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Pre-College StudentsSUMMER CAMPS
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- Architecture Career Discovery Camp
- This four-week day or residential introduction to architecture includes morning programs and introductory lectures in history and theory of architecture, computing and simulation, freehand and extreme drawing, building ecologies, building conservation, and construction systems. There will be field trips and career counseling. Afternoons will have individually critiqued (tutored) design studios, group and individual projects, reviews and public presentations. The decision to undertake a career in one of the design professions, requiring several costly years of school and additional years of apprenticeship, cannot be taken lightly. This four week course acts as an opportunity for career discovery enabling high school students decide whether a design education in arts and engineering is appropriate for them.
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- Video Game Studies Camp
- This is a two-week residential camp that is intended to teach high school students who have completed their junior year the fundamentals of the video game creation process. This will include analyzing and building games from a technical/engineering prospective, as well as treating games as a medium for creative expression. All students will start by learning the foundations of good game design, including creating and iterating paper prototypes. From there, artists and programmers will take separate classes that speak to their particular skill sets, and then interdisciplinary teams will be formed for the remainder of the camp. These teams will brainstorm game designs, and then construct their game from start to finish.
The camp has a set number of slots for artists, and a set number of slots for programmers. Prerequisites for a programmer’s slot include some experience in using an object-oriented programming language. Examples include C++, Java, ActionScript, and Python. Prerequisites for an artist’s slot include some experience in generating 2D digital art. Example programs include Photoshop and Illustrator.
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- LEGO® Mindstorm Robotics Camp
- Participants will be taught how to design, construct and program LEGO robotics objects that are designated to accomplish specific tasks and challenges. This will expose students to engineering design and the application of mathematical and science skills learned in the classroom.
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- Rensselaer Football Camp
- This is an evening skills camp for youth football players to improve their techniques. The goals of the Rensselaer Football Camp are to improve individual technical skills by improving knowledge of proper techniques and to improve speed, quickness, agility, and strength. In addition this camp will instill a competitive winning attitude by understanding teamwork, sportsmanship, dedication, and hustle. Our staff is highly dedicated and committed to providing each camper with a greater comprehension of the game of football. Week one from July 10 to 14 is for grades 3-8. Week two from July 17 to July 21 is for grades 9-12. Campers should have full football gear for each night of camp from 6:00pm to 9:00pm held at Rensselaer’s Harkness Field (Astro-Turf).
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