Extraordinary FUN that makes GREAT kids appear! Portland Magic Academy's Online BLUE Wand Course starts TUESDAY, February 23rd, 2021. This class meets every T/Th at 4pm Pacific Time and runs for eight classes. Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic. Learn how to move objects with your mind, go on a "Dino Dig" and operate a time machine just to name a few. Learn confidence, new tricks each class, and HAVE FUN!

Spring break camp just got vitual! Kids ages 5-12 will reach their peak of fun with crafts, games and physical activities all from the comfort of their home! Skip the fuss of buying camp supplies and purchase a $5 Craft Pack filled with our themed craft supplies. Send orders to camp@mckinneytexas.org. Craft order deadline: Feb. 26 • Craft Pack Pickup: Mar. 1–5

In this camp, students will develop their skills through puzzles, lessons, and games against other students. The camp will focus on the fundamentals of chess including strategies for the beginning, middle and endgame. The camp is designed for beginners and those new to chess that want to improve their skills.

Kids started with Python Coding from this 5 day camp

This is a laugh-out-loud, never stop moving camp! Play comedy/improv games that create unusual situations where you have to say “yes, and…” by adding to the idea, making it your own and causing the rest of the campers to fall down laughing! If you are called like a dog, do you get on all fours, bark, and the skit continues or what do you do? Learn amazing techniques to think on your feet that will help you in everything you ever do. This camp is non-stop fun!

Kids started with Spanish Language from this 5 day camp

Learn how to create a web page

Ever wonder how cats can see at night? Or how snakes smell with their tongues? Many animals have super senses to help them survive in their habitats. We will explore the fascinating world of animal senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste! We’ll meet animals with extreme abilities, do experiments to learn how our senses work, and create fun animal crafts. This is a virtual program. Additional program information including the Zoom website link will be sent later.

Programs at the Wize Computing Academy follow K–12 Computer Science Standards and are designed to meaningfully extend STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) learning and expanding a child’s mind through the development of critical thinking, logic and reasoning skills. We prepare your students to be the innovators, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

2021 is shaping up to be a great year! Spring and Summer dates are set for enrollment, with all new games and activities to build skills with camera, light and storytelling. All of which are designed to challenge the way we see. Who are you? Who do you want to be in 2021? Join us from wherever you are, and we’ll do it together. Ready?

This spring learn and build cool projects from the safety of your home. We ship everything kids need to enjoy a hands-on workshop and provide Live Instructor-led STEM workshops. The maker projects (STEM kit contains 5 unique projects and program fees includes the kit).

Join us each day for 1 hour of interactive online fun! Drama games include movement and voice exercises, plus character development and story-building inspired by a book. Optional follow-up activities include arts and crafts, drawing, scavenger hunts and more! Number of campers: 6-10

Kids started with Hindi Language from this 5 day camp

We offer Fantastic virtual French camp programming to children aged 4 to 12 with significant academic components as well as some fun aspects, run by trained and knowledgeable leaders, and on a safe and secure online platform. Our French virtual camps will allow your children to spend quality time with enthusiastic leaders while enhancing their French skills during the holidays! Campers will rotate through a variety of activities including get moving, arts and crafts and board games! Each day will also include a rotation of academic-focused activities (reading, conversation and comprehension). Much-loved skits, songs and imaginary campfire will be included of course! We have also included a snack time so kids can eat in front of their computers and chat with their friends and of course some breaks to stretch their legs and go to the washroom. These camps are designed to be both academic and fun and include tons of opportunities to practice various French Skills and socialize with their peers.

Kids started with Sanskrit Language from this 5 day camp

This camp introduces students to coding with Scratch, a block-based programming language that exposes students to basic coding constructs in a creative, engaging way. Learn to use loops, counters, conditionals, and other basic coding constructs through building projects in Scratch. Build fun animations, keep score, change backdrops, create colorful characters, and learn to accept user input and respond to keys or mouse clicks! Through application and practice, students will learn the fundamentals of programming.

March Break is the perfect time to learn new skills in drawing and painting with new friends!

By learning how to program computers in ComputerCraft, students gain extra control over their Minecraft worlds and can create new and exciting things. ComputerCraft is a modification for Minecraft that’s all about computer programming. It allows students to build in-game Computers and Turtle Robots, writing programs for Minecraft using the Lua programming language.

This spring learn and build cool projects from the safety of your home. We ship everything kids need to enjoy a hands-on workshop and provide Live Instructor-led STEM workshops. The Robotics workshop includes a robot kit that kids use to build and code a functional robot. Kids keep the Robot!

Magic Adventure Camp is a 5-day virtual experience filled with magic, crafts, games, and more! Camp meets over Zoom for five, 60-minute sessions and is designed for kids ages 7-11. Campers are mailed a package of magic and supplies to be opened in class together