Summer 2020 Courses
Week 1 and 2 Courses
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Computer Science Level 1: Campers acquired the skill of thinking like a programmer, while sparking their interest for technology and code through collaborative projects.
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Cinematography: Cinematography was an immersive course that provided campers with the essentials of visual storytelling.
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Medical Sciences: Using case studies, creative projects, and online simulations, students established a tool set for assessing illness in order to make their own mock diagnoses.
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Entrepreneurship: During the week, campers collaborated with one another to redesign an object in their everyday lives. By the end of the week, teams will come away with a business plan for a completely new product!
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Week 3 and 4 Courses
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3D Graphics: Campers acquired tools necessary to step into the endless world of computer-generated imagery used by concept artists, character modelers, animators, architects, game designers, and movie studios!
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Songwriting: This course gave campers the tools to produce completely original songs. From lyric writing to the basics of music theory, campers also cultivated their own, unique sound and musical taste.
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Ecology: Campers explored the diverse, natural world around us, focusing on developing the skills needed for students to conduct their own research.
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Fashion Design: During the week, we explored the process of turning their designs into wearable art and even creating a clothing line from scratch!
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Week 5 and 6 Courses
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Acting: Throughout the week, campers learned how to create characters, break down monologues and perform group scenes. This collaborative course culminated in a digital performance!
Epidemiology: This course was rooted in research methods for public health and the health sciences and empowered students to decide which evidence-based policies they would apply to protect a population.
Coding: Building off of the skills learned in Computer Science 1, campers took a deep dive into the syntax and logic of coding in Python, one of the most used languages by today’s professional programmers!
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Architecture: In Camp Connect’s Architecture course, campers learned how to analyze and create their own scaled architectural drawings.
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Week 7 and 8 Courses
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3D Graphics Level 2: Campers covered new and creative modeling techniques that allowed for campers to truly turn their imagination into reality.
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Music Production and Engineering: Campers learned to record tracks, make awesome drum beats, and design really funky and fun sounds--all with just a computer and headphones.
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Photoshop: Campers learned to think like a graphic designer and apply the fundamental skills of Photoshop to your own designs and photographs.
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Website Design: Through professional coding languages such as HTML and CSS, instructors guided campers through the entire process of building their very own professional website.
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The Great Debate: In The Great Debates, we will searched for the topics and questions that interest us most and engaging in live, moderated debates about them every day.