Are You Ready for Mop Top Summer Camp 2012! NEW!!! Remote-Controlled Cars! and more!

Robotics, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Rocketry, and much, much, more at the Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Camp 2012! Camp 2011 was fantastic, campers learned to build and program robots...but you won't want to miss our upcoming 2012 camp.


      Brandon Hawkins and Mop Top campers enjoy cartography, sketching       maps of their neighborhoods, and designing their own symbology and       geographic features.

Filled with lots of hands-on activities to make learning fun. Using math, science, and technology, the Mop Top Summer Science & Technology Camp 2012 is the place to be!

  Mop Top Campers getting ready to compete in the egg drop and robotics.

Kids learn robotics using Lego Mindstorms NXT to build and program robots; GPS using hand-held navigation tools; and GIS to research and collect data for digital mapmaking and more.
      Mop Top campers use hand-held GPS receivers to locate satellites, plot       their courses, and hunt for hidden treasures!

Don't forget our other exciting hands-on learning activities. Students will disassemble and build computers that really work (they will also have to put them back together); learn the basics of web page design and publishing to design their own web pages incorporating sound and video; create basic animations and cartoons, illustrate and create artwork that they silkscreen on t-shirts. But that's not all, how would like to build a rocket or put together a remote-controlled car? To stay fit, a personal trainer will provide fun and excitement while teaching students about nutrition, wellness, fitness, and the benefits of exercise. Oh! and let's not forget, kids learn how to give effective presentations, hone their public speaking skills as well as acquire skills for dining and business, with Raleigh's House of Etiquette classes during summer camp. Our campers even get to dress up and dine in one of the Triangle's exclusive restaurants to practice their newly acquired skills in etiquette...but that's not all!

Mop Top Campers learn basic HTML, a text editor used to design and create web sites as well as a graphic editor program to
      Mop Top Campers use their imagination and new-found skills to design       and create with Photo Shop.

   You Go Girls! Using digital photography and lots of creativity to design a    two-page spread for a Teen magazine.

create websites (Adobe Dreamweaver); photo-editing software (Adobe Photoshop), an application used by professionals for photo-editing and design; animation with Adobe Flash, for basic animation and Adobe Premiere for video editing. All sessions are presented by professionals and instructors from nearby colleges and universities.
       
At the End-of-Camp Finale Celebration, students present final projects that incorporates what they learned during the Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Camp 2012. (See 2011 Summer Camp Projects). Click on the thumbnails to view the Flash animations.

Skills & Technology Tools introduced during the sessions include but are not limited to:

• build and program robotics with Legos Mindstorm NXT
• navigation and mapmaking with GPS and GIS
• entrepreneurship, marketing, advertising and more
• how to build a basic computer
• build rocket and remote-control cars
• use of digitizing tablets for drawing and illustrating
• use of digital cameras using Photoshop
• use of scanners
• incorporating graphics, video, and music/sound
• creating links to external and internal web pages
• rollovers
• optimizing images for the web
• silkscreeing and much, much, more....

Objectives of the Mop Top Shop Summer Camp:

• The mission of the Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Camp is to expose and increase student awareness and enthusiasm for learning with science, technology, and technology tools using hands-on-learning activities.
• Provide multi-sensory (hands-on and interactive) stimulation for learning through the use of technology and technology tools
• Provide multicultural experiences and academic enrichment activities
• Introduce and expose students to the contributions of scientists and inventors
• Promote, build, and re-inforce self-confidence and self-esteem
• Promote healthy eating, nutrition, and fitness for both mind and body

Students participate in discussions and receive one-on-one feedback as well as friendly and constructive critiques as they learn by sharing and evaluating their work with instructors and fellow campers. Mop Top Campers should bring all of their wonderful ideas, artwork, photographs, creativity and imagination to this exciting camp. Healthy snacks will be provided each day. At the End-of-Camp Finale, parents, families, and friends are all invited to the Mop Top Shop Awards Presentation where campers showcase and share their final website
presentations.
      "Mop Top" strikes a pose with a camper after awarding him his       certificate and an eReader for his great work!

"Mop Top" the "Hip Hop" Scientist mascot and special guests are always scheduled for the Final Awards Presentation.
  A full house at the Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Finale   2011. Thank you parents and friends.

      Having lots of fun at the Mop Top Summer Camp Finale!

      "Blind Boy Chocolate" provided entertainment and amazed campers       playing tunes on a "saw"...a real saw, what a feat!

Don't wait! Limited Enrollment (24 Students Per Session). Register early to reserve your place in the Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Camp 2012! Discounts Available for Multiple Sessions as well as Early Bird Discounts! Payment Plans Available! To register, download and print a copy of the Registration Form PDF and fax to: (919) 846-7754 or call us at (919) 264-3918. Space is limited. Only 24 students per session. For questions or more information, contact:

Jackie Johnson, President, Founder, & Instructor

The Mop Top Shop
www.moptopshop.com/camp12
284-B West Millbrook Road
Raleigh , NC 27609
(919) 264-3918
Fax: (919) 846-7754
jackie_johnson@moptopshop.com

2012 Summer Camp Location:

308-F West Millbrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

Registration: Mop Top Shop Summer Science & Technology Camp Schedule 2012.

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