Miniversity Holiday Camps run throughout the year in various locations across Ireland and the UK. The Camps take place in the computer suite and cover ICT topics with a career theme, specifically designed for children age 5-12 years.
Each day is run as a new 1-day course that's based on a particular career, for example 'Architect for a day'. With demonstrations and a variety of tasks Children tasks covered throughout the session, children will produce a piece of work which is then presented to the class during the afternoon 'show'. Finally, there will be a prize giving with the opportunity for children to win stickers, USB's and CAPS.
ICT Programs used throughout the course of each week include: Microsoft Publisher, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Email & Internet Safety, File Management, SCRATCH Coding, Paint, Movie Maker & Animation. There is also a huge emphasis on Keyboard and Touch Typing, Presentation Skills and Public Speaking.
Holiday Camps currently scheduled are below:-
Monday 13th October – Animation Expert (ICT & EduFun
Tuesday 14th October – Web Designer & AI Content Manager (ICT & English)
Wednesday 15th October – Minecraft Madness for a day (EduFun & ICT)
Thursday 16th October – Video Game Designer for a day (Art & ICT)
Friday 17th October – Coder & Musician for a day (ICT & Music )
Availability is limited so please contact us now to reserve your child’s place
Where possible we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events, however we STRONGLY ADVISE that you check with the venue/organiser in the first instance for updates.
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