South Washington County Schools Community Education

Get ready to wire up your Minecraft worlds with Command Blocks and Redstone! Even if you're a seasoned Minecraft pro, there's plenty for you to learn. From basic traps to powered machines, Redstone offers Minecraft players a whole new range of opportunities to create amazing things. Mincraft's Command Block is a Psuedo-programming language that consists of logic and execution written in text. We'll learn to spawn creatures, teleport over all your world, and make multiplayer games. Students work in pairs to complete projects.

Students will learn how to use Minecraft Command Blocks to do crazy things in Minecraft. Create self-building houses, ride the ender dragon, or create a working rocket ship! We will cover command basics and show how to copy and edit premade commands. 

New Class with new builds and challenges! Combining the versatility of the LEGO building system and the Mindstorms EV3(the most sophisticated microcomputer brick ever made by LEGO), this camp will energize and excite students. Working each day in teams, students will construct fun LEGO models, experiment with programs, and compete in robotic challenges. Robot building, block programming, and teamwork will be part of each day’s activities. Final challenges will be centered around target hitting and a sumo battle.

New Class! Create an arcade-style side scrolling platformer! Students will learn to create a web-based platformer using Construct 2, a visual coding platform that teaches student the basics and structure of programming. Students will work in pairs to create custom enemies, obstacles, and challenges in this exciting class.

Our class introduces younger students to the basics of coding. Using MIT's award winning Scratch, to teach principles of object-oriented programming. Scratch is a powerful yet simple block-based language. Students will learn how to use scratch to create and program sprites, backgrounds, and interactive scripts.

All new Lego Class. Children have a blast using Lego Techics Engineering Kits to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in team-based environment. Each session we will be exploring new engineering principles such as gears, wheels, levers, and pulleys. Then we will build working theme park rides and machines that reinforces concepts learned. After each building project, students will customize, share, compete in challenges and enjoy experimenting with their creations. Possible models include Catapult Game, Crazy Floors, Merry-Go-Rounds, Go-Karts, Moving Clowns, Popcorn Cart and more. Students work in pairs to complete projects. LEGO® is a registered trademark of the Lego group of companies which do not endorse or sponsor this camp. 

Create amazing Minecraft structures using Python code! In this workshop, students will create Python code that can be processed in Minecraft to create 3D structures in real time. This workshop is a great introduction to coding, geometry and algebra for 4th grade and older. 

From the hit video game, Minecraft comes our awesome Lego and Papercrafts class. Student Builders will be creating mob figures, custom blocks, torches, custom biomes and terrains from the Minecraft Video Game! Students work in pairs to complete projects. We will use both cardboard paper crafts and Legos to create our worlds. Builders will be challenged to bring their virtual designs to life.

Minecraft is the game phenomenon focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build environments out of textured cubes in a virtual 3D world. Working in pairs, students will be introduced to Minecraft in real life with our customized Legos, and finally film a stop motion movie using Minecraft-inspired Lego creations. The focus will be on creating Minecraft-inspired Lego worlds, and filming.

Students build vehicles and robots containing a LEGO Robotics Mindstorm Microcomputer which can then be controlled with a remote! Work with specialty Mindstorm LEGO pieces such as an advanced touch, heat and light sensors, fiber-optic cables, caterpillar treads, and gear trains. Play robotic tag with classmates, speed through obstacle courses, and disable enemy bots with "laser" signals sent through a fiber-optic cable. It's a fun way to learn about transmitters, receivers, sensors, robotics and microcomputers.

Let the battles begin! Designed by the experts at MIT, Lego Wedo Robotics’ unique system teaches students about simple machines, engineering, programming and so much more. In this camp, students will construct a Catapult, Ninja Star, Tank, Battle Axe, Crossbow, Battering Ram, and Fighter Plane and more! Students work in pairs to complete projects.

Star Wars, Robotics, and Engineering! Using the "Micro Scout" Lego Mindstorm Robotics System's microcomputer for the brain of our droids. Use the built-in light sensor, motor, and sound to bring our droids to life. Create familiar Star Wars droids or use the Force to create droids of your design. In this exciting hands-on class, students working in pairs will be using the Robotic Mindstorms Droid and Darkside developer kit to build and experiment with. Learn about robotics and engineering as we build the base models, then customized the droids.

What is it like to be a Secret Agent or a Detective? We will complete secret missions, play exciting spy and detective games and use our critical thinking skills and imagination to solve the mysteries! We will create a secret agent name and ID badge, come up with a disguise, follow clues, examine prints and much more! Join us as we have fun with our inner detective! Each session will include new games and activities. 

All NEW MODELS and projects using the Lego WEDO Robotics systems! Working in pairs, students will create Star Wars and Space inspired robots. This course builds knowledge of simple machines, engineering, programming, and teamwork in an environment full of Galactic Fun! Your students will build LEGO models featuring motors, tilt sensors, motion detectors, & USB Robotics Hub. Possible models include AT-ST Biped, Spinning Tie Fighter, Cannons, and other out of this world models.