KIDZ CONNECTION PAGE 24 theconnectionsnj.com European Fencing School High quality group & private lessons Custom - made program for kids and adults In the future: Help your High School Team! Fence for a College (NCAA Fencing Scholarships Available) Make the Junior Olympics! Improve your coordination and concentration World – Class coaches at Medeo are ready to work with beginner to elite fencers! For more info call: (973) 317- 6446 email: medeofencing@aol.com • www.medeofencing.com USFA PREMIER FENCING CLUB HOME OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND US TEAM MEMBERS Brand new, fully air-conditioned, State-of-the-Art Medeo Fencing Studio with 23 FIE grounded metal strips 3E Chimney Rock Road, Suite B, Bound Brook, NJ 08805 Open 6 days a week Monday thru Saturday For more info call: (973) 317- 6446 BITS Camp 309 South St., Upper Level New Providence, NJ 07974 (908) 795-2368 Code, Build, Lead BITS Camp is a coding & STEM school that immerses elementary & middle schoolers in a fun, skill-building environment. Our flexible course & packages mean there are options that fit your family's schedule. Our Coding Track is a series of courses that teach all aspects of programming from hard drives to AI driven robots. Coding Gym is a self-directed, collaborative tech space for kids ages 8-18 to launch their projects. We also offer project driven Seasonal Camps during select holidays & vacations. www.BITSCamp.org Now Enrolling for Fall & Winter Dedicated father, husband, and self-professed hacker, Jason Nichols is as excited about the possibilities of code and AI as a kid opening a new Switch. He opened BITS Camp to introduce kids to all facets of computer programming from screens to screwdrivers. These unprecedented courses are geared to get campers aged 8 to 14 on a path where they build skills upon skills to achieve goals such as coding games and building AI Robots. In “Intro to Computers,” campers get to know how a computer works and what its components do using a screwdriver. This class lays the groundwork for computer programming from the hardware and terminology to the logic and programs. BITS Campers discover the why behind computer programming and how to apply it in their projects. The kids learn to code while playing an online multiplayer role-playing game as a part of Team BITS Camp. Campers who are new to coding start by using everyday language in the syntax of the most widely used languages. What sets BITS Camp apart is that the coordinating project design that coincides with what the students have learned is not dictated from the top down. During campfire at the beginning of class, Jason and the campers plot out or tweak project designs in their notebooks and the Smartboard. Wrapped into this opportunity to build it better, campers are learning leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. This summer, BITS Camp hosted a Smart Greenhouse. Over the course of five days, 11 campers, equipped with pencils, notebooks and whiteboards, brainstorm their own designs, inspired by the original plans, a 6’ x 3’ x 3’ PVC greenhouse with a 1’ deep soil bed with a smart irrigation system and solar powered grow lights. Their creativity ignited and the group collaborated on two overall designs. Our campers were divided into teams based on the design that compelled the campers. One plan was larger holding multiple containers of soil, while the other was more compact and efficient. The consistent theme between both teams was that everyone was given the chance to design, code and build. Start the school year off right, with kids excited to code, build, and lead with BITS Camp. The kids are back at school so we’re all looking for fun, extracurricular activities for them. Amid a sea of soccer, ballet, and football, how about a choice that fires up their engineering brains, and gets them moving? BITS Camp brings kids on an ‘Adventure in Tech’ that gets them excited to learn and connects that learning with hands-on real-life experience. By Kieran Kern Empower Kids to Code, Build and Lead at BITS Camp These unprecedented courses are geared to get campers aged 8 to 14 on a path where they build skills upon skills to achieve goals such as coding games and building AI Robots. COMMENDS CONNECTION 309 South Street, Suite 3 New Providence, NJ 07974 908-795-2368 www.bitscamp.org
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