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Robotics |
Video Game Creation |
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Minecraft |
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Math and Business |
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Performing Arts |
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Youngsters |
“Minecraft extends kids’ spatial reasoning skills, construction skills and understanding of planning,” said Eric Klopfer, a professor and the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Scheller Teacher Education Program. “In many ways, it’s like a digital version of Lego.”
Class Description | Class Code and Age |
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Minecraft Survival for Beginners
The class will cover the basics of Minecraft in survival mode, including basic controls, managing inventory, how to survive the first night, avoiding hunger, building, mining, farming, reaching the Nether and conquering the end. Imagine playing survival with all the players in the same room, working together for a common goal. The teacher will facilitate discussions on traits of good teamwork. |
MINEB 8-13 |
Short Hills wk3AM,wk5PM,wk7AM Chatham wk2AM,wk4PM,wk6AM Caldwell wk5AM Edison wk4PM Somerset |
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Minecraft - Finding the Engineer in You
Students will be building their dream home, setting up their village, replicating a famous building like the White House and building the Golden Gate Bridge as a team. Students will explore effective communications skills through discussions and group exercises in Minecraft. |
MINEE 8-13 |
Short Hills wk1PM,wk2AM, Caldwell wk2PM,wk4AM,wk7PM Edison wk7PM Somerset wk1PM,wk6AM Far Hills wk2PM,wk5AM |
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MInecraft Math
While playing Minecraft, students will have to conquer math problems in order to open doors and get needed tools and inventory items. The focus of the math problems are (1) order of operations, (2) word problems (3) multiplication (4) division and (5) fractions. You can calculate your way through survival mode!
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MINEM 10-14 |
Short Hills Chatham Caldwell wk2AM,wk4PM,wk7AM Edison wk0PM Somerset Far Hills wk2AM,wk5PM |
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Minecraft Advanced
Students explore more advanced topics like engineering with Redstone, using enchantments, brewing potions, surviving zombie sieges and excavating structures. Students will also learn about McEdit, an application that enables Minecraft enthusiasts to build and edit maps. |
MINEA 10-14 |
Short Hills wk3PM,wk5AM,wk7PM Chatham wk2PM,wk4AM,wk6PM Caldwell wk1PM,wk5PM,wk6PM Edison wk7AM Somerset wk3AM, Far Hills wk1PM |
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All classes are week-long, Monday through Friday. Each day, students are in a class for 90 minutes, then take a 30-minute break and return to the same class for 90 minutes. If a student is participating half-day, the student will take one class, either in the morning OR in the afternoon. If a student is participating full-day, the student will take one class in the morning and one class in the afternoon. Please go to "Schedules" to find when specific classes are offered by location. | |||
w=week; AM=9:00-12:30; PM=1:30-5:00; | |||
w0=June 23, w1=June 30, w2=July 7, w3=July 14, w4=July 21, w5=July 28, w6=August 4, w7=August 11 | |||
Use of all hardware and software during class are included in program fee. |
Call (908) 899-1338