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We're off until next year, but read
below about 2006, and keep checking back to see what we have in
store for 2007!
2006 - Two Types of
Techno-tainment
Techno-tainment Classic
* Offered at Beverly Vista
School - Beverly Hills.
* Features all of the classes listed under "Classic"
courses (below).
* For students entering grades 2-8 only.
* New courses this summer: robotics, game programming, and
new animation.
* Tuition is typically $100 less than Masters ($450 a week).
* Playground is located on premises and lots of room for
shooting movies!
Techno-tainment Masters
* Offered only at our Command Center in Westwood.
* Features brand-new classes such as Digital DJ (make your
own podcast
and mix your own digital music), RoboHead
(build robots with advanced
programming), 3D Game Design Programming
(make 3D video games using
coding - it's HARD!) and more.
* For students entering grades 6-10 only.
* Tuition is $550 a week
(discounts for multiple weeks).
* Outdoor activity takes place at
Westwood Park, right across
the street!
If
you ever attended Techno-tainment Camp, then you already know the fun that
awaits you. And now, we
are now a bigger program with even more
to offer. This place is awesome!
Sure, there are other "computer" camps. What
makes Techno-tainment so different and fun is we focus on the
ENTERTAINMENT, not just the technology. We love to laugh, play, and
perform. We have presentations to show-off our work, and of course,
a stage for our campers to shine! Karaoke is just one of the
silly things we have to add to the camp memories.
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.
"Classic"
Summer Camp Courses
Although camp courses vary by camp location,
the descriptions below show what PlanetBravo offers its campers.
Unlike previous summers, some of these courses will only be offered
specific weeks of camp. Check back to see the updated
information.
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Course Title |
Description |
Grades |
Locations |
Weeks |
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Multimedia Arts |
This course
is definitely recommended for first time Techno-tainers!
Campers play with some of the best programs for creating
great multimedia works of art. |
2-3 |
Beverly
Vista |
1-8 |
NEW!
Creative Crew |
Offered only special weeks of
camp, this new course brings together our youngest campers
into one group and focuses on teamwork while making their
own collaborative movie! They leave camp with a DVD of their
own movie. There is nothing cuter than 7 and 8 year
olds working video cameras and
acting in front of the
camera! |
2-3 |
Beverly
Vista |
3-5 |
Digital Video
Production |
This course only gets more and
more exciting each summer we offer it. Campers work
together or on their own writing, directing, and editing
their masterpiece movies! Campers leave camp with
their own DVD of their video productions. Perfect for the
training actors and future directors in Hollywood. |
4-8 |
Beverly
Vista |
1-8 |
|
Game Design |
Come make your own video game and get your
friends addicted to a program you made yourself! We use our
classic Multimedia Fusion. BUT GUESS WHAT? Version 2
with all new libraries of characters (and much more) will be
out by summer, according to Clickteam. |
4-8 |
Beverly
Vista |
1-8 |
NEW!
Animation |
Many Techno-tainers will
remember the course called 3D Animation. It's changed
to include MORE! We now focus on both 2D and 3D
animation in your week. We even offer claymation! Some campers will find what they
enjoy more and stick with that. We have new animation
software in summer 2006! |
4-8 |
Beverly
Vista |
1-8 |
NEW!
Robotics |
In the summer of 2005,
Techno-tainment Camp was so lucky to have the award-winning
Robotics team from Beverly Hills High School come every week
to present exciting Robotics information. This summer,
build your own! This course can be complicated.
There IS programming and careful assembly required. An
extra lab fee is added to the cost of tuition. |
6-8 |
Beverly Vista |
3-5 |
NEW!
Special FX |
This course features cool
tricks you can do with computers and cameras. We use
green screens, 3D Animation, Photoshop, and lots more to add
special effects to still images and video. Come make
yourself look like you are 100 feet tall, talking to a
dinosaur, and much more!!! |
4-8 |
N/A
(part of digital video) |
N/A |
NEW!
Game Programming |
Unlike our Game Design
courses, in this one you are actually PROGRAMMING using
programming language! If you are ready to really learn
about the making of games, come learn to program using
text and symbols. It's fun! |
6-8 |
Beverly Vista |
3-5 |
Animated
Web Design |
With websites becoming more
important to the world each year, campers here get onboard
and make their own dynamic website in class. |
6-8 |
Beverly Vista |
1-8 |
"Masters"
Summer Camp Courses
(offered at our Westwood Command Center)
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Course Title |
Description |
Grades |
Locations |
Weeks |
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JUST
ADDED!
Launch Pad
(Tech Team) |
Due to popular demand - we
have decided to launch our Technical Support Course as a
MASTERS-ONLY summer program. This course will train
campers to take apart computers, identify all parts,
troubleshoot a wide range of important issues from
networking to hardware failure, virus/malware issues to PC
cleanup.
IN ONE WEEK, these young campers will earn their TECH-TEAM
DEGREE from PlanetBravo! |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
|
NEW!
Digital DJ |
The future is here. So many
people have iPods now. It was only a matter of time before people
started making their own "radio" shows for them (podcasts).
Come join a growing base of people in the world creating
Podcasts. We'll have you recording your own show and
teaching you how to continue it long after you leave camp.
Get famous in a brand-new way!
AND THAT'S NOT ALL: This course also features brand-new
technology for mixing music and sounds. Your show will
amaze! |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
NEW!
RoboHead |
Offered only the last three
weeks of camp in Westwood, this course allows campers to use
VEX Design System robots! Last year we had the privilege of
the Beverly Hills Robotics Team visiting every week; now we
want to build our own!
This course is the same one offered in Beverly Hills during
weeks 3-5, but we go a little further with the lessons. |
6-10 |
Westwood |
6-8 |
NEW!
Game Programming |
Unlike our Game Design
courses, in this one you are actually PROGRAMMING the games using
programming language! If you are ready to really learn
about the making of games, come learn to program using
text and symbols.
This course also teaches programming 3D
video games for those who prove themselves on the first part! AHH! It's wild and fun. Oh, and quite
hard! Are you up for a very intelligent challenge?
Hey, at least it has to do with gaming! |
6-10 |
Westwood |
6-8 |
NEW!
Animation |
Many Techno-tainers will
remember the course called 3D Animation. It's changed
to include MORE! We now focus on both 2D and 3D
animation in your week. We even offer claymation! Some campers will find what they
enjoy more and stick with that. We have new animation
software in summer 2006! |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
NEW!
Special FX
(part of DV class)
(see below) |
This course features cool
tricks you can do with computers and cameras. We use
green screens, 3D Animation, Photoshop, and lots more to add
special effects to still images and video. Come make
yourself look like you are 100 feet tall, talking to a
dinosaur, and much more!!! |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
Digital Video
Production |
This course only gets more and
more exciting each summer we offer it. Campers work
together or on their own writing, directing, and editing
their masterpiece movies! Campers leave camp with
their own DVD of their video productions. Perfect for the
training actors and future directors in Hollywood. |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
Classic
Game Design |
Come make your own video game and get your
friends addicted to a program you made yourself! We use our
classic Multimedia Fusion. BUT GUESS WHAT? Version 2
with all new libraries of characters (and much more) will be
out by summer, according to Clickteam. |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
Animated
Web Design |
With websites becoming more
important to the world each year, campers here get onboard
and make their own dynamic website in class. |
6-10 |
Westwood |
1-8 |
Summer Camp
Locations
Our
summer camps take place at local schools
and at our command center.
Summer Camp
Rates
We
are proud to announce that even though we have grown into a larger business, 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.
Plus, we do so much more!
This summer we will be holding as many as 8 weeks of
camp at some locations.
Please visit our old
Techno-tainment website to gain an
overview of our camp offerings and Frequently Asked Questions.
Techno-tainment Classic: $450 / week
Techno-tainment Masters: $550 / week
There are discounts for multiple week
enrollments. Keep checking back!
Why Choose
Techno-tainment Camp over the others?
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First and foremost, we are
LOCAL! Our entire company is based here in Los Angeles. Unlike
technology camps that manage locations while spread throughout the country, our entire team, from counselors to
founders, are right here in the city.
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Competitions and games between
camp locations are fun and easy because we are all managed by
the same servers.
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We have a great ratio of teachers
to students 6:1.
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Our courses have been tested in
academic and camp settings for 10 years, longer than all of
todays major national computer camps.
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We are teachers first,
entertainers second, and computer people third. We believe that
in addition to children learning to use technology, children
should use technology to learn.
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)
1:00pm WORK TIME / SWAP-SHARE TIME
2:00pm Surprise Seminars
2:30pm Snack Break
2:45pm FINAL WORK TIME
3:45pm Network Game Time! KARAOKE!
4:45pm Closing meeting
5:00pm Camper check-out
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