champlain college video game design camp

Summer Enrichment Camps

Enroll now and Save 20%! With virtual summer camps at Futures Academy, learn skills that support academic growth in all subjects while having fun, connecting with others, and discovering a possible career path!

Enroll in one or more of these 1-week or 2-week camps. If you like what you experience, you can always take it to the next level with a group class for credit.

COVID-19 Response: Futures Academy is still enrolling for in-person, virtual, or hybrid learning. We are ready to customize a program that will work best for your middle or high school student. With one-to-one classes and personalized learning, we can offer the stability and safety your child and family needs right now. Connect with us to schedule a virtual admissions discussion.

Game Design Camp

Game Design & Animation

Become a video game designer! Learn what it takes to develop a video game from framework to your own playable game by developing programming and design skills using GameMaker Studio 2.3. This course will introduce the mechanics and concepts behind the most popular video games.

Learn the basics of programming, including variables, conditionals, loops, and objects
Develop skills including player/enemy movement, collision detection, random & timed events, and visual & sound effects
Create the framework of your own video game and what it takes to bring it to life

NO LONGER ENROLLING

Forensic Science Camp

Forensics: Criminal Investigation Lab

Join CSI as a Crime Scene Investigator! Learn the skills to solve a realistic crime scene using various forensic science techniques like bloodstain splatter, DNA analysis, fingerprinting, criminal investigative processes and crime scene diagramming.

Hear from forensic guest speakers who will share their experiences in solving real crimes
Find out how clues and data are recorded and preserved and solve a mock crime scene
Follow the forensic process—from pursuing the evidence trail to taking the findings to trial

Digital Photography Camp

Digital Media Arts Studio

Lights, Camera, Action! Geared for students who want to explore careers in television, music recording, and interactive media industries. In this camp, students will learn a broad spectrum of digital media skills including videography, photography, design and editing to create and manipulate graphic creations.

Create a portfolio of graphic designs, photographs and videos of artistic expressions
Gain the confidence and knowledge you need to become a serious digital artist
Improve your understanding of techniques and what it takes to shoot quality portraits, close-ups, action shots, and landscape

Art Camp

Creative Arts Studio

Unleash the artist within you! Whether a beginner or expert, explore and learn various techniques of artistry like painting, drawing, sketches and photography. In this camp, you'll develop your own technique and artistic expression to bring your imagination to life.

Explore developing concepts, composition and execution of your own ideas
Learn the principles of art including harmony balance, contrast, proportion, pattern and rhythm
Create a full portfolio of your artwork

Social Entrepreneurs

Start Up: Calling all Social Entrepreneurs!

Do you dream about being on "Shark Tank" or the next Jeff Bezos? In this camp, you'll work in small groups to learn how to integrate social media, business policy, and innovation to develop a product or service that could change lives.

Create a business plan based on your top product or services
Learn about creating a business designed to support the greater good
Explore successful products that are environmentally friendly, support an underserved community, or focus on philanthropic activities

NO LONGER ENROLLING

summer camp fun courses

Camps start as early as June 7 and continue weekly through August
Small group learning
Classes taught in an online format
Prevent summer learning loss

1on1

1:1
student-teacher ratio

Hours of online teaching

5,000+
hours of online courses taught per week

tech

170+
online courses, 32 honors and 16 advanced placement

Mortar Board

96%
college acceptance rate