Available Courses

AkoVerse: BYOD - All Ages: Akoverse will turn you into a Drone Pilot and coding expert taking you on a journey through Neon Matrix, Space Station and onto mars.

GAME DESIGN: BYOD - Ages 7-12: Students learn basic video game coding concepts by making different types of games, including racing, platform, and launching.

ART: BYOD - Ages 7-12: Students create animations, interactive artwork, photograph filters, and other exciting, artistic projects using code.

UNITY Essentials: BYOD - Ages 12-17: Designed for anyone new to Unity, this guided learning journey is your first step toward gaining the background, context, and skills you need to confidently create in the Unity Editor and bring your vision to life. Experience hands-on learning as you discover what’s possible with Unity and unlock free assets to support you in creating your best projects. Completing this Pathway will equip you with the foundation you need to further your learning and specialise in your area of interest.

UNITY Junior Programmer: BYOD - Ages 12-17: Learn about fundamental programming concepts such as variables, functions and basic logic through two practical projects.

UNITY VR: BYOD - Ages 12-17: Welcome to VR Development! This learning pathway is designed for anyone interested in learning to create experiences for VR. This pathway assumes a basic knowledge of Unity and basic knowledge of programming.

UNITY Creative Core: BYOD - Ages 12-17: Creative Core is your next step towards becoming a Unity creator. This learning path will teach you all the core elements you need to bring your imagination to life with Unity. Once you’ve completed Unity Essentials as an introduction to the fundamentals of Unity Editor, take this pathway to learn VFX, Lighting, Animation, Audio, UI and other creative skills, no programming required.

Queen Margaret College 4 Day [ Unity Studio ] - 30th September - 3rd October Holidays

Cost: $395.00

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Join us for an exciting 4-day Unity course designed for middle to high school students! Our specialised instructor, Ray, will guide participants through personalised projects and specialised workshops, helping them develop their skills in game development and interactive media. This immersive program offers a unique opportunity to explore the Unity platform, unleashing creativity and building a foundation for future tech endeavours. Students will have the chance to work on individual projects tailored to their interests and skill levels. Plus, we provide options to continue learning beyond the program with additional Unity courses, ensuring ongoing growth and development in this dynamic field.

Dates: 30th September - 3rd October

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Venue: Queen Margaret's College, Hobson St, Thorndon

More Information

CodeCamp starts at 9am and ends at 3pm.

Remember to bring your lunch. Please help us create a nut-free environment. We want to avoid any possible allergies.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Remember your sun cream.

SUPER IMPORTANT: Please make sure to write down your login details if you have existing accounts with Scratch, Tynker, Gmail etc. somewhere safe and bring them with you.

Students must have access to an email account at all times. You will need a Google Account for Gmail. If you are under the age of 13 we suggest setting up a family account, you can allow your children access to this account while on camp and then you may change the password after if you wish.

Please don't forget your Username & Password for Gmail. Students can use their School Gmail accounts but must be able to access the emails.

Important Notice

Please remember to bring your laptop. You don't need anything special or high spec, just something with WiFi. iPads and tablets can be used, but we do suggest a laptop as best.

If you are unsure on some of the details shown below like what device to bring etc, please also see our FAQS here akotech.nz/OurPrograms#faqs

For other questions, feel free to email us at admin@akotech.nz. Please note we do get overwhelmed with emails and will endeavor to reply to yours, but you will generally be able to find the answer on FAQ section above.

And lastly...

Don’t forget your imagination and creativity!

Parents are most welcome to drop in 15-20 minutes before the end of each day to see the awesome things we are getting up to!

Discounts

Siblings Only 6%:

4 Days: $47.40 use code SIBHOL4

When using our Discount codes you will use a field on the Checkout page called Voucher.

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Testimonials

Awesome thank you guys. They loved it, much more than any of the computer courses they have been to.
Maddi messaged me today ‘love it, can we go back next holidays’
Thank you, obviously you are doing great things with the kids. We will be back!"

Toni
Karori

"Thanks so much for all your hard work. Flynn really enjoyed his day with you today. I haven’t seen him so happy and engaged in a long time!
He can’t wait to come back and is keen to continue for the whole week."

Lucy B.
Northland

"the girls are loving it thanks Peter!!!
Let me know what after school options you have for term 4!"

Maire B.
Wadestown

"A great week had by the girls – they are keen on the next one already!"

Mark A.
Khandallah