2015 Kids' College and Teen University at Trident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campus

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This summer, send your 7 to 16-year-olds to Trident Technical College’s Mount Pleasant Campus for camps designed especially for kids! Additional camps are available at other TTC campuses and sites from June 15-Aug. 7. Trident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campus 1125 John Dilligard Lane, Mount Pleasant 843.958.5810 June 15-July 31, 2015 21st Century Life Skills A Walk in Grandma’s Shoes (Ages 7-11) NEW! $99 Grandma and Grandpa can be cool once you understand them better and “take a walk in their shoes!” Of course you won’t actually walk in THEIR shoes, but you will share experiences with each other and learn through fun activities what it actually feels like to be a senior citizen. You will learn how changes in vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste affect daily living for older people like opening pill bottles, reading a newspaper, walking up and down stairs or even smelling a flower. XDKC 702-MP1 July 13-17 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m. Become a Homework Superhero (Ages 7-11) NEW! $99 Be a homework superhero! Through fun and challenging exercises, you will learn great memorization techniques and ways to stay focused while remembering information. Successful homework practices also teach you skills such as organization, problem solving, memory enhancement and goal setting. Be a star student and get better grades! XDKC 703-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon College Prep SAT Prep: Math (Ages 13-16) $199 Boost your confidence in taking the mathematics section of the SAT. Learn cool strategies that work and ease your test stress by practicing math skills in numbers and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement and data analysis, statistics and probability. Book included XDKC 883-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon SAT Prep: Reading and Writing (Ages 13-16) $199 Trying to raise reading scores or improve on essay writing for the SAT? This camp will help. Practice makes perfect, and combined untimed warm-up play followed by timed authentic SAT sections ensure students are prepared. Every student receives individual responses, suggestions and instruction on essays written during the camp. Book included XDKC 882-MP1 July 27-31 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m. Computer Technology App Attack (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149 Take the first steps into the world of mobile app design and customize your own game app! Using a specialized app and game development tool, students will explore the world of Web-based apps. In addition to learning the basics of mobile app design and game development, you will also see firsthand how the world of app publishing functions. XDKC 508-MP1 June 15-19 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon App Attack (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149 XDKC 509-MP1 June 15-19 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m. Code Breakers (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149 Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS through a series of Web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! Whether you want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or the high school student who just made $1 million for programming in his bedroom, this course has the essentials you need to begin your journey. XDKC 501-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon Code Breakers (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149 XDKC 503-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m. Trident Technical College does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, gender, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or pregnancy. Produced and printed by Trident Technical College. 2/15 Continuing Education For more information and to register, call 843.574.6152 or visit www.tridenttech.edu/ce.

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Camps for youth are scheduled for Summer 2015 at Trident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campus in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. (Produced March 2015)

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This summer, send your 7 to 16-year-olds to Trident Technical College’s Mount Pleasant Campus for camps designed especially for kids! Additional camps are available at other TTC campuses and sites from June 15-Aug. 7.

Trident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campus1125 John Dilligard Lane, Mount Pleasant843.958.5810

June 15-July 31, 2015

21st Century Life SkillsA Walk in Grandma’s Shoes (Ages 7-11) NEW! $99

Grandma and Grandpa can be cool once you understand them better and “take a walk in their shoes!” Of course you won’t actually walk in THEIR shoes, but you will share experiences with each other and learn through fun activities what it actually feels like to be a senior citizen. You will learn how changes in vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste affect daily living for older people like opening pill bottles, reading a newspaper, walking up and down stairs or even smelling a flower.XDKC 702-MP1 July 13-17 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Become a Homework Superhero (Ages 7-11) NEW! $99

Be a homework superhero! Through fun and challenging exercises, you will learn great memorization techniques and ways to stay focused while remembering information. Successful homework practices also teach you skills such as organization, problem solving, memory enhancement and goal setting. Be a star student and get better grades!XDKC 703-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

College PrepSAT Prep: Math (Ages 13-16) $199

Boost your confidence in taking the mathematics section of the SAT. Learn cool strategies that work and ease your test stress by practicing math skills in numbers and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement and data analysis, statistics and probability. Book includedXDKC 883-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

SAT Prep: Reading and Writing (Ages 13-16) $199

Trying to raise reading scores or improve on essay writing for the SAT? This camp will help. Practice makes perfect, and combined untimed warm-up play followed by timed authentic SAT sections ensure students are prepared. Every student receives individual responses, suggestions and instruction on essays written during the camp. Book includedXDKC 882-MP1 July 27-31 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Computer TechnologyApp Attack (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149

Take the first steps into the world of mobile app design and customize your own game app! Using a specialized app and game development tool, students will explore the world of Web-based apps. In addition to learning the basics of mobile app design and game development, you will also see firsthand how the world of app publishing functions. XDKC 508-MP1 June 15-19 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

App Attack (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149XDKC 509-MP1 June 15-19 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Code Breakers (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149Learn the basics of coding languages like

HTML, JavaScript and CSS through a series of Web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! Whether you want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or the high school student who just made $1 million for programming in his bedroom, this course has the essentials you need to begin your journey. XDKC 501-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Code Breakers (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149XDKC 503-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Trident Technical College does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, gender, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or pregnancy.

Produced and printed by Trident Technical College. 2/15

Continuing Education

For more information and toregister, call 843.574.6152 or visit

www.tridenttech.edu/ce.

Jumping into Minecraft (Ages 7-11) $149Minecraft is one of the most popular games

in the world for entertainment and education. Find your inner artist in this creative camp which uses the Minecraft software to explore building techniques and creative 2-D and 3-D landscape art creations in Minecraft’s creative mode.XDKC 885-MP1 June 22-26 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Make Your First Video Game! (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149

Make Your First Video Game is a one-of-a-kind program that shows you the keys to designing your first game. Conceptualizing, play experience, challenging levels, character development, graphics and elements, music and sound, software and coding are just some of what we’ll explore while you create your own game!XDKC 514-MP1 July 13-17 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Make Your First Video Game! (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149XDKC 512-MP1 July 13-17 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Minecraft Art (Ages 12-16) $119Minecraft is one of the most popular games

in the world for entertainment and education. Find your inner artist in this creative camp which uses the Minecraft software to explore building techniques and creative 2-D and 3-D landscape art creations in Minecraft’s creative mode.XDKC 884-MP1 June 22-26 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Video Game Animation (Ages 7-11) NEW! $149

Take your game design to the next level by creating and animating your own character sprites, objects and backgrounds. Start with a name, develop the character’s personality, signature moves, special powers and a story line. Finish with a fully animated character to be used in future games. Students do not need any prior experience in game design, animation or sketching. Student created animations will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family.XDKC 517-MP1 July 27-31 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Video Game Animation (Ages 12-16) NEW! $149XDKC 515-MP1 July 27-31 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Creative ArtsAdvanced Sewing (Ages 12-16) NEW! $159

Ready to take your sewing skills to the next level? Have an interest in fashion and design? This camp will have you creating items like personalized pillow cases, PJ pants and tote bags. You will also learn how to design clothes and more complicated sewing techniques involving zippers and facings. By the end of this camp, you will perfect basic sewing skills, allowing you to begin your sewing portfolio. *Take home sewing machine included.XDKC 601-MP1 July 13-17 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noonXDKC 601-MP2 July 27-31 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Imaginative Photography (Ages 12-16) $139Learn both the technical side and the art

of photography, plus photo transforming with amazing possibilities including black and white, sepia, spot color and more! Campers are encouraged to look for the extraordinary in the ordinary. This camp encourages digital scrapbooking and also covers the basics for a yearbook staffer. A camera is required, preferably one with creative options and flash.XDKC 541-MP1 July 6-10 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

MaKey MaKey Musical Inventors (Ages 7-11) $169

This musical, hands-on camp experience incorporates the following technology tools: GarageBand for music and sound effect creation, MaKey MaKey invention kit to generate sound through conductive materials and GoPro action camera to capture all the fun and learning. MaKey MaKey invention kit included to take home.XDKC 611-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Off Charleston – From Page to Stage! (Ages 7-11) $139

Dive into the world of theater with an energetic week of games, improv and focused creativity! Campers learn essential acting tools as they explore creating a character, staging a scene and telling a compelling story. The week ends with a short showcase performance.XDKC 891-MP1 June 22-26 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.XDKC 891-MP2 July 27-31 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Under the Sea Cardboard Sculptures (Ages 7-11) NEW! $129

Think cardboard is only used to make boxes? Think again! Join local artist Phillip Hyman of Eyeball Art Shows as he teaches you to use cardboard to make three-dimensional sea creature sculptures. Learn the use of armatures, structure and the importance of using recycled materials to produce new art.XDKC 715-MP1 July 20-24 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

Math and ScienceArctic Adventures (Ages 7-11) NEW! $119

Want to learn about the real lives of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf? Join us on an adventure as you travel to the magical land of Norway: home of the Snow Queen, Vikings, reindeer and trolls. Explore the origins of the Sami culture and reindeer; learn about the architecture involved in Viking shipbuilding; discover the science behind snow formation and cold weather climates; and uncover the mystical folklore of trolls and elves.XDKC 518-MP1 June 22-26 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Aviation Adventures (Ages 7-11) $139Enjoy a week of high-flying adventure. From

logging flight time on simulators to building gliders, the basics of aeronautics will be the focus of the week. Campers get their wings upon successful completion of the camp.XDKC 540-MP1 July 6-10 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Harry Potter – Join Our Magical Mystery Tour (Ages 7-11) $159

All aboard for lots of hands-on fun. Join in the escapades of Harry and his friends. Play Quidditch. Make an edible wand. Brew some fantastic potions to drink. Create and watch some amazing chemical reactions. Watch a mirage appear. You won’t believe it! Wonder where the sorting hat will place you? Make cool crystals. Experiment with colored magic sand. See a mysterious glowing ball. Come join us where the magic of science, art and literature meet. Harry, Ron and Hermione are waiting for your arrival! XDKC 588-MP1 June 22-26 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Mathematical Maniacs! (Ages 7-11) NEW! $129

Do you go crazy for math? Are numbers always dancing in your head? Then you must be a Mathematical Maniac! Challenge yourself and build a strong math foundation as you learn fun games to play with multiplication, division, subtraction, addition, fractions and more! Also, gain a better understanding of how math is used in the world around you and not just in school!XDKC 603-MP1 July 6-10 MTWThF 1-4:30 p.m.

White Light, Lasers, Galaxies and Then Some (Ages 7-11) NEW! $159

We will conduct experiments with our laser pointer plus lenses and mirrors as we have fun and learn. Build and take home your own kaleidoscope, spectroscope, periscope and constellation watcher. Watch the constellations in our room and learn about all the planets as you take our 3-D adventure into outer space!XDKC 605-MP1 July 6-10 MTWThF 8:30 a.m.-noon

Bring your camper for the day!Sign up for a morning and afternoon session, pack a lunch and we’ll take care of the rest! All

campers attending combined morning and afternoon camps must bring a lunch. Campers will eat in a designated area. Campers changing building locations during the day will be escorted by a TTC staff member. Children are supervised during lunch. Microwave/refrigeration access is not available.