Education Unlimited - Academic and Artistic Summer Camps since 1993

Web design and software programming are perhaps the most sought-after skills in this hi-tech era. For tech-savvy students who want a leg up in the competition by building critical computer skills early in life, or for students who just love gaming, design and logic, Education Unlimited’s Computer Camp offers hands-on instruction in both creative and practical computer skills. Experienced instructors encourage students to use their imaginations while exploring fundamental and emerging technologies and software.

Why an Education Unlimited Computer Camp?

Individualized Instruction. EU seeks to offer the most personalized instruction possible, with separate sessions for elementary, middle and high school campers that break students into skill-level groups. Students are placed in small classes with remarkably low student to teacher ratios. On the first day, instructors assess each student’s previous experience and knowledge in order to challenge them appropriately and provide a fun, tailored learning experience.

A Computer for Each Student. Each student receives his/her up-to-date PC during the course of the program. PCs are purchased and resold each year in order to provide participants with the most modern equipment possible.

Top Instructors. We recruit our faculty from top universities, including Stanford and UC Berkeley. Each instructor has a specialty in some aspect of web programming and design, in addition to experience working with K-12 students.

University Campus Life. Students at Computer Camp live in the heart of American computer innovation- the San Francisco Bay Area. Participants eat in university dining halls and take classes on-campus. They play sports on sprawling green quads, watch movies in dorm lounges, and taste the exciting life a college student on a prestigious campus.

Challenging Core Curriculum. Students select specialized sessions from the following options:

Web Design

This component of our program’s curriculum equips students with the skills to construct their own web sites. Starting with HTML, the uniform language of web development, student will learn to code the barebones of a webpage by hand. Once students are proficient in HTML, they will learn the more advanced components of building a website with software used by professionals. Advanced students may create and manipulate images with Adobe Photoshop, program sophisticated interactive commands to enhance textual, graphical, and structural components with DHTML, JavaScript, CSS and XHTML and Flash. Students may also work with industry standard software Macromedia Dreamweaver to create a polished webpage for evaluation.

Java Programming

Programmers universally use Java Programming language to code software applications and games. Our curriculum begins with teaching students Java syntax through Karel the Robot. Students learn about Java in the scope of mathematics and logic and eventually draw graphics with looping. The climax of the Java curriculum culminates with students designing and executing simple games by implementing the knowledge they have acquired about this sophisticated computer language.

Business and Technology

This new special focus week for middle school students allows campers to team up with peers to brainstorm ideas and build a business plan, research market trends, and learn about how successful tech companies require more than design and programming but also successful marketing strategies. Through hands-on instruction in business software, such as Microsoft Excel, Filemaker, and web-based SAS applications students gain practical skills that can be applied to class projects or to their entrepreneurial ambitions. Students will learn to use PowerPoint and public speaking to create dynamic presentations for a final panel of business professionals.

Elementary Education Week

Offered exclusively at Stanford University, this special session of Computer Camp is designed to meet the needs of younger students entering the 4-6 grades. Students will receive an introduction to web design, programming and desktop publishing.

“(The instructor) is fun and lets us learn hands-on and is there when we need help...I want to come back.” Cathy McDermott, 9th grade Web Design camper

“Java and programming are good skills to have; this was a good opportunity.” Evie Pless, 10th grade Java Programming camper