West Philly Middle Schoolers! Join Drexel’s ExCITe Center for up to 4 weeks of virtual fun in Minecraft! The Virtual Young Dragons 2021 summer camp will be all online, through an interactive virtual experience where students collaborate, build, and learn together in Minecraft, Pocket Edition (phone and tablet version) while exploring new gaming adventures.
Virtual Young Dragons is a 4 week online summer camp offered at no cost for middle school students in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. The program runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) starting on June 22nd through July 15th. Interested students must have access to a device (phone or tablet) to participate in the camp. Young Dragons is a partnership with Drexel's ExCITe Center and West Philadelphia Promise Neighborhood, providing innovative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities developed specifically for 10-14 year-old learners.
Participants should be rising 6th-8th graders living or attending school in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone, an area served by the following middle schools: Alain Locke Elementary, Morton McMichael School, Martha Washington Elementary, Science Leadership Academy Middle School, and Belmont Charter School. For reference, the West Philadelphia Promise Zone is part of the 19104 zip code.
The deadline for application materials is June 11th.
Contact Jillian Reilly at [email protected] with any questions and visit this website for more information.