game Creator with FlowLab Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 9-18
Level: Beginner
Coding Game Design
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

PM Camp
$325
AM Camp
$325
 

2D Game Creator with FlowLab

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, Silicon STEM is pleased to offer one of the industry's leading game design engines for 2D game development. Go from concept to the completion of a fully functional 2D game with FlowLab, Students will learn the criticality of fast prototyping and the iterative design culture found in many tech companies, and the importance of “failing early” in order to perfect a game. Students will learn: 1) Sprite Creation, 2) Terrain & World Design, 3) Animation, Physics & Effects, 4) Sprite Behaviors. If you can dream it, you can make it with this powerful, but intuitive wireframe-based development platform. Game design campers will impress their friends with their exciting, interactive cross-platform game creations!

Class Details

Ages:  9-18
Skill Level:  Beginner-Intermediate
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  FlowLab 2D Game Designer

 

What You'll Learn

  - Sprite creation
  - Terrain & world design
  - Animation, physics and effects

Coding 101

Coding 101 Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 10-18
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

AM Camp
$325
PM Camp
$325
PM Camp
$325

Coding 101

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, this STEM Summer Coding Camp teaches what it truly means to code, allowing students to develop their problem-solving skills using a hands-on, interactive format. Students will learn the fundamentals of programming, including syntax, code commenting, control structures and more. This is the first step to learning to code! Students begin with the use of the Karel educational programming language developed at Stanford University, and provides a brief introduction to JavaScript. This camp prepares students to participate in our JavaScript Programming camp.

Class Details

Ages:  10-18
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Karel & JavaScript

 

What You'll Learn

  - Commands
  - Functions and basic syntax
  - if/else statements
  - Commenting and code style
  - Using appropriate control structures
  - Includes basic introduction to JavaScript

JavaScript Programming

JavaScript Programming Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 10-18
Level: Intermediate
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

 
 
AM Camp
$350

JavaScript Programming

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, Silicon STEM Academy is pleased to offer one of the most essential programming languages used in the industry today, and considered the "language of the web", JavaScript programming. Students will learn the fundamentals of variables, user input, Booleans, logical & comparison operators, use of math & graphics, random generators and data structures. This course requires Coding 101 as a prerequisite or the ability to demonstrate fundamental coding abilities (call Silicon STEM at 303-800-0011 to discuss student qualifications).

Class Details

Ages:  10-18
Skill Level:  Intermediate
Prerequisite:  Coding 101
Software Focus:  JavaScript programming

 

What You'll Learn

  - How to assign numeric, Boolean and string variables
  - How to create and design graphics in JavaScript using squares, circles and lines
  - How to use math principles in JavaScript to calculate and resolve problems


Summer Camps at CSU

Junior Coders: Code & Design
with Scratch

Junior Coders Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 7-11
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

Junior Coders: Code & Design
with Scratch

Held in affiliation with Colorado State University and specifically designed for young Coders ages 8-11, this Coding Camp starts by teaching aspiring game designers Scratch, a dynamic interactive game creation & storytelling platform from MIT. Students will learn how to animate characters, build creative games, and create fun stories with a visual block coding environment. Students will also learn to create simple interactive mobile apps with Bitsbox! Students will be introduced to text-based coding and coding basics, including variables, inputs and game animations. Students can easily share their apps to any mobile device. No prior experience is required. This camp provides a great foundation for Coding 101.

Class Details

Ages:  7-11
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Scratch & Bitsbox

 

What You'll Learn

  - How to assign block code to sprites and characters to create games and interactive stories
  - Using the Bitsbox programming platform, variables and parameters to create mobile- friendly games to share with friends

Edison Robotics:
Code & Operate

Edison Robotics: Code & Operate Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 8-14
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

Edison Robotics: Code & Operate

Held in educational partnership with Colorado State University, this Robotics program is an engaging, hands-on camp where students will learn to program the powerful Edison robot to perform a variety of autonomous tasks. Chock-full of sensors, this small, but powerful robot can be trained to respond to lights and sounds, follow lines, avoid obstacles, and even work interactively with other Edison robots. If your student has enjoyed Lego robotics, or other robotics-type programs through school, the Edison is the next level using a range of coding approaches with a wide variety of applications!

Class Details

Ages:  8-14
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Drag & Drop Programming

 

What You'll Learn

  - Visual Programming
  - Program sensors
  - Follow lines, respond to lights & sounds, avoid obstacles
  - Train robots to work interactively.

2D Game Creator with FlowLab

2D Game Creator with FlowLab Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 9-18
Level: Beginner
Coding Game Design
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

2D Game Creator with FlowLab

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, Silicon STEM is pleased to offer one of the industry's leading game design engines for 2D game development. Go from concept to the completion of a fully functional 2D game with FlowLab, Students will learn the criticality of fast prototyping and the iterative design culture found in many tech companies, and the importance of “failing early” in order to perfect a game. Students will learn: 1) Sprite Creation, 2) Terrain & World Design, 3) Animation, Physics & Effects, 4) Sprite Behaviors. If you can dream it, you can make it with this powerful, but intuitive wireframe-based development platform. Game design campers will impress their friends with their exciting, interactive cross-platform game creations!

Class Details

Ages:  9-18
Skill Level:  Beginner-Intermediate
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  FlowLab 2D Game Designer

 

What You'll Learn

  - Sprite creation
  - Terrain & world design
  - Animation, physics and effects

Coding 101

Coding 101 Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 10-18
Level: Beginner
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

Coding 101

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, this STEM Summer Coding Camp teaches what it truly means to code, allowing students to develop their problem-solving skills using a hands-on, interactive format. Students will learn the fundamentals of programming, including syntax, code commenting, control structures and more. This is the first step to learning to code! Students begin with the use of the Karel educational programming language developed at Stanford University, and provides a brief introduction to JavaScript. This camp prepares students to participate in our JavaScript Programming camp.

Class Details

Ages:  10-18
Skill Level:  Beginner
Prerequisite:  None
Software Focus:  Karel & JavaScript

 

What You'll Learn

  - Commands
  - Functions and basic syntax
  - if/else statements
  - Commenting and code style
  - Using appropriate control structures
  - Includes basic introduction to JavaScript

JavaScript Programming

JavaScript Programming Summer Camp for Kids and Teens in Denver, CO

Ages: 10-18
Level: Intermediate
Coding
View Schedules and Register for STEM Summer Camp

JavaScript Programming

In educational partnership with Colorado State University, Silicon STEM Academy is pleased to offer one of the most essential programming languages used in the industry today, and considered the "language of the web", JavaScript programming. Students will learn the fundamentals of variables, user input, Booleans, logical & comparison operators, use of math & graphics, random generators and data structures. This course requires Coding 101 as a prerequisite or the ability to demonstrate fundamental coding abilities (call Silicon STEM at 303-800-0011 to discuss student qualifications).

Class Details

Ages:  10-18
Skill Level:  Intermediate
Prerequisite:  Coding 101
Software Focus:  JavaScript programming

 

What You'll Learn

  - How to assign numeric, Boolean and string variables
  - How to create and design graphics in JavaScript using squares, circles and lines
  - How to use math principles in JavaScript to calculate and resolve problems

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