Ages 8–10 (3rd Grade – 5th Grade)
Start building. Start coding. Start growing.
Launch Camp is the starting point for the 8–10 age group. Students spend mornings creating projects in Scratch and afternoons learning to build and program robots with VEX GO. Every challenge is designed to require teamwork, and every session ends with a reflection on what students did well and where they can grow.
Morning Coding
Coding in Launch Camp is about discovery. Students use Scratch to build their first real projects — games, interactive stories, and animations they design from the ground up. Along the way, they learn what every great coder knows: the first version is never the final version, and fixing something broken is more satisfying than getting it right the first time.
Afternoon Robotics
VEX GO robotics gives students their first experience with real engineering thinking. They design a build, program its movement, watch it fail, adjust, and try again. That cycle — design, test, improve — is the same process engineers use at every level. At Launch Camp, students live that process every afternoon, supported by instructors who coach them through the frustration and celebrate the breakthrough.
Launch Camp is designed for the student who is curious but hasn't yet had a structured environment to explore technology with intention. The week is not just about what students build — it is about what they discover about themselves in the process. What surprises parents most is not the projects their child creates, but the persistence and teamwork they bring home.