Scratch camps are ideal for kids as young as 8 years old who want to get started on coding. In the structured setting of camp, young Scratchers learn how to create simple animations and games. Below, find
• A list of camps focused on Scratch programming
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Camps listed below offer programming focused mainly or entirely on learning Scratch and developing animations, interactive stories, and games using this language.
VIRTUAL Animation Scratch Aug 31, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
This course is emphasized visual programming to nurture the taste of coding & its creative possibilities in kids' minds. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Scratch Aug 21 - Aug 25, 2023
Ahoy Matey, Join the interactive and adventurous coding camp to dive into basics of coding using our play-based methodology! Visit website |
PROGRAM Scratch STEM Oct 18, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
Students will apply their programming skills to create customized versions of different games. Build and develop video games Visit website |
DAY CAMP Scratch Computers Jul 10 - Sep 01, 2023
Students are introduced to basic programming concepts like sprites, loops, events and more through the creation of animations Visit website |
PROGRAM Scratch Computers Jan 05 - Dec 31, 2023
Children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Scratch Aug 08 - Aug 11, 2023
You found the GOLDEN TICKET! Now it’s time to create some magic in the CODING factory. Visit website |
VIRTUAL Scratch Mar 01, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
18 weeks, 1 hour per week. Maximum of 4 students per instructor. RP4K has 20+ years of experience. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics Scratch Jan 18, 2023 - Jan 31, 2024
Introducing kids to coding and robotics by using Circuit Playground, mBot & raspberry Pi. Visit website |
Camps below may have a broad curriculum or focus on another activity, with some learning of Scratch.
DAY CAMP Basketball Jun 04 - Sep 01, 2023
Welcome to our Summer Break camp! The camp features a variety of sports and activity options to choose from. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Programming Aug 28 - Sep 01, 2023
Channel the force! The Asteroids shower is no accident - Let's get coding and crash the asteroids - May the CODE be with you! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Programming Aug 28 - Sep 01, 2023
Learn about electricity and circuits in this fun & educational camp. Kids will make cute plushies with built-in circuits. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Virtual Reality Jul 17 - Jul 21, 2023
In this camp students will learn the technology behind the 3D builds. They will design and code multiple 3D worlds. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Virtual Reality Jul 24 - Jul 28, 2023
In this camp students will learn the technology behind the 3D builds. They will design & code multiple 3D worlds. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics Programming Jan 01 - Dec 31, 2023
Students learn fundamental concepts of robots and mechanisms specific to their age and program using sensors. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics STEM May 21, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
This course is a stepping stone for students who want to dive deeper into the world of autonomous rovers &setting the stage . Visit website |
VIRTUAL Computers Programming Jan 06 - Dec 31, 2023
Students will solidify the fundamentals of coding and apply them to advanced concepts, from algorithms to the data structure. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Traditional Jun 04 - Sep 01, 2023
Welcome to our Summer Break camp! The camp features a variety of sports and activity options to choose from. Visit website |
VIRTUAL Computers Programming Jan 05 - Dec 31, 2023
Kids learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively - essential skills in the 21st century! Visit website |
PROGRAM Computers Programming Jan 06 - Dec 31, 2023
Enables young children to create their own interactive stories and games, despite not being able to read. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Robotics Jul 10 - Sep 01, 2023
Students learn design and programming concepts using LEGO’s advanced EV3 Mindstorm robots. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Traditional Jun 04 - Sep 01, 2023
Welcome to our Summer Break camp! The camp features a variety of sports and activity options to choose from. Visit website |
VIRTUAL Programming Aug 31, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
Preparing kids for the future with coding . Enjoy instructor-led live online coding classes for Kids at your comfort. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Robotics Jul 31 - Aug 04, 2023
A fun and exciting space robotics camp for Students to understand life in space on the international space station (ISS). Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Robotics Aug 14 - Aug 18, 2023
Introduce your little ones to the world of Robotics. Students are sending the rovers to MARS with a number of missions. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics STEM May 21, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
Students learn design and programming concepts using LEGO’s advanced EV3 Mindstorm robots. Visit website |
PROGRAM Computers Programming Jan 06 - Dec 31, 2023
Students will solidify the fundamentals of coding and apply them to advanced concepts, from algorithms to the data structure. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Jul 04 - Jul 07, 2023
Magical lands and unexpected surprises lurk in the magical land of unicorns. Are you ready to code through the mazes? Visit website |
PROGRAM Computers Programming Jan 05 - Dec 31, 2023
Kids learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively - essential skills in the 21st century! Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics STEM Oct 18, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
hey learn STEM concepts, including speed, structural stability and metamorphosis to create and program interactive models. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers micro:bit Jul 24 - Jul 28, 2023
We are building a DREAM city with fun games and playgrounds. What is missing from your playground? Unlimited Candy dispenser? Visit website |
DAY CAMP Traditional Jun 04 - Sep 01, 2023
Welcome to our Summer Break camp! The camp features a variety of sports and activity options to choose from. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers micro:bit Jul 17 - Jul 21, 2023
Get a flavour of Artificial Intelligence, by designing, engineering, and coding the ideal toy. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Technology Aug 07 - Aug 11, 2023
Join Ignite Lab for a leadership and entrepreneur camp, to learn about developing ideas into real products with technology! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers micro:bit Jul 31 - Aug 04, 2023
Can you make your car detect obstacles, follow instructions and detect lava pits? Get ready to make super fun projects! Visit website |
VIRTUAL Computers Programming Jan 06 - Dec 31, 2023
Enables young children to create their own interactive stories and games, despite not being able to read. Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Sep 26, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Better grades guaranteed or your money back for any child! Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Sep 19, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
A+ in Science, Math , Languages Guaranteed Visit website |
DAY CAMP Science STEAM Aug 14 - Aug 18, 2023
Young scientists will develop their knowledge and understanding through our hands-on STEAM programs! Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Sep 26, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
We can guarantee you your entrance to Canada best universities and colleges! Call us today! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Science STEAM Jul 31 - Aug 04, 2023
Young scientists will develop their knowledge and understanding through our hands-on STEAM programs! Visit website |
VIRTUAL Education Sep 26, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
At Budding Genius Academy each kid becomes a STEAM innovator. Matching learning style approach is used to maximize ability Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Sep 26, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
We guarantee better grades in all matters. We use the matching learning style to maximize each child's learning ability. Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Sep 26, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Our online math tutoring, university preparation courses maximize each child's chance to enter the word's best universities! Visit website |
VIRTUAL STEAM Nov 21, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Register your students to our Kumon Math and Coding sessions! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Science STEAM Jul 17 - Jul 21, 2023
Young scientists will develop their knowledge and understanding through our hands-on STEAM programs! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Science STEAM Aug 08 - Aug 11, 2023
Young scientists will develop their knowledge and understanding through our hands-on STEAM programs! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Science STEAM Jul 24 - Jul 28, 2023
Young scientists will develop their knowledge and understanding through our hands-on STEAM programs! Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics Mar 23 - May 11, 2023
Join our Award Winning Program, First Lego and get ready to take your coding to another level. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Python Jul 24 - Jul 28, 2023
This basic coding knowledge will prepare them for any future coding classes or coding languages they want to learn. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics Mar 20 - May 22, 2023
Come along and learn coding and robotics with our super fun kits and crazy robot friends. This course uses microbits and LEGO Visit website |
VIRTUAL Python Mar 01, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
18 weeks, 1 hour per week. Maximum of 4 students per instructor. RP4K has 20+ years of experience. Visit website |
PROGRAM Robotics LEGO Oct 13, 2022 - Apr 27, 2023
LEGO building elements are combined to build a robot that is coded using drag-and-drop coding language based on Scratch Visit website |
PROGRAM Programming Game Design Feb 06, 2023 - May 27, 2024
Start by introducing kids to creating video games with Scratch and move to draw & animate with JavaScript. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Robotics Jun 26 - Aug 11, 2023
Create, build and code different robots to perform a task either for a challenge or self-exploration. Visit website |
DAY CAMP Computers Animation Jul 10 - Jul 14, 2023
Spend the week learning game design, from animating to coding, and game play! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Robotics Jul 04 - Aug 18, 2023
Learn basic coding skills with robotic devices. Visit website |
OVERNIGHT STEM Game Design Jul 09 - Jul 22, 2023
Learn it all, from game play, to character design, and more! Walk away with your very own original game! Visit website |
DAY CAMP Programming Aug 14 - Aug 18, 2023
Explore the exciting world of coding and programming through hands-on projects and guidance! Visit website |
PROGRAM STEM Oct 11, 2022 - May 23, 2023
We uncover the fun in S.T.E.M. learning through hands-on engineering activities. Visit website |
DAY CAMP STEM Jul 03 - Sep 01, 2023
5 days exploring science topics through super fun, hands-on experiments, making friends and building confidence. Visit website |
VIRTUAL JAVA Mar 01, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
18 weeks, 2 hours per week. Maximum of 4 students per instructor. RP4K has 20+ years of experience. Visit website |
VIRTUAL Python Mar 01, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
18 weeks, 2 hours per week. Maximum of 4 students per instructor. RP4K has 20+ years of experience. Visit website |
PROGRAM STEM Oct 11, 2022 - May 23, 2023
We offer STEM classes that will get your child building and creating to solve real life problems. Visit website |
VIRTUAL JAVA Mar 01, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
Maximum of 4 kids per one class. Live dedicated instructors. 23 years of experience Visit website |
We list Scratch camps across Canada. Use our advanced search to discover camps in your city or region, including the following selections:
For the truly enthusiastic Scratcher, there are a number of different ways to engage learning, including programs run year round and camps that offer a weeklong (or longer) immersion in this programming language. Use our site to find different options below.
Scratch was developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2003-2004, intended as a simple introduction for children, to get them excited about code from an early age. Today, it’s the world’s largest coding community for kids. It offers users a simple visual interface that allows them to create digital stories, games, and animations, which they can share with people from all over the world. Scratch teaches children creativity, collaboration, and logic. The Scratch language and website are continually developed and moderated by a nonprofit organization called The Scratch Foundation.
Personalized learning. Scratch camps operate in a small group setting, averaging 3 to 5 kids in a camp, which allows ample time to give each child one-on-one, individualized coaching. Camps offer self-paced learning with certified, knowledgeable instructors, so kids get the most out of their experience.
Immersive, hands-on education. It’s no secret that, with the rise of the internet and digital technology, we live in a predominantly visual society. In the age of iPads, we all know how difficult it can be to get your child to learn from a textbook. Scratch camps give your child a break from words, supporting them to learn completely visually and through active, experiential activities. In Scratch camp, kids learn through play, allowing kids to just be kids while acquiring valuable skills and sparking brilliance.
Nurture the curious brain. Kids are naturally curious. Scratch camp teaches kids the building blocks to explore their creativity and understand how their favourite games, animations and other computer programs are created. Their minds activated, they develop a love for learning in fun and creative ways. Allowing your child’s natural curiosity to prosper can result in a newfound passion that can be carried into adulthood and future careers.
Future careers. In today’s digital society, coding is an in-demand skill that opens up the door to many promising career paths, including web and mobile app development, software engineering and computer science. Learning these skills in their formative years gives your child a head-start to a rewarding professional life. Coding is a great career for kids who want to leave a tangible mark on the world—not to mention that it is a very well paid industry!
Develop a creative outlet. Albert Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Scratch camps give kids’ tools to let their imagination run wild. They have the opportunity to bring their own ideas to life through Scratch, creating lively animations and games all on their own.
Fundamental coding concepts. Kids use graphical coding to learn basic coding concepts, such as loops, user input, scenes and stages, events and messaging, functions, sprites, variables and conditional statements. Graphical coding is an easier, more intuitive form of coding that allows children to build code using pictures and symbols, rather than lines of text-based code. These basic concepts learned in the Scratch platform are transferable to other languages. Put simply, coding is a set of instructions given to a computer to execute a specific task, providing the basis for the creation of mobile and web applications, games, VR, robotics, and much more.
Story-telling and game-building. By learning these fundamental coding concepts, children learn how to create an animation or computer game of their own. Kids begin with animated stories and starter games, and as their skill level improves, it will progress to creating more advanced games and interactive animated stories. They’ll then be able to share their creations with the online Scratch community!
Problem-solving skills. To help teach your child the basics, Scratch camps include a variety of coding challenges designed to encourage them to analyze a problem and experiment with different approaches to find the solution. Learning through trial and error challenges kids to think strategically and reason systematically. Developing problem-solving skills through code can be a great benefit to everyday life as they can be applied to real-life situations as well.
Math skills. Math is not every child’s favourite subject. While your kid does not need to be a math whiz to learn to code, they’ll pick up skills that will boost their grade in math class. Coding requires them to use logical thinking to break down the problem into smaller, more manageable tasks; much the same way a complex math equation is solved.
Independence. Scratch camp gives kids the opportunity to create a game or animation project from ideation through to execution and completion all on their own (supported by knowledgeable instructors, of course!). Fostering independence in a fun and supportive environment promotes confidence and self-esteem in a child, giving them space to become better decision-makers, and affirming them as competent, resilient, independent individuals.
Collaboration. Scratch camp also provides space for collaboration with others. Coding often involves tackling complex problems, best solved when we can put our heads together. When kids learn the same skills in a group environment, they’re able to help each other out, share tips and provide feedback to improve their individual projects.
Programming languages. In addition to the Scratch platform, these camps introduce kids to other programming languages such as Python, Java, C# and C++. These same programming languages are used by professionals, giving kids a fantastic early advantage.
OurKids.net lists hundreds of different kinds of kids’ camp experiences, and we encourage every child and parent to investigate the many possibilities. Expand your horizons by starting with the list of suggestions below:
Gaming camps offer a weeklong or longer immersion in the gaming experience, where kids meet and compete with others from their area.
Minecraft camp lets kids explore this uber-popular building environment in weeklong (or longer) sessions, surrounded by fellow builders and modders. Camps and programs range from introductory classes for very young kids, to programs that intensively explore Minecraft design and building.
Roblox camps offer intensive activities centered around this also-very-popular game-building platform, where they engage in game creation, terrain building, and Lua coding.
Video game design camps enable kids and teens to develop skills with a variety of platforms and coding languages, ranging from programs that introduce them to specific languages and game-making platforms, to those with intense instruction for kids and older teens with career ambitions in this area.
STEAM camp and STEM camp apply a curriculum blending science, technology, engineering and math (as well as arts, in the case of STEAM). Camps listed on our site present this at the level of kids’ understanding, ranging in age from 6 to 18 and up.
Consult more information from OurKids.net:
Scratch (programming language). Wikipedia.org.
What is Scratch Programming? Youtube.com
How many Scratch camps are there?
There are 8 programs specializing in Scratch. In addition, there are 56 programs offering scratch as an activity. Use the filters to narrow by age and program type, then click on matched programs to see daily activities, dates, rates and registration information.
What are the fees to attend Scratch camps?
Fees for Scratch camps range from $27 to $675 per program (program types and lengths vary). Use the filters here to narrow programs by age and type.
What age do Scratch camps start at?
There are programs available for children aged 4 through 17.
Where can parents meet with Scratch camps?
Meet with program directors and staff at the Our Kids Camp & Program Expo. The Expo is held annually in February, and is a fun and informative day for parents, kids, and teens. Find event details and free tickets here.
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