Kids Classes in Washington, DC

Are you ready to take your game design skills to another level? With Unity, an industry-grade design software, aspiring game designers will learn level editing, 3D modeling, impactful gameplay creation, as well as how to utilize scripts and variables. Student-created games will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with...

Watch as the characters in your imagination come to life in this unique course that blends classic storytelling with animation techniques and coding. Start with a concept, design the characters, and choose not just one ending, but many!  Learn how to create your own text-based adventure games with variables, conditional logic, images, HTML,...

Rocket Kart Racers: Design A Mario Kart® Style Game (Grades 3-5) On your marks, get set, create! Blast off in making your first 3D Mario Kart® and Crash Team Racing® style game! Design your own tracks and customize your karts and characters. Using a professional 3D game development software, students will combine their creations into their own...

How do you build a shark exhibit at an aquarium? Or make it safe for animals to cross the road in India? Campers will explore how scientists and engineers build and rebuild habitats to protect wildlife in our zoos and around the world through games, hands-on activities, and exclusive access to our 5 NYC parks! Camper must be entering 1st-5th grade...

Summer Camp - Code in Python Beginner (for Age 9 to 12) Python is one of the fastest growing and most popular programming languages out there. You will create a series of projects that will teach you the fundamentals and logic necessary to create your own projects down the line. You will learn the basics of Python Coding to...

Ever wonder how to perform a dental checkup on a tiger or examine the eyes of a snake? In Little Zoo Vets Virtual After-Camp session, Head Veterinarian Dr. John Sykes will share how he cares for the animals in the zoo. Each virtual session includes live interactions where campers will examine animals’ eyes, blood, teeth and more! Camper must be...

Summer Camp -  3D Printing Design Level 1 Learn how to use Fusion 360 to design your own 3D creations. Learn basic techniques such as drawing, extruding, and mirroring. Campers will design 3 to 5 projects in this camp. The individual designs can be 3D printed when camp is booked with extra shipping and handling fee. 3D Printing And Design...

Explores five-note reading in both the treble and bass clef, as well as ear training, keyboard playing and singing play. Group singing, movement, rhythm games, board reading and storytelling keep classes exciting and motivating for this age group. Music goals for book 1: Introduction of finger exercises using do, re, mi, fa, and sol Introduction...

This class is designed for tweens (ages 10 – 13) looking to sharpen their monologue repertoire and theatre audition skills. It is perfect for those who are auditioning for the LaGuardia Performing Arts School, Professional Performing Arts School, Professional Children’s School, Repertory High School, Talent Unlimited High School, Frank Sinatra...

Enables your child to read in both treble and bass clef staves in two positions, demonstrate transposition of their songs in familiar hand positions and develop a strong harmonic and melodic understanding of music. This piano class also develops ear training to understand musical patterns in two keys. Graduating students will be proficient in playing...

Summer Camp: Minecraft Bedrock (Tablets) - Basics And Building Learn to build your dream home in Minecraft on our safe and private multiplayer server but in our own plot.  Building and architectural techniques will be explored. Get introduced to Redstone circuitry to add bells, automatic lights, or traps to protect your home. Learn how some...

Summer Camp - Roblox Game Design and Code Design your own Roblox Game - This is a serious and super fun coding camp. Using the Roblox Game Studio you can design your own characters and levels to create a fun, playable game. Campers will learn object oriented programming using the LUA programming language.  ***Hardware Purchased required Roblox...

This camp will be held ONLINE via ZOOM video conference. Students will need access to a computer / tablet / phone with internet connection and zoom.us. Art materials will be available for pick up from the studio few days before the start of the camp (dates and details will be provided). Do you often find yourself doodling characters in...

Across the globe, animals and humans share some extreme homes! We’ll race around the world to visit these unique habitats and investigate wild interactions, from penguins in Patagonia to jaguars in the jungle. As we trek up mountains and swim in deep trenches, we’ll discover how humans can help animals and learn from them, too, through hands-on...

Minecraft JAVA (Computers)- Building The original version of Minecraft! Java Edition has cross-platform play between Windows, Linux and macOS, and also supports user-created skins and mods. Includes a decade's worth of updates, with much more to come! In this course we will introduce the students to playing on the computer which gives...