Students ages five through twelve came together for a week of hands-on learning experiences resulting in amazing kid feedback. A rising third-grader whose brother had to miss the first two days said, “I hope he’s better tomorrow and can get here. This is the best time I’ve ever had.”
When asked what was so special about Camp EdTech Green www.campedtechgreen.com campers said over and over again, we’re learning things we never get to do in school… like coding…and how to make iMovies…and how to use real tools [when Making larger than life insects to represent the beetles and leaf bugs and butterfly they’d observed in their outside hikes]…and how to add circuitry to robots…and the list goes on.
Allowing time for learning. Provoking thought and then letting students move in individual directions with their projects. Supporting their learning in a just-in-time model. Allowing students to learn through making, with real tools for authentic projects in a safe environment. Providing time for reflection and student journaling. This is the work and the fun of Camp EdTech Green. This is what learning can be for kids anywhere, everywhere.
Student iMovies, including Stop Motion Animation, can be found on the Camp Tech Terra channel on www.youtube.com.