Codemaker's Camp 2017

Over the week of July 24-28th, twenty children ranging from Grade 4-6 attended the Codemaker’s Camp at the University of Guelph. In collaboration with the School of Computer Science and Creative Encounters with Science, we put on a week long week long, activity oriented coding and construction camp. Children learned to create, interact and discover the world of computing through puzzles, games and programs. This camp introduced children to using computers as a creative canvas and was designed for any child interested in creative play.

A very special thank you to our participating faculty members: Rozita Dara, Andrew Hamilton-Wright and Stacey Scott. The faculty all played an integral role in making camp a a very memorable, enriching experience for these kids.

We had a visit from Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield for the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. He was pleased to see the community’s youth building skills in technology, computing and math. He affirmed these experiences are essential in developing the innovators of tomorrow.

In the end, we were able to increase the quality of our outreach programs and reach more youth with a lasting impact.

To learn more about these summer camps, please visit Creative Encounters with Science.