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Coding Excellence - Boston
About the provider: "Top-Tier" - Students from over 100 nations, centers in UK, USA and China, oldest school in group is founded 1899, group has 40 years of history
14-18 years old
2 weeks
For students who have a natural curiosity about the world and an interest in modern technology and applications. Explore ideas, experiment with materials, and build your own devices while on field trips and on campus. You will also meet local artisans, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs, whilst exploring the city of Boston.
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Location
Twenty minutes from downtown Boston, the school's proximity to the metropolitan area provides an extension to our campus. You can take part in a wide range of academic, athletic, and social experiences across the city and at many of the top universities and colleges. On the weekends, the boarding school runs free student shuttle buses from the campus to the local T station in Braintree, as well as the local shopping mall, South Shore Plaza, giving you lots of opportunity to explore the local area.
What's Included
-Tuition that includes lessons, lectures, and workshops focused on modern technology and coding
-A final computer game project
-Visits to local universities like MIT and Harvard
-One full-day excursion per week
-Varied evening activities
-Certificate
-Shared airport transfer from/to Boston Logan Airport is inclusive in the course price
Activities
We offer a variety of onsite activities including sports, arts and crafts and team games. Our activities provide opportunities for students to have fun and make international friends.
Accommodations
Students are housed in brand new, modern, air-conditioned dormitory buildings with single en-suite bedrooms on the boarding school campus. Common rooms, laundry facilities and Wi-Fi internet access are available.
Meals
3 Meals per day
Pocket Money
Please ensure you have money available for arrival and the first two weeks. We suggest around $250.
Excursions
Excursions allow students to really get to know the USA. We use destinations such as Downtown Boston as a classroom,where students will find historic and cultural information through guided walking tours and visits to museums and other places of interest.
Transportation
Shared airport transfer from/to Boston Logan Airport is inclusive in the course price
Lesson Plan
This course will combine lessons, lectures and workshops to engage and inspire students who are interested in coding and modern technology. Lectures introduce theory while lessons allow students to look at web design, basic Java skills and 2D arrays. During workshops students will explore design software, real-world programming and coding practice culminating in creating their own video game. Visits to local universities including the world-renowned MIT and Harvard will also be included enabling students to get a taste of where their further studies could take them.
**PROGRAMME OUTCOMES ** ** **You will:
- Learn the basics of web design.
- Learn the basics of Java.
- Learn how to use professional design software.
- Learn how programming is used in the real world.
- Explore video game design.
- Create your own video game.
- Visit top U.S. universities including MIT.
TUITION: Lessons and workshops that allow students to apply coding to solving a number of problems, including designing a computer game.
VIDEO GAME CODING: Students will take part in workshops with a focus on design software and coding practises in order to create their own video game as the final outcome.
EDUCATIONAL VISITS: Our educational visits provide the perfect complement to lectures and workshops and give a real world perspective to our courses. They include tours of both Harvard University and MIT.
CERTIFICATE Awarded for the successful completion of the course including a final finished computer game.
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Pay the camp deposit
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You will receive a payment confirmation and the Enrolment Form in your email
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Fill Enrolment Form as soon as possible
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Await Booking Confirmation letter and pay the remaining balance. Confirmation can take up to 7 days. Do not book flights until this step
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Our Admissions Team will contact you to coordinate airport pickup and dropoff for safe arrival and departure
And you are all set! Prepare for an unforgettable summer camp experience with Best Parents!
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