Kids Technology Classes in San Francisco, CA

This three hour introduction to doing Stop Motion Animations on an iPad will give you just the spark you need to do animation on your own. You will be introduced to Stop Motion Animation using clay, wire, and colored paper as a form of personal expression.  This form of film and media art will be familiar to fans of King Kong, The Nightmare Before...

Five sentences stories bring life to clay, wire, and colored paper using Stop Motion Animation.This form of film and media art is familiar to fans of King Kong, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Gumby and Pokey, and Wallis and Gromit. Today’s new technology takes this once painstaking art form and makes it a delight for enthusiasts young and old. Students...

Like a board game, a roll of dice will help decide what direction our character go, bringing a little chance to Stop Motion Animation. This form of film and media art is familiar to fans of King Kong, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Gumby and Pokey, and Wallis and Gromit. Today’s new technology takes this once painstaking art form and makes it a...

Team up with fellow campers to build an epic Roblox world! In Roblox World Builders, campers will use Roblox Studio to design and build a 3D game world. Using the “Team Build” feature in Roblox Studio, campers will be able to collaborate in a shared digital space in real time. They’ll construct towering castles, design futuristic homes, sculpt...

Dive into the exciting world of digital creativity by making your own video game! We will explore the many elements of a video game including interactive storytelling, animation, strategy and computer programming with the help of game design programs like Scratch and Hopscotch on iPad. Required supplies for this program: All materials provided by...

Everything has to start somewhere, and this week we're taking food all the way to the beginning (or at least as far back as we can without finding a cow to milk.) We're making butter from cream, jam from fruit, grinding our own flour and making our own cheese. It's a wonderful chance to see how food is made. We'll even make s'mores from homemade marshmallows...

Everything has to start somewhere, and this week we're taking food all the way to the beginning (or at least as far back as we can without finding a cow to milk.) We're making butter from cream, jam from fruit, grinding our own flour and making our own cheese. It's a wonderful chance to see how food is made. We'll even make s'mores from homemade marshmallows...

Pack your pickaxe, collect your compass and grab your grappling hook, it’s Minecraft Adventure Academy! In this week of camp, our intrepid campers will embark on an epic expedition to a never-before-seen Minecraft world, all while learning about and practicing fundamental skills in computer literacy.   Campers will explore mysterious...

Code your own animated cartoons! In Cartoon Coders, campers will use ScratchJr., a kid-friendly, “drag and drop” coding software for tablets, to design and build fun cartoon scenes and skits, complete with custom art and sound effects. As they complete their projects, campers will be introduced to the basics of computer programming and explore...

Time to craft your very own Minecraft adventure! In this week of camp, campers will learn the basics of game design, as they plan and build a Minecraft “Adventure Map”, a special type of “game within a game” to challenge their friends and family. Using tools and techniques like redstone mechanisms, command blocks and the powerful WorldEdit...

Take your first steps towards cyber stardom! In YouTube Star, campers will learn about and practice the entire process of developing and maintaining a YouTube channel. Working in pairs, campers will first get to decide on the subject, format and style of their channel. Campers will then record both real-world and screen-captured footage, edit their...

Calling all digital daredevils and aspiring action stars! At the Roblox Action Academy, campers will embark on an action-packed Roblox adventure. Campers will learn fundamental computer literacy skills as they tackle a gauntlet of thrilling Roblox mini-games and challenges. Scuba dive for sunken treasure. Race off-road vehicles through glaciers and...

Hack Minecraft’s code and make the game your own! In our Minecraft Mod Coder program, campers will learn to use Java code to create a Minecraft Forge mod. A “mod” (short for “modification”) is a kind of plugin that can add all new game content to Minecraft. Campers will learn the fundamentals of Java coding as they design and program their...