TC3 Kids is a week-long introduction to computer programming and robotics for rising 3rd – rising 8th grade students. Kids will learn the basics of computer programming, computer science and robotics through fun, collaborative and creative activities including Python coding, Minecraft modding (camps 1 and 3) and Roblox game building (camp 2). No experience with computer programming or computer science is necessary! All levels welcome!
Campers will show off their code at a Code and Cake presentation party on the Friday of the camp between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
New This Year! We are adding programming with Python this year! Python is a very useful language that is accessible for kids and used for a huge number of scientific, engineering and business applications!
In addition to free play before and after instruction and on campus field trips, each day will have a guest speaker during lunch. These speakers include local engineers and scientists, representatives from Vector Space, Lynchburg City Economic Development Office and the Future Focus Foundation. These talks will be on topics such as “What is an Engineer?” and “What Careers use Robots?”
Session 1 – Python Coding, Minecraft Modding, Robotics and more!
Campers will learn programming in the Python Coding language through fun and interactive game building! Campers will also learn to mod their favorite game, Minecraft, and will learn to program robots, some computer science concepts and more!
Monday–Friday, June 9-13, 2025 (register)
Session 2 – Python Coding, Roblox Game Building, Robotics and more!
Campers will learn programming in the Python Coding language through fun and interactive game building! Campers will also learn to build Roblox games, learn to program robots, learn some computer science concepts and more!
Monday–Friday, June 23–27, 2025 (register)
Session 3 – Python Coding, Minecraft Modding, Robotics and more!
Monday–Friday, July 28–Aug 1, 2025 (register)
Campers will learn programming in the Python Coding language through fun, interactive game building! Campers will also learn to mod their favorite game, Minecraft, and will learn to program robots, some computer science concepts and more!
More Info:
Day camp is Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Instruction starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.)
Location: Smith Hall, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA.
Director/Lead Instructor: Dr. Katrin Schenk, PhD, Associate Professor of Physics, Randolph College.
About Katrin Schenk, associate professor of physics, Randolph College
Katrin Schenk holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and an M.S. in experimental physics from Cornell University and a B.S. in physics from University of California at Los Angeles. She also completed a Sloan-Swartz Fellowship in theoretical neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco in 2004.
During her undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty tenure she has gained 25 years experience as a computer programmer in multiple, highly used languages such as Python, Matlab, Labview, C, C++, PHP, Perl, Perl CGI.
She has taught classes in programming at Cornell University, the University of California, San Francisco, and most recently at Randolph College.
She also runs several workshops for children during Randolph College’s annual science festival and developed and taught the highly popular and successful Tech Kids Coding Camp at Holy Cross School in the summer of 2014 and at Randolph College 2015-2023.
