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techno-tainment
summer camp
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Why PlanetBravo?
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to see summer camp pictures and work.
HOW CAMP WORKS
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Techno-tainment Summer Camp runs one-week sessions
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm for students entering grades 2-10
(varies per location).
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Students
sign-up for one track during their week with us. We
have several courses a week from which to choose.
Children may
sign up for multiple weeks in the same subject or multiple weeks in
varying subjects.
A wealth
of potential projects awaits every student with each class.
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Each day is
balanced with a healthy mix of indoor and outdoor activities, surprise seminars,
lunch and snacks, and of course, network game times! For those who
don't play computer games, we've got lots of other activities, too!
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Every student gets his/her own computer workstation.
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Tuition is
hundreds less than any other Multimedia Camp
like us! That's reason to cheer!
Summer Locations
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Beverly Hills
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Pacific Palisades
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Pasadena
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Redondo Beach
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San Marino
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Santa Monica
(two locations Gr 2-6 or 7-10)
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Studio City
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Thousand Oaks
LOCATION MAP HERE
Techno-tainment Celebrating its Sixth
Summer of Fun in 2008!
If
you ever attended Techno-tainment Camp, then you already know the fun that
awaits you. This place is awesome!
Sure, there are other camps that use technology for creative
projects.
What
makes Techno-tainment Camp so different?
Click here
to find out.
We truly love to laugh, play, and learn! We don't just make entertainment like video games, movies
and cartoons;
we share them on the web for all of our friends and
family to see.
CLICK HERE FOR SOME RECENT CARTOONS
PlanetBravo brings today's creative kids up-to-speed by introducing
the latest tools in technology and reinforcing their skills so they
can apply what they learn to their everyday lives.
Techno-tainment campers
create content including video games, movies, and cartoons,
to name a few.
Our camps feature presentations to show off our work, and of course,
a stage for our campers to shine! Our whole camp experience is about getting a chance to be proud of
yourself, and everyone has something different he/she likes to do.
Come be a part of the fun. It will be an experience you will never
forget.
Want a second opinion?
Read what others
have said about their PlanetBravo Experience.
Summer Camp Courses 2008
Although
camp courses vary by camp location, the descriptions below show what
PlanetBravo offers its campers. As with previous
summers, some of these courses will only be offered specific weeks
of camp.
SEE COURSE SCHEDULE BY LOCATION
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Course Title |
Description |
Time |
Grades |
Locations |
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Movie Production Track
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Students in this track work as a movie
production crew for a week. Lessons here include video
production techniques and video-editing. Students
actually shoot, edit, and package their own digital
shorts in one week's time! Every child edits his/her
own movie right on a computer! This has been a camp
favorite since our very first summer. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
2 - 8
(Grades 2-6 at Crossroads
Elementary) |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
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Video Game Creation
Track
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If you enter this very popular arena,
consider yourself a game developer of the 21st century!
All classes in this track include Fusion Video Game
Design - Beginning and Advanced. Everyone leaves this
track with a CD of their game and a published
version on the web! |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
4 - 8 |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
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Web Entertainment Track
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This is an awesome track and a great
start for those with a future in this field!
Students in this course create web pages, cartoons and
games for the web. Animation programs such as Scratch
and Flash, and web design software such as Nvu and
FrontPage are used to create their own pieces of web
entertainment. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
4 - 8 |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
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Multimedia
Youth Track
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A very special track for young campers
entering grades 2 or 3. Students in this
track take a make-believe job as a media specialist for their
favorite company (Disney, NFL, Nickelodeon, etc.). They
use Photoshop, ACID Music, Digital Cameras, Camcorders,
and more for a week filled with multimedia projects. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
2 - 3 |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
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Engineering
Track
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Space is extremely
limited in this very popular camp course. Students
explore the world of engineering by building robots! VEX
Design Systems are used and many fun games ensue while
robots take on other robots in friendly competitions!
LAB FEE of $30 extra in this track due on the first day
of camp. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
6 - 8 |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
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Programming Track
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Students in this track
focus on what it takes to actually develop programs for
this high-tech world. 3D Game Programming is the primary
focus (using lite C) in this offering. Students map out
a 3D game, then bring it to life with programming. Even
more programming options are offered at our Masters
Camp. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
6 - 8
or 7-10 at Masters |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
Professional Video
Editing
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This is a 'MASTERS
CAMP' only course! Students will use Apple's
Final Cut Pro and Express to edit their own movie
masterpieces. It's time to learn how the
pros do it. |
08:30am - 04:30pm |
7-10
(Masters Camp Only) |
Where Is This Class Offered? |
Summer Camp
Locations
Our
summer camps take place at local
schools throughout Los Angeles County. New
locations are coming soon, so keep
checking back.
See our location
map
Summer Camp
Rates
and Dates
We
are proud to announce that even though we have grown, we still
charge far less than what our competing technology camps do.
We believe in providing high-quality summer programming for less
than what the others charge in the same field.
This summer we will be holding as many as 8 weeks of
camp at some locations.
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CAMP RATES
2008: |
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$275 - $495 per week
(varies by location and times) -
See
Locations Here
Do you utilize the benefits of the
IRS'
Child-Care Tax Credit? Here's
how.
(multiple week and sibling discounts
available)
- See Discount Calendar 2008 -
Available at some locations in 2008:
1/2 day camp (8:30-12:30pm M-Th / 8:30-4:30pm F)
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We also have
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION HERE.
Payment is due in full at time of registration for all locations.
(Call Beverly Hills Recreation and Parks 310.550.4753 for their arrangements).
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CAMP DATES
2008: |
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Choose to come to one or more weeks of camp:
June 16-20, 2008
June 23-27, 2008
June 30-July 3, 2008 *
July 7-11, 2008
July 14-18, 2008
July 21-25, 2008
July 28-Aug 1, 2008
Aug 4-8, 2008
Aug 11-15, 2008
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* Discounted 4th of July Week
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE BY
LOCATION
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Typical Daily Schedule
At
Techno-tainment Camp and PlanetBravo, we are proud of our camp's
daily schedule. Campers get a variety of mental and physical
exercise!
8:30am – Camper check-in / Game Time
9:00am – Morning camp activity
9:15am – WORK TIME
10:30am – Break Time
10:45am – WORK TIME
12:00pm – Lunch
12:20pm – GAME TIME (Outdoor activities) /
1/2 day camper CHECK-OUT!
1:00pm – WORK TIME / SWAP-SHARE TIME
2:00pm – Surprise Seminars
2:30pm – Snack Break
2:45pm – FINAL WORK TIME
3:30pm – Network Game Time! and other fun surprises!
4:15pm – Closing meeting
4:30pm – Camper check-out
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Returning
Traditions
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Game Tournaments
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Swap-Share Time
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Karaoke
* Opening
Activities
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Sports Breaks (Ultimate Capture the
Flag,
Basketball, Low-Key Activities, etc.)
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Surprise Seminars
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Camp Jeopardy 2008
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Daily Camp Pics Online
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9-Square Tournaments
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Daily Snack Time
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Pizza Fridays
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Camp T–Shirts and other Prizes!
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End-of-the-Week Camp Photos
* CD Song of the Week / CD Game of the Week
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Friday Award Ceremony
* Bravo Points for WEEKLY Prizes
* BravoMe Activity Time
* Work Posted Online for Friends and Family to See!
New Camp Features
For 2008
* Special
Theme Weeks of Camp
- Each week of the summer will have a theme.
- Not
only will the courses include themes, but prizes,
meetings, and of course,
surprise seminars, will also incorporate them!
* Camper
Cam
* Scratch
Game Design in Web Entertainment
* Facebook
App Programming (Masters Camp only)
* Weekly
Camp Podcasts
* Camper
Songs of the Week
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Summer Camp Themes 2008
Please
note that Theme Weeks add a third dimension to our camp experience. They
don't replace any traditions from the past that you've loved.
Camp is still camp; students still choose one course to take during
their five days with us, but now projects, seminars, activities, and
even prizes may be enhanced by the theme of the week.
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Week |
Theme Name |
What Kind
of Theme is That? |
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June 23, 2008 |
Gamers Week |
Ok, so here the
classes really are affected. Every single camp location
will focus on GAMES! Every class offered this week will
be some form of Game Creation. Stay tuned for more. |
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June 30, 2008 |
Independence Week |
Ha, this theme may
sound like we just let the campers run the show, but
it's 4th of July Week, and INDEPENDENT EXPLORATION is
such an important skill for all of us to acquire.
Instructors will still teach all of the great lessons,
but special emphasis will be placed on exploration of
new programs and troubleshooting typical computer
problems we all face! |
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July 7, 2008 |
Web Week |
It's Web Week! Every
class will create projects specifically for a special
place on our website. Cartoons, Movies, and Games will
all be created with the WEB in mind. In today's
web-heavy world, the lessons taught this week may be our
most important of the summer. |
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July 14, 2008 |
Entrepreneur Week |
This is a week of camp
we've wanted to have since we started. It's a week
dedicated to "packaging our products." Students will
have a wide choice of courses, all centered on the same
objective of making a presentable final product. They
will pick one project and "sell" it to the camp at the
end of the week. |
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July 21, 2008 |
3D Week |
Doesn't it look like
camp is just coming right at you? 3D week will not only
offer 3D-based courses, but it will explore the new
dimensions of today's technology. Students will explore
virtual worlds, 3D animation, and of course the blossoming
world of performance capture, as seen in The Polar
Express. |
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July 28, 2008 |
Hollywood Week |
For those who love
movies, this is your week. Although movie-making is
offered almost every week of camp, every course is
affected by movie themes. Video Games based on movies,
Cartoon-remakes of favorite scenes and more will be
explored! |
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August 4, 2008 |
Beta Week |
Gamers, are you
listening? This is a very special week of camp we're
trying to introduce in 2008. We are hoping to introduce
BETA versions of games and programs to help our software
partners develop the best new products! |
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August 11, 2008 |
Programming Week |
Websites, Video Games,
Animations, and even Movies are affected by the world of
"scripting." Students who take courses this week will
leave understanding how much of our world is affected by
programming languages. This week of camp is designed
for the motivated programmer or the student who has
always wondered, "How do they do that?" |
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August 18, 2008 |
Robo-Week |
Governor
Schwarzenegger would be proud. This week incorporates
ROBOTICS into every aspect of camp. No, robots will not
be teaching the classes, but they will be making special
appearances at different locations! |
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