Explorers: KS1

Digital Animation and Coding KS1

Fuel your child's passion for coding and creativity with an action-packed camp that blends coding, robotics, and Scratch game design. This immersive experience empowers students to bring their game ideas to life while fostering collaboration, problem-solving, and innovation in a fun and engaging environment!
Difficulty Level
Suitable for beginners
Date

12th - 21st of February

Drop off 9-10am and Pick up at 4PM
Price £450.00 £400.00

In this dynamic course, children will dive into the world of game design, exploring how simple animations bring video games to life. They’ll learn to create unique characters using pixel art and other digital tools, then bring their creations into their very own Scratch-designed games. With 50% screen time learning and 50% offscreen activities, students will also engage in hands-on learning, fostering creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an exciting and balanced environment!
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You can drop your child off anytime between 9am and 10am Pick up at 4pm. Please pack a lunch, snack and water bottle
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Learning outcomes

Coding

  • Modify and enhance games using block-based coding.
  • Collaborate with peers to solve coding challenges creatively.
  • Develop a problem-solving mindset with tools like Scratch and Scratch Jr.

Robotics

  • Explore programming various robots, understanding inputs, outputs, and sensory responses.
  • Learn how robots interpret and execute instructions.
  • Discover real-world applications of robotics in a fun and interactive way.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how creating multiple frames creates the illusion of movement.
  • Learn how computers generate images by assigning RGB values to pixels.
  • Use events in Scratch to control characters and enhance interactivity in games.

This hands-on course balances technical learning with creativity, ensuring students have a blast while building essential skills for the future!
 

Camp structure

This is a sample schedule for a typical day at camp. In between each lesson there will be a 15-minute snack break, or a 1-hour lunch and play break.
A minimum guarantee of 50% of your child’s week will be spent off-screen, when they’ll be able to create something in the real world.

10.00 - 10.40

Lesson 1
First off we'll get to know our teacher and classmates through some great mini games and icebreakers. Once we're all friends, we'll be introduced to our activity for the day. Let's jump in to coding!

10.30 - 11.15

Lesson 2
We'll have a short stretch and will begin our second activity. This is an unplugged activity either robot charades or paper airplane coding!

11.15 - 11.30

Lesson 3
A small break time where the Minis can have a little snack and getting ready to get right back into our third activity.

11.30-12.30

Scratch Jr: activity crating storyboards and sharing design to one another.

12.30- 13.30

Lunch Time

13.30-14.15

Lesson 4
Let's refocus after lunch and playtime by diving into building Dashbot or Lego WeDo animation.

14.15 - 15.30

Snack Break

15.30-3.30

Lesson 5
After the snack break which we provide a healthy snack. The Minis are now diving into a STEM offline project making posters.

1530 - 16.00

Lesson 6
Our last lesson of the day is an opportunity to finish up our work, recap on what we've learned today and tidy up ready for home time!

My favourite part was designing my own scratch storyboard with friends!

Student, aged 5

Policies

Illness policy

Campers should not be brought to camp if they are displaying signs of illness. In the case of a camper who has become ill during camp hours, parents will be notified immediately to pick their child up. If a child misses a day or multiple days of camp because of an illness, credit towards another camp can be arranged for when they're feeling better.

Refund policy

You can cancel your camp booking up to 14 days prior to the start date. If you want to cancel your camp booking less than 14 days before, you can receive 50% refund or full credit towards future courses when cancelling between 13-7 days before, or full credit when cancelling less than 7 days before. If we are unable to run our camps, you will receive credit or a full refund. If you cancel for any reason you may be liable to pay the difference if our prices increase. 

(Please note credit is only valid for 1 calendar year.)

FAQs:

  • What are you doing at camps with respect to COVID-19?
  • What does my child need to bring to camp?
  • Do I need to install anything prior to the camp?
  • Can I switch camp dates incase holiday plans change?

  • "Thank you BlueShift for doing such a great job. My son is so excited about coding and learning made fun."

    Natalia, parent

  • "These courses are an amazing way to get kids interested in coding and robotics. Fun and educational"

    Isabel, parent

  • "My son was very keen to advance in programming. Not only has this been achieved, but his self-esteem has been greatly raised through your work. Thank you!"

    Marcos, parent

  • "The teachers have been excellent, full of enthusiasm and patience making the whole experience really fun"

    Angela, parent