Our camps are all low-ratio, with typically six campers to each instructor. Camp instructors are often our regular year-round Code Coaches® who have lots of experience teaching coding skills to kids throughout the year. Each camp has recommendations around age and skill level, but all are open to discussion based on your child’s experience with coding.
Welcome to theCoderSchool, a place that teaches coding camps and a whole lot more during the school year. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, theCoderSchool believes every kid is unique, and we treat them that way. Our core program revolves around a mentor relationship with experienced coders, Code Coaches who can guide our students through their amazing - and custom - technical journey. To find out more about our regular after school program during the school year, fill out our form!
| Week | Format | Camp | Ages | Price |
| 6/30-7/3 | Full Day | Blender & 3D Printing Transform the vivid designs and fantasy worlds of your dreams into physical reality with a powerful 3D printer. You’ll build a foundation in 3D modeling—starting from your initial sketch, then creating characters from scratch in Blender, an expansive 3D software used by professionals across the game design and film industries. After you’ve finalized your creations, you’ll print them out into tactile objects that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Stack your desk full of your uniquely hand-crafted prints! While you prep your next design, you’ll learn to operate and maintain the 3D printing equipment for future use. The best part? You'll get take home all of your printed models! **** REQUIREMENTS: **** Campers provide their own Window OS or MAC laptop. 10+ | 10+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 6/30-7/3 | Full Day | Python Art + Animation Did you know Python doesn't just output text and numbers, it can make visual art too? In Python Art Camp, we'll deep-dive into the visual turtle library to make some gnarly, sometimes hypnotic designs and illustrations. In this camp, we will see how Python code can also be beautiful. For beginners and intermediate coders alike. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/7-7/11 | Full Day | YouTube Video Production At YouTube Camp – Content Creators, learn the exciting process of creating a successful vlog/video for YouTube! Create a brand, brainstorm a creative format, produce engaging content, and create at least one YouTube-style video. Utilizing the hands-on format of this course, you’ll learn the skills you need to create your own vlog/video for YouTube. Sample topics may include Minecraft Tutorials, Pokemon Game Walkthroughs, How-To Videos, Lifestyle Tips, and so much more! You’ll receive lots of guidance and instruction and have the opportunity to collaborate with other passionate campers! Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/14-7/18 | Full Day | GDevelop Game Development Embark on your game design journey and develop your own game! You'll explore game design principles and analyze what makes games fun by brainstorming and collaborating with your peers. Then, build upon your understanding of game theory and create a game with GDevelop, a powerful yet user-friendly engine for beginners and seasoned developers alike. You can even publish your project on the official GDevelop website for your friends to play across the web! Your career as a game developer could start here, with pathways that branch to Unity and Unreal Engine. Ages 8+ | Ages 8+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/14-7/18 | Full Day | Coding with Drones This camp is filled with pure action as campers enjoy drone coding and obstacles! Campers will first learn the basic safety of drone flying. From there, students will learn how to code the drones through skill challenges while also learning how to perform various excercises and maneuvers to become familiar with the drones speed and agility. For beginners and intermediate coders alike. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/21-7/25 | Full Day | Cybersecurity This program is designed to teach students, ages 12-18, the fundamental concepts of cybersecurity such as confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Students will learn the basics of networking and some commonly exploited vulnerabilities. The program will cover a survey of open-source reconnaissance as well as tools used for testing/attacking systems. Participating students will perform some attacks against services (such as web server) set up in the Cybersecurity Engineering Lab (CybEL) and will learn the complete life-cycle of cyber-attacks through exercises and challenges. Ages 12+ | Ages 12+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/21-7/25 | Full Day | Game Dev & Robots "Game Dev & Robots is your gateway to mastering the art of game creation and robotics! Dive into an interactive, hands-on experience where you'll learn the fundamentals of coding, game design, and coding robots. Perfect for beginners and novice coders, this unique platform combines innovation and fun, letting you develop your own games while experimenting with robotic systems. " Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/28-8/1 | Full Day | VR Game Design in Roblox Roblox VR Game Design Camp takes your creativity to the next dimension! Step into the future of gaming as you learn to design, build, and script immersive virtual reality games using Roblox Studio. Explore VR-specific mechanics, create stunning 3D environments, and bring your ideas to life for the ultimate interactive experience. **** REQUIREMENTS: **** Campers provide their own Window OS or MAC laptop. Ages 10+ | Ages 10+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 7/28-8/1 | Full Day | Mobile App Engineering Mobile App Engineering Camp is an exciting hands-on experience where aspiring tech enthusiasts dive into the world of app development! Learn to design, code, and launch your very own mobile applications while exploring real-world tools and frameworks used by industry pros. From brainstorming innovative ideas, this camp equips you with the skills to bring your creative vision to life. Perfect for beginners and developers alike, it’s your chance to turn your ideas into powerful apps and build the foundation for a future in tech! Best part, you get to take home your phone and show off your App! Ages 11+ | Ages 11+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/4-8/8 | Full Day | MInecraft Madness At Minecraft™ Camp, utilize your creativity, learn and improve your skills, and work individually or collaboratively in an exclusive virtual world! Ages 8+ | Ages 8+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/4-8/8 | Full Day | Web Developer - JavaScript, HTML, CSS Camp Our WebRox camp is all about websites, because the web rocks! Our campers will spend the week designing and building their very own websites and get 'em published to the world by the end of the week. Importantly, kids will be introduced to Internet Safety and why cyber-safety matters, plus we'll learn the basics of how the internet works. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/11-8/15 | Full Day | Game Dev in Unity and Blender "Join us for a breathtaking journey through code-based video game design. Gain in-depth skills that set you up for programming and game development careers in one of the hottest job markets out there! C# is a language used for trending applications, including Microsoft Visual Studio and many mobile applications. Unity is a cross-platform game engine that allows developers to produce high-quality 2D and 3D games for mobile phones, desktop computers, and gaming consoles. Immerse yourself in virtual graphics, visual game design, gameplay, and mechanics. At the end of the week, you will have created a programming portfolio that includes an exhilarating programming project. **** REQUIREMENTS: **** Campers provide their own Window OS or MAC laptop." Ages 12+ | Ages 12+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/11-8/15 | Full Day | Mbot Robotics The field of robotics is absolutely booming. Everything from cars to thermostats and appliances are all tied to robotics and hardware engineering. If you're excited by the thought of being an Aerospace engineer at NASA or designing the next robotic creation, then you can get a nice start on the right path with our camp. It generally will culminate in a robot competition whether it's racing through a maze or a timed activity. mBot is a STEAM education robot and is the standard robot for this camp. Click here to learn more. Ages 7-10 | Ages 7-10 | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/18-8/22 | Full Day | Battle Bots The path to the ultimate showdown starts here! BattleBots® is known for combining the craftsmanship of engineering with the high-octane excitement of a robotics championship. In this beginning robotics course, get ready to build a robot before battling in the arena. You'll learn how to brainstorm, workshop, and customize a robot to your exact specifications. Then, learn how to iterate and optimize its features until it's ready to rumble against your peers in a variety of robot challenges, culminating in a BattleBots®-style robot tournament! Think you have what it takes to make it to the winner's circle? “Let the bot battle begin!" Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
| 8/25-8/29 | Full Day | Robotics Engineering The field of robotics is growing faster than ever, appearing everywhere from our homes to video games to drones. Learn to build and program, a variety of small and large robots(including Lego Mindstorm EV3 Spike Prime) through hands-on projects that will culminate in a demo at the end of the week. Intermediate coders only, please. Ages 9+ | Ages 9+ | (Use Coupon: CAMPSROCK2025) |
Making STEM fun and interesting is our specialty at theCoderSchool, and we’re confident that your child will come away with a newfound appreciation for computer programming through our immersive learning experience.