Minecraft isn't just a game. It’s a perfect platform for aspiring game designers to learn problem-solving, practice critical thinking, test logic skills, and implement level design strategies. In this camp, students will take control of their world with command blocks and Redstone machines. They will fine-tune their understanding of wiring and logic gates while working … [Read more...]
Game Design Summer Camp
Imagine if students could transform their passion for playing video games into a passion for building them. In Game Design camp, students will explore the fundamentals of designing and developing multidimensional video games and will develop an understanding of what it takes to build a game from the ground up. Using the GameMaker Studio 2 platform, students will use visual … [Read more...]
Filmmaking Summer Camp
In this camp, students will experiment with different styles of filmmaking based on some of cinema’s legendary directors, like Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton. They will explore key concepts of filmmaking including storytelling essentials, camera anatomy and function, location scouting, script writing, film editing, and critical analysis. Students will study some of the … [Read more...]
Mama’s Turn: Learning to Step Back
While making dinner one night, my then-12-year-old daughter came into the kitchen and informed me she had the sniffles and was sneezing. I did a quick inventory to make sure it was nothing serious. Cheeks a nice shade of rosy red, not flushed or pale; hand to forehead – no fever. “Say Ahh” – tonsils looked normal. By my unscientific mom standards, she seemed fine, so I told her … [Read more...]
Prom Night at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Prom night! Such a staple in our culture for teenagers. An event we parents look as much forward to as the children do. Prom is a rite of passage. The moment they enter senior year, prom is a prominent topic of conversation for the kids. Girls start looking for dresses and boys start looking for which trend to follow....the no-sock-and-shoes trend was a big one this year. Prom … [Read more...]