WSCC Offers Online Black Rocket Summer Camps

West Shore Community College has moved the Black Rocket Digital Kids summer camps to an all online format. Weekly beginning June 8 and ending August 28, there will be two classes offered to help youth take their computer skills to the next level.

The camps, which are designed for ages eight to 14 years old, are a fun and exciting introduction to computer engineering helping students learn the basics of creating a video game, producing animated films, building engineering skills and more.

According to WSCC Camp Coordinator Cara Mitchell, the camps will excite and inspire young minds as they explore their interest and consider career options for the future.

“These camps continue to be a huge success – students are excited about the skills they learn and the projects they make and then get to keep. Every program is powered by the camper’s imagination and designed to bring their ideas to life in a fun, hands-on, learning environment,” said Mitchell. “This year, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, all of the camps are being offered on online. This will be an ideal learning opportunity for young people who are spending more time at home this summer.”

With over a decade of experience designing camps in the S.T.E.A.M fields (Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts-Mathematics), Black Rocket utilizes cutting-edge, easy-to-use, low-cost technology to foster innate student creativity and spark self- empowerment with a “make your own” philosophy.

Students in the program come away with practical real world experience, 21st century skills, career awareness, and individualized learning.

There will be two classes offered per week. Each 15-hour camp will meet online Monday through Friday for three-hour sessions; a morning session 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and an afternoon session 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuition is $149 per class.

The full catalog with course schedule and descriptions can be found online at https://www.westshore.edu/community/college-for-kids/. Registration is underway and can be completed online at https://blackrocket.com/online/wsc.

For more information, contact the Business and Community Education office at 231-843-5825, or email cemitchell@westshore.edu for details on the registration process.