Computer Camp for Students in Grades 5-10 with a particular interest in science or technology

Dates and times: 3D Computer Modeling, June 4-8 or July 9-13, 9:00-noon

Lego Robotics, June 4-8 or July 9-13, 1:00-4:00

Flash Animation, June 18-22, 9:00-noon

Web Design, June 18-22, 1:00-4:00

Movie Making with Video Editing, June 25-29, 9:00-noon

Digital Graphics with Photoshop, June 25-29, 1:00-4:00

For parents' convenience, students can be dropped off up to an hour early in the morning and/or picked up as much as an hour later in the afternoon at no extra charge.

Students attending camp all day need to bring either a sack lunch or the money to purchase lunch at a nearby restaurant.

Cost: $90 for a week of half day sessions and $170 for a week of both sessions each day

Contact Tyler Hannasch: uscc@usn.org or 500-2136

*Unfortunately the Maya PLE Serial Number has expired for the edition we gave you. The new free edition can be downloaded from: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7639525

Click on the title above for a spreadsheet listing summer programs about which we have information.  In some cases, these are programs in which USN students have participated.

Students can also check the 2nd floor bulletin board at school for summer opportunities and a list of summer jobs. Ms. Schmid has two reference books, Peterson's Guide to Summer Opportunities and The Princeton Review's The 500 Best Ways for Teens to Spend the Summer, which are available to check out overnight.

For students who want to gain some work experience or earn some money, we have a registry for summer internships and employment. By filling out a slip and returning it to Mrs. Schmid's office, students can make their interests, skills, and availability known. We hope that parents will contact USN when filling needs in their workplace and at home during the summer months. If you have further questions, please call Anita Schmid at 321-8005 or email aschmid@usn.org

C# Programming

The C# programming camp, intended for students who have taken or intend to take high school programming courses, covers everything from the most basic programming to the most advanced techniques in the field. The techniques taught range from the simplest input-output for beginners to the most advanced windows GUI programming (see syllabus for complete list of assignments). The course will concentrate on the creation of games and small programs to apply programming syntax and techniques taught in class. Students will be given their assignments after a quick concept overview and several TA’s will be available to provide one-on-one assistance. The camp combines a full day of programming lessons with breaks for “mass games” such as team handball and capture the flag (needed after programming for an hour).

Dates: June 11-15

Cost: $200 dollars

Time: 9:00 - 4:00

For parents' convenience, students can be dropped off up to an hour early in the morning and/or picked up as much as an hour later in the afternoon at no extra charge.

Please provide a sack lunch or money to buy lunch in a nearby restaurant.

If you have questions, please contact Tyler Hannasch: csharp@usn.org or 615-500-2136

Dates: June 25-29 or July 9-13

Times: 3:30-5:00; Cost for 5 sessions: $150

Contact Greg Trooper: 615-496-1008 or gregtrooper@yahoo.com

Songwriter and recording artist Greg Trooper will teach the fundamentals of songwriting: structure, melody and rhythm, lyric writing, finding new ideas.  The students will collaborate and give each other feedback while each student works on writing a song.

Though instruments are not required, students should bring them if they have them and if they are portable.