Skills Campers Build Across All 7 Build-It-Yourself Concord Academy Camps

1. Define a problem and set clear goals
2. Research and gather useful information
3. Work effectively in teams
4. Break big challenges into simple, solvable parts
5. Document - work like real engineers

1. Speak clearly, concisely, and confidently
2. Design clean, compelling PowerPoint slides

Camp‑Specific Skills

Scratch Music
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1. Programming fundamentals and logic
2. Rhythm, timing, and sequencing
3. How scales, chords, and math connect

Scratch Games
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1. Programming fundamentals and logic
2. Storytelling and character design
3. Graphic design and animation basics
4. Sound engineering for games

Minecraft Engineering
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1. Project planning and blueprinting
2. Architecture design principles
3. Intro to Boolean algebra and circuit logic (Redstone)

Pirate Ships
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1. Structural design and stability
2. Creative use of recycled materials
3. Graphic design and decoration

Super Hero Robots
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1. Storytelling and world‑building
2. Programming fundamentals and logic
3. Creative building and prototyping

Nature Engineering
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1. How animals move (locomotion)
2. Structural engineering inspired by nature
3. Modeling natural systems
4. Nature’s design principles

AI Smart Robots
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1. Ethics and responsible technology use
2. History of tools and innovation
3. Prompt engineering
4. Storytelling and illustration with the help of ChatGPT

Typical Camp Day:

1. Review problem, mission, and tricks learned
2. Intro to new task
3. Exercise task
4. Present and critique task
5. Break for lunch and swim
6. Intro to new task
7. Exercise task
8. Present and critique task
9. Clean up

At the end of the week, campers must present their lab books and solutions in a video recording.