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Tech Camps for Teens this Summer in London and Other UK Locations

Finding fun and engaging activities for your teenagers over the summer holidays can be challenging, particularly for teens with an active imagination. As parents ourselves, we understand these challenges more than most, which is why we started offering our summer tech camps for teens.

Our summer tech camps take place in from multiple London locations, plus in Chester, Maidenhead, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading, and Tonbridge.

With a FunTech camp, you can help keep your teenager’s mind active with fresh and exciting challenges that could develop their passions into something more tangible.

In fact, there is evidence that teenagers who excel in the tech subjects will open themselves up to some rewarding career options and can perform better at school. Find out more about why coding is important for kids where we explain some of the benefits to this type of learning.

If you are the parent of a teenager who has a passion for science and technology, one of our tech camps for teens will keep them occupied in a fun, safe, and structured learning environment.

We also accept Childcare Vouchers which you can redeem against any of our computer science camp courses.

All of our courses have a STEM focus (science, technology, engineering, and maths) but are designed to be both fun and interactive.

FunTech tech camps for teens

Below you can see a sample of our current summer tech camps for teens, with more information available on each one when you click the button under each one.

2D Game Design tech camp

Using hands-on exercises and projects, your teenager will be introduced to the basics of game design. The camp includes coding, design, and game publishing.

At the end of the week your teenager will have their very own game to take home, plus newly acquired skills to develop even more.

 

  • Age guide: 9 to 12 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Chester, Maidenhead, Reading and Tonbridge

 

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3D Game Design tech camp

Our 3D Game Design camp can help turn your teen’s passion for video games into proactive learning. Programming is an essential part of this, and teenagers are the ideal age to get started.

Your teenager will be taught the fundamentals of game design to essential 3G game programming concepts. They can then take the skills they have learned to develop a seriously impressive multi-platform video game.

This could be the starting point for your teenager if they want to pursue a career in the video games industry.

  • Age guide: 10 to 14 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Chester, Reading and Tonbridge

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3D Modelling & Printing tech camp

 

Applying industry standard techniques, from 3D extrusions to 3D digital sculpting, your teenager will transform a simple geometric cube into a model created from their imagination.

Along the way they will learn tips, techniques, and associated best practices for 3D Modelling.

  • Age guide: 10 to 14 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations and Tonbridge

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Code-a-Bot: Robot Wars tech camp

Robots will rule the world, so isn’t it better that our kids learn how to control them? On this FunTech summer course, your child will design and build an EV3 LEGO robot.

Learning to use command tools to make complex programs including pathfinding algorithms and gyroscopic navigation, they will test their robots in events such as Maze Mapper and Cube Control.

  • Age guide: 10 to 14 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Maidenhead, Northwood and Reading

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Cyber Security: Hackathon tech camp

 

As one of the hottest topics in the online world, this tech camp for teens is proving extremely popular. Your teenager will learn how to hack responsibly whilst also learning about cyber security weaknesses.

 

In this summer camp, your teenager will learn about the varied methods that hackers use to gain access to data and how this can be stopped.

 

  • Age guide: 11 to 16 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Chester, Maidenhead, Reading and Tonbridge

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Java Coder tech camp

At our Java coding camp, your teenager will learn how to code, edit, and problem-solve in a structured and methodical manner. Once you child has mastered the core coding constructs, we present them with oodles of fun practical exercises and projects for a variety of different scenarios.

Finally, your child will implement their new skills by creating interesting game-based projects to take home.

For more information on Java and its suitability as a coding system teenagers can start to learn, read our guide to the best kids’ coding languages.

  • Age guide: 11 to 16 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading and Tonbridge

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Python Coder tech camp

This course takes python coding to the next level and introduces your child to object-orientation programming (OOP). Throughout the week your child will learn advanced coding and mathematical concepts, understanding game lifecycles, user interaction and installation.

This fast-paced course culminates with a lesson in how to apply these techniques in order to create their own 2D video games, that they get to take home.

We recommend Python programming for kids and teenagers as it is easier to pick up than other coding languages. It can be set up at home and could lead to an interesting career. You can read more about the Python language in our introductory blog post.

  • Age guide: 11 to 16 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading and Tonbridge

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Python Game Developer tech camp

 

For teens interested in coding, our Python camp will help them take their programming skills to the next level.

During the week, your teenager will learn advanced coding concepts and more… to ultimately create their own video game.

  • Age guide: 11 to 16 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading and Tonbridge

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Touch Typing with FunTyper tech camp

 

Touch typing is an essential life skill that no teen can afford not to learn. But this isn’t a typical typing course. We use a games platform with a huge amount of variety; FunTyper is entertainment and challenge all rolled into one typing course for kids.

Alien Rescue, Key Zap, Ninja Attack and The Blob are just some of the games your child could experience while they learn key ergonomic strategies like perfect posture and correct muscle memory.

 

  • Age guide: 7 to 16 years old
  • Days: Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1700 / Residential Sunday 1700 – Friday 1700
  • Locations: Multiple London locations, Chester, Maidenhead, Milton Keynes, Reading and Tonbridge

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Why choose FunTech?

 

For more information on our teen tech camps this summer, please get in touch with us today to discuss the available options with our team.

When your teenager joins us for a summer of technology, they will end the week having learned new and valuable skills, plus made friends who share their passions and interests.

Each summer tech camp is designed to help your teenager deep dive into new skills whilst challenging them both mentally and physically.

Working in small groups and with expert instructors and mentors, each child will leave camp with a host of everlasting memories and an enduring passion for tech!

To find out how you can enrol your child on a FunTech course this summer, click here for more information.


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