Code Camp

This is a free, hands-on, virtual and interactive two-week program for junior high and high school students interested in learning computer programming.

Since 2015, ASU’s Department of Computer Science has offered an annual Summer Code Camp to over 100 students.

This year, Code Camp will be offered online using Khan Academy. The team will include ASU faculty, student tutors and TCP professionals. Together, we will offer more collaborative and interactive sessions, as well as more fun opportunities with hands-on projects.

July 5-16

Daily sessions:

Monday-Friday
10-12 p.m., 1-3 p.m., 3-5 p.m.

Although not mandatory, attendance to daily sessions is highly recommended.

About the Camp

With the help of our instructors and student tutors from Angelo State University’s Computer Science Department and professional staff from TCP, students will take part in course projects using online video conference sessions.

During camp, your student will:

Learn to program computers.
Learn to program in Java script.
Learn to draw and make animations.
Learn to solve problems using computers.

All course materials are provided online. Student’s will need:

A personal computer or laptop
Internet access

Each participating student will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Registration

Both of the following forms must be completed by a parent or legal guardian before the July 1 registration deadline to ensure there is enough time for students to get set up with Khan Academy.

Registration Form Code Camp Release Form

Prior to July 5, additional information and instructions to register for the Khan Academy platform will be provided to those who have completed the above forms.

In summer 2020, due to the COVID pandemic, Code Camp was held online. With the group efforts of Computer Science faculty, student tutors and Khan Academy, an online learning platform, we provided a program for beginners and those who were a bit familiar from previous Code Camps.

Online course included 18 topics, 40 lectures, 35 challenges, and 9 projects. About 70% of the participants completed all basic concepts, 35% completed all advanced topics. 70% of the participants received Code Camp 2020 Completion Certificates and the rest of the students received Participation Certificates via email. Top learners spent more than 40 hours of work in 10 days.
During the camp, daily tutoring sessions were conducted online in the morning from 10am-12am and in the afternoons from 3-5pm. Each session had 4 working groups for the different age groups. Each group was tutored by one CS student tutor and at least one faculty member. Code Camp Director Dr. Dogdu, and faculty members Dr. Roychoudhuri, Dr. LeGrand, and Mr. Wilde, and student tutors Thanh Long Le, Emily Maxey, Minh Huynh, and Thi Kieu Vi Nguyen participated in the Camp.
At the end of the Camp, students’ projects were evaluated by all tutors and faculty members. Top 3 projects in age groups from 11 to 17 were selected and projects were presented in an online Camp Closing Ceremony. A total of 20 students received t-shirts and other small prizes by mail.

Questions? Contact us.

Computer Science
325-942-2101
computer.science@angelo.edu
Map: Mathematics-Computer Science Building, 205
ASU Station #10909, San Angelo, TX 76909

Quick Links

Registration Form

Code Camp Release ForM