1 / 58

Camps

Nancy Moyers John Nguyen. Camps. Planning, organizing, and running camps for elementary and middle school students. Plan. Where do you begin?. Planning. Target audience. Planning. Target audience Staff Available skillset. Planning. Target audience Staff Location. Planning.

kerri
Download Presentation

Camps

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Nancy Moyers John Nguyen Camps Planning, organizing, and running camps for elementary and middle school students.

  2. Plan Where do you begin?

  3. Planning • Target audience

  4. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Available skillset

  5. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Location

  6. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Location • Lesson Plan • Standards • Interesting and interactive content

  7. Show sample lesson plan

  8. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Location • Lesson Plan • Budget

  9. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Location • Lesson Plan • Budget • Parent provided lunch • Sponsorship • Staffing costs • Help desk/Support staff • Travel costs • FOSS

  10. Planning • Target audience • Staff • Location • Lesson Plan • Budget • Promotion • Relevant • Novel • Free • Pre/Post promotion • News articles • Word of mouth

  11. Organize How do you get students to attend?

  12. Organizing • Sign-up process • How • Through school • Online • Registration • Asking the right questions • Medications/Allergies • Special Needs • Photo/Video Permission

  13. Organizing • Sign-up process • Communication • Principals • Tech Teachers • Parents • Word of Mouth

  14. Email Communication Hi Nancy,I received information about your recent game design workshops and tried to register my son for the one in April, but it was full.I received an email from his school that you were able to add another workshop.  Is there still availability?  If so, could you send me information about signing up?Thank you so much!

  15. Email Communication Good Morning,    The workshop we quickly became overbooked for our previous workshop, and are holding another to accommodate the overflow. At this time we will not have room to accommodate any extra students. If a spot becomes available in our June 8th workshop I will let you know. We will likely continue to hold these camps and I will keep you informed as to when the next one will be held that will have an open registration. I apologize for the inconvenience.All the best,Nancy Moyers

  16. Common Questions • Can I bring other kids? • Can I sit in? • Can you do another date? • What if my kid is late? • Can I drop my kid off early?

  17. Organizing • Sign-up process • Communication • People • Volunteers, classes, community service • Background checks • Incentivize • Extra credit • Class Credit/Assignments • Food

  18. Run How do you run the camp?

  19. Running • Parking

  20. Running • Parking • Signage

  21. Running • Parking • Signage • Maps • Email a few days before

  22. Running • Parking • Signage • Maps • Parents • Contact information • Angry parents

  23. Running • Parking • Signage • Maps • Parents • Handling students who are… • Uninterested • Advanced • Special needs • Upset

  24. Experiences Looking back at the camps we have organized.

  25. Chaires Working in Schools

  26. Chaires • STEM Club • February - April • 3rd - 5th grade • ~30 students • 8 Visits

  27. Chaires • STEM Club • Topics • Photo/Video Editing • Social Media • Security • Hardware • Robotics • Microsoft Office

  28. Chaires • STEM Club • Topics • Unique Challenges • Held at their school • Teacher expectations • Students who had done it before

  29. Computer Bugs Getting students interested in computer science and computer programming

  30. Computer Bugs • CS Unplugged • Ruby • Hackety Hack • Relate complex material • Small, engaging programs

  31. Robotics Teaching students the principles of AI

  32. Robotics • YMCA

  33. Robotics • YMCA • Pre-built • Time constraints • Focus on programming

  34. Robotics • YMCA • Pre-built • Obstacle Course/Challenges

  35. Game Design Giving students the basic skills to design their own digital playground

  36. Game Design • March 30th • 6 hour workshop

  37. Game Design • March 30th • Over 100 students signed up within two days of opening registration • 48 student capacity • 2nd workshop June 8th

  38. Game Design • March 30th • Over 100 students signed up within two days of opening registration • Schools started contacting us

  39. Game Design • March 30th • Over 100 students signed up within two days of opening registration • Schools started contacting us • News coverage

  40. Game Design • Problems we encountered • Computers not working • Working with friends

  41. Game Design • Problems we encountered • Computers not working • Crashes • Restarting/Troubleshooting

  42. Game Design • Problems we encountered • Computers not working • Crashes • Kids who just showed up • Explain to parent • Find room

  43. Girls’ Technology Camp Fostering a passion for technology in middle school girls

  44. Girls’ Tech Camp • Objectives • Stimulate an interest in technology among young women • Get the community involved

  45. Girls’ Tech Camp • Objectives • Topics • Monday - Hardware and Media • Tuesday – Web Design • Wednesday – Game Design • Thursday - Coding • Friday – Security/Privacy

  46. Girls’ Tech Camp • Objectives • Topics • Differences • Guest speakers from the community each day • Week long camp

  47. Girls’ Tech Camp • Objectives • Topics • Differences • Unique Challenges • Had to skip Audacity • Parking • Early drop off/Late pick up

More Related