Olympic Chess Camp

Athena Coding Staff

Learn chess with Athena! We have designed a high-energy, stimulating approach to chess for all ages and skill levels. Students spend much of their time playing with each other and the instructor. We have question-and-answer sessions on specific topics throughout the course, challenging students with exercises and puzzles.

Beginners learn piece types, movements, positioning, castling, and basic strategy, while advanced students learn openings (Scotch game, Queen's Gambit, London System) and defenses, pins, forks, skewers, middle and endgame strategy and tactics, and Chess variants (Chess 960, Atomic Chess).

• Each class ends in a tournament where the winner takes home a trophy!

Coding, Game Design, & Animation Camp

Athena Coding Staff

Our unique project-based class is designed to allow students to develop their creative storytelling or game-designing abilities. Then, it will enable them to bring them to life through Scratch and Python. Students have a blast, create app store-caliber games like Flappy Bird, and learn plenty of professional programming practices, like how to use Binary operators, conditional statements, sequencing, functions, variables, commenting practices, and loops. 

• Computer, iPad, or Chromebook required. 
• Computer rentals can be provided for a $40 fee. 

Dungeons & Dragons Camp

Athena Coding Staff

Our exciting and imaginative program provides a fun and engaging way for students to develop their social, problem-solving, and teamwork skills while exploring the thrilling world of D&D. Dungeon Masters will guide students through a fantastical world filled with monsters, treasures, and challenges, while they work together to overcome obstacles and complete quests, fostering a sense of camaraderie and teamwork that will serve them well in all areas of life.