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Summer Camps

Boolean Girl Summer Camps

Girls age 7 + learn computer science and engineering fundamentals through a series of unique projects and hands-on challenges.  Boolean Girl camps have been recognized multiple times as “Best Camps” by our campers, as well as by regional media outlets.

Our programs are fun… and that’s not just our opinion. 96% of our students say that they would recommend our coding camps to a friend and want to take another one.

WHAT MAKES OUR CAMPS SPECIAL?

  • In addition to coding, circuitry, AI, and engineering, we teach broader skills such as teamwork and digital citizenship.
  • STEM high school and college students provide inspiration and guidance about opportunities in STEM.
  • We have fun! Our students learn to code through playing interactive, offline games, and we go outside on breaks.
  • Our curriculum is aligned with state and national standards for computer science.

STILL NOT SURE?

Try out the Clubhouse.  Clubhouse is our weekend mini camp where girls and non-binary individuals learn to code and build electronics in a fun, collaborative setting. The Clubhouse meets for three hours on Saturdays from 9-12.  It is sort of like a very short version of our summer camps. Your child can meet our instructors, make friends, have fun and maybe learn something.   If you want to get a feel for our Summer Camps, clubhouse is the place.  Right now new students can drop in for free.

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Boolean Girl instructors are women majoring in STEM at leading Universities across the country.  After weeks of training in early June they are ready to lead our summer camp programs across the DMV.

Camp Schedule

Registration is now open.  Our camps include multiple levels of Scratch Programming, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics/Physical Computing.  The Robotics camps use a micro:bit, a small computer. Want to know what you can do with a micro:bit? Watch the micro:bit video!

All of our camps have a creative element to them.  We challenge the campers to introduce their own ideas into their projects.

Animate My Story in Scratch

Level: 1

Language: Scratch

Grades: 3-6

Have fun while learning to code! In this introductory Scratch course, we use creative play and games to teach the basics of coding …Read More

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Code Your Own Adventure in Scratch

Level: 2

Language: Scratch

Grades: 3-6

In this camp, your young developer will bring their coding to the next level by creating a “Code Your Own Adventure” program. …Read More

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Build Games in Scratch

Level: 3

Language: Scratch

Grades: 3-6

After students experience creating an adventure in Scratch, they will be challenged to create a custom platform game that they design. …Read More

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micro:bit Robotics

Level: 4

Language: Scratch

Grades: 5-8

Our most popular camp last summer where campers built all sorts of crazy robotic inventions using a microbit microcomputer. …Read More

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micro:bit Inventor

Level: 4

Language: Scratch

Grades: 4-7

Similar to the robotics camp but with a focus on wearable technology, campers built inventions of their own design. …Read More

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Getting Started In Python (Python 1)

Level: 5

Language: Python

Grades: 5-8

Frequently introductory classes are boring and spend lots of time writing short pieces of code that produce statements like Hello World. In the first class girls dive and use Python to create art… Read More

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Code Your Own Adventure in Python (Python 2)

Level: 6

Language: Python

Grades: 5-8

If you’ve completed an Introduction to Python with Boolean Girl, you are ready to apply your current skills and learn new skills as you build a challenging. …Read More

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AI and Machine Learning Using Scratch

Level: 7

Language: Scratch

Grades: 5-8

Robots! Smartphones! Self-driving cars! What is artificial intelligence and how does it affect your everyday life? In this course, our coders will use Scratch to build an AI app using machine learning…..Read More

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WHY CHOOSE BOOLEAN GIRL?

FRIDAY AT BOOLEAN GIRL CAMPS

On Fridays we celebrate our discoveries and achievements. We bring in lunch and show off our work. The girls show their projects and explain how they made it work.

ROCK STAR INSTRUCTORS

We hate to brag but our instructors are rock stars. They are students in some of the best engineering and computer science programs around the country. During camp they share their STEM journey stories, mentor the girls and are great role models.

We also hire local high school students to help out at camps. Many of these girls were Boolean Girls when they were at Arlington elementary schools and now attend Arlington High Schools or Thomas Jefferson High School. They are great role models and love talking about their experiences and STEM stories and college plans.

BEFORE AND AFTER CARE

Before and after care options are available. View details and make your selections during registration.

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