Coding Camp
Coding teaches valuable skills for any future career and also builds skills for school and life. It’s an excellent way to learn soft skills, like creativity, confidence, and communication, that are hugely important for kids to thrive in the future. Fessenden Summer Camps has partnered with iCode Wellesley to offer several age-appropriate Coding Camp experiences focused on a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related topics. Campers will spend half a day at Coding Camp and the other half of the day enjoying traditional Day Camp activities, including free swim.
Features of Coding Camp
State-of-the art facility and equipment
Instruction in cutting-edge technology and craftsmanship by experienced teachers
Student-centered, teacher-supported approach that promotes an interactive exchange of ideas
A daily schedule that includes outdoor time and free swim
About iCode Wellesley:
With a comprehensive curriculum that is constantly updated and improved, iCode helps prepare K-12 campers with the knowledge and skills to understand the current and future technologies and their application in creating innovative solutions.
iCode’s trained instructors make each class fun and exciting with hands-on-application of the concepts to complement the understanding of theory. The iCode curriculum also incorporates soft-skills through hands-on collaborative projects that teach campers time management, team work, presentation, communication skills, computational and strategic thinking and much more, which result in a superior learning experience and cultivating skills useful in life.
Coding Camp Program Options
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Coding AI Engineering Week 7
- Length: +Camp
- Gender(s): Boys & Girls
- Age Range: Entering Grades 3-5
- Dates: –
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Schedule:
Monday to Friday
9 am to 4 pm - Extended Program: Extended Day Program Options: Mornings 8-9a, Afternoon 4-6p
- Price: $915
- Description: Artificial Intelligence is all around us and on everyone’s lips. In this camp, campers will be introduced to types of intelligence and What is Artificial intelligence. They will be instructed to distinguish whether it’s truly AI or programmed behavior using examples we will explore types of artificial intelligence. We will dive into types of AI and what makes AI work. Understanding how AI learns, they will then identify what specific AI programs are good at. Using various tools. we will dive into AI that is good at one or multiple things.
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Coding Scratch Final Five
- Length: Full Day
- Gender(s): Boys & Girls
- Age Range: Entering Grades 1-4
- Dates: –
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Schedule:
Monday to Friday
9 am to 4 pm - Extended Program: Extended Day Program Options: Mornings 8-9a
- Price: $685
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Description:
Our Scratch AI camp extends the traditional visual/block coding language that teaches kids the basics of coding along with key skills in logical thinking, and problem solving with AI capabilities such as image recognition, chat bots, image generation and much more. Scratch has been the beloved introductory language for kids allowing them to learn while having fun and this just extends that further so they can use their creativity as well as computational thinking skills to build enjoyable and useful solutions