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 27/01 - Thursday 30/01
Time: 8:30 - 4:30pm
Venue Address: Beatrice Tinsley, 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!
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