Games & Animation (11-15 years)
Learn the history of games, learn how computer games are made, and how to design and build your own computer games. Create a wide variety of projects featuring 2D to 3D animation. Some previous knowledge of computer games or game consoles is necessary.
Games Master (11-15 years)
Learn how to design and build computer games in this camp dedicated to game development. Use industry standard graphics and 3D software to build your own characters and gaming levels. Introductory programming is covered so that you can program game mechanics. This camp is for campers with previous game developing experience or a strong interest in the gaming world.
BizKids Entrepreneurship Camp (12-16 years)
The BizKids Entrepreneurship Camp spans 5 days and teaches youth about starting a business. The idea is to explore entrepreneurship while developing innovation and communication skills. Campers will learn to develop an idea, how to make their product and then pitch their product at a Dragons’ Den competition at the end of the week. This exciting new camp is being sponsored by the Beedie School of Business to keep registration costs down
Science AL!VE in Surrey
A Member of Actua
Surrey camps use innovative and interactive hands-on activities, curricula and approaches aimed at exposing and inspiring youth in the areas of science, engineering and technology. Surrey campers will explore a variety of sciences through activities designed with the Surrey campus in mind. Topics include ecology, nutritional chemistry and the science of music.
At SFU – Burnaby Campus
A true university experience! Session A and Session B each offer exciting possibilities, as our university students teach campers in a fun and creative way. Not only will they learn in the campus classrooms and labs, but they will also be able to use the SFU sport facilities, including gyms, fields, and the pool. Individual classes on each subject will be held each day. Large group projects/productions that involve ALL subjects and all age groups will take place each day. Approximately two hours of recreation time will be included.
Session A
Engineering: Study how the structures in cities were built, how vehicles work and more. (e.g. build a bridge with popsicle sticks and see how much weight it can withhold)
Biological science: Explore marine life, forests and land creatures.
Business and marketing: Develop your business and marketing skills, manage and network your way to the top. Talk about how movies like Super Size Me has an effect on companies like Mc Donalds.
Session B
Physics: We make physics fun with a variety of interactive presentations that expose students to the forces and interactions that govern our universe. This exciting and educational training ground for young scientists will include experiments with laser and light shows, electrical and magnetic displays, as well as heat and thermodynamic demonstrations.
Chemistry: Discover the science and reactions of the molecules that surround us. (eg, build a volcano and make it erupt)
Communications and media: Learn how much the media affects your daily life. (eg, write a sample script for a TV commercial).
Summer Moviemaking – Do you want to make a short comedy, an animated video, or a dramatic short film this summer? Join us at the Telus Summer Moviemaking Camp, where you’ll learn how to write, produce, act, and direct a film with our fun, intense, and hands-on program! Alongside our talented and respectful instructors, mentors, and visiting artists, you’ll work in small teams to learn about moviemaking. You’ll discover what makes a great film, then take that knowledge into writing scripts, drawing storyboards, acting, directing, shooting and editing your own short video using professional equipment. On the last day of each program, invite your friends and family to attend a screening of your finished masterpiece, and show the world your skills as a new filmmaker.
This award-winning digital video production program is run by Pacific Cinémathèque in partnership with Dream Big Productions from Templeton Secondary. Our participants come back year after year – sign up to see what all the excitement is about!
The Director’s Cut – Hold on to your popcorn and your 3D glasses, because this summer’s biggest blockbuster is coming to a SFU and we don’t want you to miss it! Unleash your inner Spielberg at The Director’s Cut in feature film making, claymation, stop motion animation, music video production, and digital comic book production! Spend a week in the studio with almost famous film makers and media specialists who will work with you on the latest digital equipment to unleash your imagination and creativity.
Sports, Recreation, Outdoor and Aquatic Summer Programs
Summer Camps at Douglas College including Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Field Lacrosse, Floor Hockey, Multi-Sport, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Hip-hop/Jazz/Funk
Acting for Camera – Be an actor from the get go! In this on camera camp you will get to act every day and try scenes from movies and TV shows. Showcase your acting ability, no matter what your skill level is, and see yourself on the big screen for the final public showcase. Don’t miss this opportunity.
Advanced Web-Design – A great follow up to our ‘Intro to Web Design’ camp. This camp will challenge experienced web designers to explore the world of dynamic websites while learning advanced web design techniques. Pair this camp with ‘Intro to Web Design’ to create a challenging two-week website experience.
Creative Writing – Let your imagination run free with one of our most popular camps. Campers will try many different forms of writing including short fiction, poetry and screenwriting. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enjoy this week long artistic experience. This camp fills up quickly!
Digi-Art – Explore your creative side in this artistic based camp, and learn from top industry graphics artists. You will learn the techniques of Photoshop, the leading software program in the photography, marketing, web graphics, and design industry. The course will cover the major components of Photoshop combined with fun and creative projects to make you an up-and-coming graphic artist. Each participant will receive a summer camp t-shirt.
Film Production – Make a movie in 5 days while learning how to create, shoot and edit. Have loads of creative fun while making new friends. Learn to work together and share your undiscovered talents. Have your own screening of the movie on the last day! If you always wanted to post great videos on the net, this fast paced sell-out camp is for you.
Intro to Programming -This course is designed to introduce the basic fundamentals of programming. Kids will become familiar with how to create an algorithm, how to create objects in a program, and how to write, debug and execute their own program through Visual Basic.
Intro to Web Design – Kids will learn how to design web pages using basic HTML, page templates, page formatting and importing graphics using MS FrontPage. Pair this camp with ‘Web Design-Advanced’ to create a challenging two-week website experience. Register early for this camp.
Stop-Motion – Do you love stop-motion? Do you create your own characters? Do you simply like to play? Then this stop motion camp is for you. Be creative everyday and make fun stop motion art to share with friends and family. Bring your own toys if you wish.
Young Writers – Writers wanted! In this camp you will be given the opportunity to experiment with many different types of writing: persuasive, poetry and journalistic, just to name a few! You will do fun writing activities to get the creative juices flowing and learn some tricks of the trade to catch common writing er-rors.
Young Urban Planners – Build a city and be the Mayor! This extremely popular camp will test kids’ creative, engineering and political side. Using one of the most popular simulation software in the industry, kids will definitely have fun while learning about urban planning.
LegoMation Classic is a camp for kids to animate Lego through the process of stop motion capture. With the help of an instructor and camp mentors, students write, storyboard, animate and edit their own animated short film. Working with a partner, a story is developed and animated. Visual effects, voice overs and music are then added. On the final day, all productions are shown in a Gala event for parents, friends, and
siblings. Each participant leaves with a set of Lego of their choice and a camp
DVD with all productions on it. The camp is held at Heritage Woods Secondary School
LegoMation Advanced Camp is a chance for previous LegoMation Camp participants to take their filmmaking to the next level. Each participant will use DV Cameras for animation capturing, After Effects for visual effects and composition, Adobe Premiere for editing, advanced visual storytelling and more! The advanced group will also receive larger sets of Lego to use for their productions and to take home at the end of the camp.
Note: participants must have attended a minimum of one previous LegoMation Classic camp and be at least 10 years old.
Young Engineers – We Are Proud to offer our first robotics Lego camp. Working in small design teams, students in this robotics camp will use the Lego Mindstorms kit to create cool robots that compete in real world challenges like racing events, robot wars, obstacle course, target practice and much more. Each day will provide a new challenge and your robot will need to morph to adapt and compete! The camp is held at Heritage
Woods Secondary School in Port Moody.
Lights, Camera, Action! Learn the elements of film production, including pre-production planning, camera work, editing and special effects. Shoot HD cameras and learn the fundamentals of editing with Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, then try your hand at special effects with Adobe After Effects. Take home a DVD of your final project and learn how to showcase it on YouTube. Film Boot Camp Film camp is designed for people with little or no experience in making films. The programs focus on the fundamental elements of visual storytelling that enable the participants to direct their own projects. The camp is held at Heritage Woods Secondary School in Port Moody