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.

PYTHON BLACK HAT: BYOD - Ages 10-12: In the first lesson of the Python course, we will be learning about syntax, comments, keywords and debugging. They are the foundation of any programming language, basic or advanced.

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.

STORYTELLING: BYOD - Ages 7-12: Students use code to tell fun and interactive stories. Storytelling emphasises creativity by encouraging students to tell a unique story each day.

INTRO TO SCRATCH: BYOD - Ages: 7-9 Students go on a first journey through Scratch with four fun projects that introduce the core elements of Scratch and foundational coding skills.

PYTHON. GREY HAT: BYOD - Ages 10-14: In this course, you’ll learn more advanced programming practices than in black hat. This course builds off the skills you’ve learned in hacker black hat so make sure you’re really comfortable with that content first. In this course, you’ll also be introduced to soft skills.

LITERATI LAB - AI ART MOBILE APP: Girls All Ages! ...Unlock your creativity in AI Art. Dive into cutting-edge tools and techniques, blending artistry with artificial intelligence for mesmerising digital masterpieces. Unleash your imagination today!

MOBILE APP BUILDER - 101: Make your own mobile apps using a blocks-based programming language. You access the program using a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari). With these beginner-friendly tutorials, you will learn the basics of programming apps for Android and iOS phones and tablets.

JAVASCRIPT BLACK HAT: JavaScript is one of the most used programming languages around the world. It’s used predominantly across the web both in the browser, and on the server. It also has all sorts of other uses, like making desktop and mobile apps. Games too! Students will learn the basics of Javascript and will complete 3 challenges: StoryLIne, Fizz Buzz Game & Make Smoothie. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!

FLOW21 AI LITERACY: Flow21 has been designed for students. Engage Your Own Personal Tutor Accelerate and have fun with your learning by accessing your own personal tutor, coach & mentor who speaks to you in your language, at your learning level and in your time. Your tutor can break down concepts for you and tell you how it relates to your interests and passions. We have our own special Coding Tutor called Flow.

HTML/CSS BLACK HAT: BYOD - Ages 10-14: In the first lesson of the HTML/CSS course, we will be learning HTML Tags, Divs, Attributes, Links/Navigation, Image and Styles. They are the foundation of any web markup language, used to create web documents / web pages.

HTML/CSS GREY HAT: BYOD - Ages 10-14: In this course, you'll learn CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). CSS is a language used to style HTML pages. CSS is what we use to add colour, to form layouts, change fonts and everything in between. CSS is what turns HTML into the beautiful web pages we see every day. In this course, you'll learn CSS Syntax, how to link HTML with CSS, text and font styling, Box Model, sizing and alignment as well as some challenges.

University of Canterbury 4-Day CodeCamp 20th-23rd January 25

Cost: $395.00

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4 Day Program Information

Early Bird Is Back! For a limited time we are offering 10% - 15% discount on all holiday programs. For bookings before: 30th November 15%, 7th December 10% - See below for details

We're really excited to get you started on your coding adventure! 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

We have some exciting news for you and your children! Our new AI platform, Flow21, is being introduced to our CodeCamp programs, offering accelerated and personalised learning experiences.
With AI's rapid evolution, our team at AkoTech is committed to teaching students best practices to ensure they use it as a learning tool, not a cheating tool. Critical thinking skills and AI literacy, including prompt engineering, hallucinations, deep fakes, privacy, and protection, are key learning outcomes your children will gain. Flow21 is designed for teachers, students, and parents, offering a personal tutor for any subject at any time. For more information, visit www.flow21.ai.

Date: Monday 20/01 - Thursday 23/01
Time: 8:30 - 4:30pm
Venue Address: Puaka-James Hight, Ilam, Christchurch, 8041

Room: To be sent via email weekend before

NB: Check-in starts from 8.30am at the earliest. Please do not drop your child before this as we are not able to provide supervision. Main programme finishes at 4pm, with pick-up expected no later than 4.30pm as charges may apply. .

Program Information

Here's an idea of the content we'll be working through:

Day One — We’ll get to know each other with some icebreakers and get to know our courses and groups. We will put you in your preferred group and show you our courses. You will start your coding journey.

Day Two — Continue on with structured learning of computer science concepts and do presentations to show everybody what we have built and learned so far.

Day Three — We will start group projects. Get into teams and start brain storming, planning for our imitation client, who wants us to build games. You will learn about Agile project management, Kan Ban boards and Scrum teams.

PM: We have our daily stand-up scrum meeting and get back to work on our projects. More collaboration in teams on projects, we'll go back over what we've learned over the last couple of days.

Day Four — Final Project Day - Code Freeze at 10.30am. We’ll work as a team to build, polish and present/pitch our awesome projects.

At the end of each day at 3:00pm to 4:00pm, students will present what they have achieved so we can all learn new tricks and tips and learn to present properly.

More Information

CodeCamp starts at 9am and ends at 4pm.

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 christchurch@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

4 Day Early Discounts 30th November
4 Day Early Single 15%: $335.75 use code EARLYSING415
4 Day Early Siblings 21%: $624.10 use code EARLYSIB415

4 Day Early Discounts 7th December
4 Day Early Single 10%: $346.50 use code EARLYSING4
4 Day Early Siblings 21%: $663.60 use code EARLYSIB4

Siblings Discount

6%: $47.40 use code SIBHOL

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

Note: Wrong codes entered may incur an admin fee of $40 to change

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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