STEM camps for Young Adults - opinion

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I'm dating myself with this question......
Thoughts on coding camps for children? My 9 year old son loves ROBLOX and plays all the time, previously he was into Minecraft.
There is a camp at one of the Universities teaching kids to create, code and publish games via ROBLOX. The link is below. My son is reluctant to try new things, but he is smart and has had his own gaming rig since he was 6.
I want him to take it to the next level, but for things like this he doesn't want dad teaching him, but the idea of a week long summer camp has him interested. The cost is ~970, the hope is he gets bit by the bug and begins to take off. I scheduled it at the beginning of the summer, so he has 3 months to continue on if he so chooses. We play basketball and sports together and have a great relationship but for this venture he to wants be a little more autonomous. I'm okay with that.....
https://www.idtech.com/courses/roblox-entrepreneur-create-code-publish-games
I'm trying to give my kids the best direction I know how and help build their tool box up so they can be prepared for college and eventually employment.
Thoughts on coding camps for children? My 9 year old son loves ROBLOX and plays all the time, previously he was into Minecraft.
There is a camp at one of the Universities teaching kids to create, code and publish games via ROBLOX. The link is below. My son is reluctant to try new things, but he is smart and has had his own gaming rig since he was 6.
I want him to take it to the next level, but for things like this he doesn't want dad teaching him, but the idea of a week long summer camp has him interested. The cost is ~970, the hope is he gets bit by the bug and begins to take off. I scheduled it at the beginning of the summer, so he has 3 months to continue on if he so chooses. We play basketball and sports together and have a great relationship but for this venture he to wants be a little more autonomous. I'm okay with that.....
https://www.idtech.com/courses/roblox-entrepreneur-create-code-publish-games
I'm trying to give my kids the best direction I know how and help build their tool box up so they can be prepared for college and eventually employment.
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I think the STEM boot camp sounds amazing!
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You and me both. My mother and father were careerist, while I didn't get pushed into anything besides golf and tennis I ended up picking up their work ethic, nonstop.
With my son and daughter I am trying to get WAY out in front of the curve so they can make something of themselves and on the back end they can collect and reap from their hard efforts......
My daughter used to go to Math camps, now she is 15 and in high school, but ahead of the curve. Physics and Algebra already with Stats and Algebra 2 / Trig coming up her sophomore year. Fast tracking for a degree in mathematics. In fact her and a friend of hers are traveling out to UCLA this year to look at the University.
The boy is some what of an enigma at the moment, but has major interest in these camps so we shall see. I'm trying to foster an environment for success within reason....
If I had kids I'd focus on getting them playing (outside), making friends, joining sports team, learning a martial art, or dancing, or gymnastics, or horse riding...
I think those things teach kids valuable life skills and play a crucial role in their emotional intelligence development..
Technology changes a lot and there will be time and place to learn coding skills...and their interest might change later..
but I know nothing...this is basically the only qualification I have on the matter
For sure, daughter plays select volleyball and high school. Son is picking up basketball, we have a court and hoop out back of our house.
So the focus for activities is there, I am just trying to get them a little added advantage and keep in mind this is a joint decision. If they fight me or show no interest I'm out.
Just wanted to mention that....
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