Summer Camps | Rolling Robots

Covid19 Summer Camp Info

Submitted by rradmin on Wed, 2020-06-03 21:00

Rolling Robots Partially Reopening June 15th, 2020

Following the guidance of the Los Angeles County Health Department, we will be cautiously proceeding with our planned on-site, in-person activities this summer. It will not be your ordinary summer for sure, but there will still be plenty of learning and fun to be had by everyone. All our activities are also now available online, so you can observe the degree of social distancing that is best for your family. For people who will be attending our on-site, in-person camps, here is our operating plan:

Limit of two activities per time period (instead of the usual 4)
Limit of 6 - 8 students per activity (instead of the usual upper limit of 12)
Work space set up for 6 feet of social distancing
Every student will have their temperature taken via no touch, IR thermometer before entry (must be under 100F)
Staff will be training students in best practices for preventing spread of COVID-19
Mask wearing enforced for both staff and students
Masks, hand sanitizer, and hand soap are provided for every student
Surfaces and equipment will be sanitized before and after each session

The biggest difference you will see is that there will be far fewer kids present on-site at Rolling Robots this summer. This is an important factor in making our on-site, in-person camps a safe and productive environment during these difficult times. Anyone that has booked an on-site session before May 4th, 2020 has the option to switch to the online session free of charge and will be refunded the difference.

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Click on any icon in the interactive graph below to find the perfect camp for your child's age and areas of interest!

Age Range	VEX IQ Team	VEX V5 Team	Junior Robotics	Intro Coding	Pro Coding	Video Game Design	Minecraft Coding
5 - 7	Ages 5-7 Bots for Tots For all kids who love robots, this camp shows campers mechanical, electrical, and programming concepts through fun toys, games, and even building a robot (from a simple shape robot to a mortorized robot) every day to take home.	Ages 5-7 Bots for Tots For all kids who love robots, this camp shows campers mechanical, electrical, and programming concepts through fun toys, games, and even building a robot (from a simple shape robot to a mortorized robot) every day to take home.	Ages 5-7 Bots for Tots For all kids who love robots, this camp shows campers mechanical, electrical, and programming concepts through fun toys, games, and even building a robot (from a simple shape robot to a mortorized robot) every day to take home.	Ages 5-7 Bots for Tots For all kids who love robots, this camp shows campers mechanical, electrical, and programming concepts through fun toys, games, and even building a robot (from a simple shape robot to a mortorized robot) every day to take home.
6 - 9			Ages 6-9 Robot Coders Beginner There are so many fun robots to explore in this beginners' coding camp. Students will explore a few different robots and learn how to code them in a fun way using tablet devices.	Ages 6-9 Scratch Coding Beginner For kids interested in learning coding, this camp teaches the basics of computer programming using the MIT Scratch language. Campers complete projects such as video games and animations.		Ages 6-9 Scratch Coding Beginner For kids interested in learning coding, this camp teaches the basics of computer programming using the MIT Scratch language. Campers complete projects such as video games and animations.
7 - 10				Ages 7-10 LEGO Mindstorms For kids who love to play with LEGO! Build a LEGO robot and learn how to program its sensors using LEGO Mindstorms and compete in challenges.	Ages 7-10 LEGO Mindstorms For kids who love to play with LEGO! Build a LEGO robot and learn how to program its sensors using LEGO Mindstorms and compete in challenges.	Ages 7-10 LEGO Mindstorms For kids who love to play with LEGO! Build a LEGO robot and learn how to program its sensors using LEGO Mindstorms and compete in challenges.	Ages 7-10 Minecraft Build and Design Students learn Minecraft building techniques using red stone, command blocks, and how to download and use mods to change the look of the game. Introduction of Physical Science. No Programming.
8 - 12	Ages 8-12 VEX IQ Building and Coding VEX IQ Robots are fun to build and easy to learn. The camp introduces the VEX IQ Challenge game to campers while they build and code their own robots to play the game.	Ages 8-12 3D Printing Design Fusion 360 is a very important tool for robotics design. This camp shows students how to use it to design their own 3D creations. Campers learn basic techniques such as extruding and mirroring to design objects and take their own 3D printed creation home.		Ages 8-12 Scratch Coding Advanced For campers with prior Scratch experience. Students will learn to code using more advanced operations, create their own blocks, and build fun games with interactive animations.	Ages 8-12 Sumobot Coding - Arduino Arduino is one of the most useful microprocessors used for any project. This camp will first teach campers how to make an LED light blink before moving on to the basics of programming robots (using the C language) to complete mazes and participate in SUMO-bot competitions.	Ages 8-12 Scratch Coding Advanced For campers with prior Scratch experience. Students will learn to code using more advanced operations, create their own blocks, and build fun games with interactive animations.
9 - 12		Ages 9-12 VEX V5 Coding - C++ To build a great robot, one must first know how to code a great robot. This camp teaches students how to write V5 code to control a VEX robot.		Ages 9-12 App Development These days, there is an APP for everything. This camp guides campers through the APP design process using MIT App Inventor so they can design and program their own APP.	Ages 9-12 Python for Robots Python is one of most useful programming languages. This camp will teach students how to use Python to program a robot to complete assigned missions. This camp prepare students for the Intro to AI camp.	Ages 9-12 Unity Game Design - C# Video games are getting better and better. This camp shows campers how to use the ultimate game development platform - Unity - to build their own 3D multi-level maze game. The game will be coded in the C# programming language.	Ages 9-12 Minecraft MODs Learn how to build a forge mod for Minecraft without a single line of code! We will be covering the basics of making a mod in this class such as how to create a block, item, food, tools, and even a new mob or biome.
8 - 15	Ages 8-12 VEX IQ Team Boot Camp Prepare to compete in robotics events at the home of the VEX Robotics World Champions. This special half-day, weeklong camp prepares campers for the VEX IQ Robotics Competition. Campers build, program, and compete in preparation for the 2020 VEX IQ Challenge game. Prior VEX IQ building and coding experience is preferred.	Ages 10-14 VEX V5 Team Boot Camp Prepare to compete in robotics events at the home of the VEX Robotics World Champions. This special full-day, weeklong camp prepares campers for the VEX V5 Robotics Competition. Campers learn how to build, program, and compete in prepration for the 2020 VEX Challenge game. Prior VEX building and coding experience is preferred.			Ages 12-15 Intro to Artificial Intelligence The future has arrived and with it has come the rise of Artificial Intelligence. This camp will introduce AI to campers in a fun and engaging way. Campers will study machine learning, data processing, and the concept of the neural network. Prior coding experience (Python) is preferred.