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School District of Philadelphia 5898
Lancaster Ave Philadelphia, P A 19131 215.581.5507 Master y Charter Schools
Simon Gratz High School 1798 W
est Hunting Park Avenue Philadelphia, P A 19140
215.227.4408 Harambee Institute of Science and T
echnolog
y Charter School
638-40 North 66th Street Philadelphia,
P
A 19151
215.472.8770 Milton Hershey School 1201 Homestead Lane Hershey
, P
A 17033
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Are you naturally curious? Do you like to fix
things, make things, or understand how things
work by taking them apart? Wouldn’t it be great
if you could earn college credit while having fun
exploring your passion? If you’re in high school
and ready to test out a college class, the Summer
Exploration Camps are the perfect opportunity!
Earn college credit and have fun. It’s a great way to stay active
this summer. Meet new people who have similar interests, and
test out college courses that have been specially designed for this
summer exploration format. Studying science or technology can
go hand-in-hand with having fun—especially in the summer,
when you’re free to explore the things that really get you thinking.
Each of the Harrisburg University Summer Exploration Camps
takes a unique look at a field of science or technology, or the
business of science and technology. While learning is the key goal
for the program, you’ll be surprised how much fun you can have
letting your imagination run wild with the potential inventions,
technologies, or scientific issues you can explore.
Plus many of the camps allow you to earn college credits.
These camps—except where noted—are for incoming high
school students through high school seniors. All the camps are
day camps. Students should come to camp with food, snacks
and drinks for the day.
SUMMER
EXPLORATION
CAMPS
Exploring Video Gaming (IMED 102)*
Don’t just play games, create them! Learn professional techniques for designing and producing video games in this intensive program which will walk you through the development process from concept to prototype! The Academy focuses on game programming, game art creation, au-dio production, and level design. Students with skills in visual arts, story-telling, or programming will be grouped into balanced teams. Each team will design, produce, and market a video game. The Summer Game Academy is an intensive summer program designed to introduce passionate young game designers and developers to the methods and processes used by professional game makers throughout the world. The program focuses on all aspects of the creative process from ideation to problem-solving to delivery. Students will develop skills and strategies to prepare them for a future in the digital media industry. (See requirements)
Students who are entering, attending, or just graduating high school wishing to expand their artistic or programming skills should attend this unique program. The Summer Game Academy is an immersive experience designed for high school students interested in video games, interactive simulations, new media, and/or the digital arts.
Two-credit day camp for incoming high school students through high school seniors
Cost: $568 (one week camp) I Cost: $850 (two week camp) at HU* June 15th - 26th* I Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA June 22nd - 26th I Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School
638-40 North 66th Street, Philadelphia, PA
July 6th - 10th I Mastery Charter Schools-Simon Gratz High School, 1798 West Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA
July 13th - 17th I Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA July 20th - 24th I Technical College High School-Brandywine Campus
443 Boot Road Downingtown, PA
July 27th - 31st I Overbrook High School, 5898 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA Aug 3rd - 7th I Milton Hershey School, 1201 Homestead Lane, Hershey, PA
Exploring LEGO Robotics (CISC 101)
Think LEGOs are for kids? Not when you’re using them as robot raw materials! If you’re a creative, math-savvy soul itching to learn computer programming, the LEGO(R) robotics kits in this hands-on exploration are your license to build. You’ll learn basic programming techniques to create a ‘robot prototype’ using sensors, motors, and lots of creativity. Build and program a robot to follow a track in any direction, to walk and sense a room through an obstacle avoidance algorithm, to mimic human moods and emotions, even to perform synchronized dancing! Presentations are followed by hands-on exercises performed in groups where creativity is a key component. The primary goal is to develop visual and textural programming skills while developing the leadership and teambuilding skills that are necessary for today’s fast-moving programming process. If you’re a high school student interested in enrolling in this camp, come with a solid understanding of high school algebra.
Two-credit day camp for incoming high school students through high school seniors I Cost: $568
Aug. 3rd - 7th I Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
www.HarrisburgU.edu/SummerCamps
Exploring Geographic Information Systems (GSTC-100)
From Amazon drones to smart phones, geographic information systems, or GIS, are “where it’s at” in today’s technology! Have you noticed there are more and more apps that ask you to turn on location services? There’s a lot of advanced technology behind that ‘blue dot’ that always shows where you are. And, there are endless examples of geospatial systems in our lives! Discover how it works and how it can help solve problems in business, science or society. You’ll learn “why” and “how” during hands-on labs that include getting outside the classroom to experiment! All this introductory GIS learning comes wrapped in a small summer session where you can earn college credits AND have fun!
Two-credit day camp for incoming high school students through high school seniors I Cost: $568
July 6th - 10th I Harrisburg University,326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA July 13 - 17th I Technical College High School-Brandywine Campus
443 Boot Road Downingtown, PA
Nanobiotechnology Explorations (BTEC 100)
Are you fascinated by the idea of microscopic machines transforming our world? (Imagine light bulbs as small as bacteria!) Do you like hands-on experiments and problem solving? Do you want to change the world? If you answered “Yes!” then Nanobiotechnology Explorations is here for you this summer!
Nanobiotechnology is the study of how existing elements in nature are used to invent or improve technologies. These tiny nano-structures can be used in everything from engineering materials, fuels, textiles, medicine, the environment and more. Whatever area of science you enjoy, you’ll get more than a “nanoblast” of learning from this hands-on camp!
Two-credit day camp for incoming high school students through high school seniors I Cost: $568
July 6th - 10th I Technical College High School-Brandywine Campus 443 Boot Road Downingtown, PA
July 13th - 17th I Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA July 20th - 24th I Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School
638-40 North 66th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Aug. 3rd - 7th I Cabrini College, 610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA
Aug. 10th - 14th I Lancaster County Day School, 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster, PA
*Requirements for Exploring Video Gaming (IMED 102)
The Summer Game Academy requires two Letters of Recommendations from a teacher, guidance counselor, and/or other unrelated, professional mentor. Their letters should speak to your passion, discipline, and work ethic, and should be sent to: Anthony Ortega at Aortega@HarrisburgU.edu
Exploring Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MEBA 100)
Think you could run your own business? Would you be surprised to know that many high-school students have successfully kicked off a business that goes on to succeed? We’re talking about more than lemonade stands or babysitting. Even though that’s a fine starting place for a budding entrepreneur! If you’ve got big ideas, or just a nagging curiosity about solving a problem, you might have the right stuff to become an entrepreneur. This program will walk you through a simple process for seeing if your idea has potential as a business. Maybe you just want to be the boss and run the company—there’s a place for that kind of drive in this program too!
Two-credit day camp I Cost: $568
Aug. 10th - 14th I Milton Hershey School, 1201 Homestead Lane, Hershey, PA
Exploring Computer Coding
Programming fosters creativity, reasoning, and problem solving. The programmer gets the opportunity to create something from nothing, use logic to turn programming constructs into a form that a computer can run, and, when things don’t work quite as well as expected, use problem solving to figure out what has gone wrong. Programming is a fun and the skills learned from it can be useful both in school and at work, even if your career has nothing to do with computers.
The non-credit camp will introduce you to the most widely commercial programming language used for gaming, C++. In this weeklong camp we will go over the basics of the language, giving you a good foundational understanding of the programming language syntax, the machine it’s running on, and how to effectively create an application.
We will walk step by step through the concepts and skills needed to start yourself on the path to becoming an independent game developer.
There are also programming puzzles at the end of most chapters for you to try, which will help improve your programming skills. There are also programming puzzles during that for you to try, which will help improve your programming skills.
Non-credit day camp I Cost: $568
July 27th - 31st I Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
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www.HarrisburgU.edu/SummerCamps
Registration for these camps closes 30 days prior
to the start of each camp.
326 Market Street I Harrisburg, P A 17101
Summer Exploration Camps 2015: Harrisburg University 326 Market Street Harrisburg,
P
A 17101
717.901.5101 Technical College High School (TCHS-Brand
ywine Campus)
443 Boot Road Downingto
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484.593.5100 Cabrini College 610 King of Prussia Rd.
Radnor , P A 19087-3698 610.902.8100 Lancaster Countr y Day School 725 Hamilton Rd Lancaster , P A 17603
717.392.2916 Overbrook High School,
School District of Philadelphia 5898
Lancaster Ave Philadelphia, P A 19131 215.581.5507 Master y Charter Schools
Simon Gratz High School 1798 W
est Hunting Park Avenue Philadelphia, P A 19140
215.227.4408 Harambee Institute of Science and T
echnolog
y Charter School
638-40 North 66th Street Philadelphia,
P
A 19151
215.472.8770 Milton Hershey School 1201 Homestead Lane Hershey
, P
A 17033
