Atlantic Cape Community College

Registration Now Open for Summer '23

Classes start the week of July 10 and will be offered at the Mays Landing campus. Half-day programs start at $199 and full-day programs start at $385.

We are gearing up for our most exciting summer yet at the Kids College & Summer Academy at Atlantic Cape. Our classes are a great opportunity to try new things, make new friends, and explore new horizons.

All Kids College and Summer Academy classes are one week in length and run Monday through Thursday. Full-day classes run 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. while half-day class times vary.

We are so excited to offer classes, such as STEM, History, Rockets & Gliders, Digital Multimedia, Crime Scene Investigation, Culinary, Anime, Robotics and Pasta & Pizza. Kids College will be available for children ages 7-9 and 10-12, and Summer Academy will be available for teens ages 13-16.

Registration is online and we recommend that you create a household profile so that you may easily access your registration, review transaction history and view/print receipts. If you have questions please see the FAQ link below.

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Available Classes

Kids College: Ages 7-9

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Arts and Crafts Make and Take - Week of July 17

Do you enjoy creating works of art? Do you enjoy crafting? Then this is the workshop for you! In this workshop you will learn how to utilize various art-related techniques to create your own arts and crafts that you will be able to take home.

Rockets and Gliders - Week of July 24

Want to become an aerospace engineer? Have you ever wondered how people move throughout space and air? Aerospace is the answer! Come explore aerospace engineering and build the skills needed to consider it as a career.

Diverse Discovery through Disney - Week of July 31

Students will dive into their favorite Disney movies and learn about their respective geography, culture, traditions and history of each of the movie's settings using crafts and activities. This is a great way to find something fictional you are familiar with and give it real-life context and appreciation. This year's movies are CoCo, Brave, Hercules, and Mulan!

Cartooning for Kids - Week of August 7th

Come doodle with us! Enjoy the excitement of creating your own classics. If you love to draw, this class is for you! Learn various techniques to create your very own cartoon characters.

BricksKids: Movie Mashup - Week of August 14

*AM ONLY 9am-12pm

Join us on a movie mash-up adventure! This camp is filled with a variety of awesome model builds from your favorite movies. LEGO® enthusiasts will build to infinity and beyond with Buzz, Woody and Jessie. Their pig, dinosaur, and potato head friends are sure to be part of the fun as well. Prepare to enter the enchanting, imaginary world of wizards and dragons. Campers will love building their favorite wizard and his magical snowy owl. They will even build a motorized model to make him fly on his broomstick! Watch out for dragons in the sky as well. Luckily Toothless and his fellow good dragons aren’t looking to hurt anyone, they just need some training! You won’t want to miss this magical experience, packed with building and imagination! Each day will offer something new including characters from the original movies and the sequels! Campers will explore concepts of engineering and architecture through building specially-designed Bricks 4 Kidz motorized models, mosaics, and 3D figure build.

Kids College: Ages 10-12

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Digital Multimedia - Week of July 17

Through hands-on collaborative activities and fun introductory lessons, students will gain a basic understanding of the current world of digital media related to storytelling. Students will explore a new production topic each day, ranging from photography, audio, film production and graphic design using cameras, computers and production equipment. Students will leave the course with mini projects and real-world skills to create digital content using their own personal devices or industry equipment.

Bread Heads - Week of July 17

In this class you will learn fun techniques when making breads, rolls and muffins! Recipes will include buttery single knots, breadsticks, breadscapes (creating art with bread and vegetables) as well as delicious assorted muffins and quickbreads.

Comic Book Development - Week of July 24

Create your very own comic book with detailed illustrations. Learn how to pencil, ink and color your own comic book panel, draw original comic book characters, and learn the basics of drawing people and animals

Exploring Anime - Week of July 31

Do you enjoy fictional Manga and Anime? Then this is the workshop for you! Learn to construct your own fictional manga and anime world. You will explore the basics of world-building for manga or anime and gain an understanding of how to give your story a distinct visual identity. Students are expected to have some basic drawing skills.

S.T.E.M. Crime Scene Investigation - Week of August 7

STEM concepts relating to Forensics and solving Crime Scenes are explored. The lecture, labs and exercises will cover many “CSI” topics including: collecting, analyzing and classifying fingerprints, creating & examining blood spatter patterns, casting footprints, and so much more…. This is a very hands-on and interactive enrichment class for students. Current or retired Detectives teach this class.

The Everyday Chef - Week of August 7

Want to learn how to make the perfect pancakes? How about giving your family a break and making dinner yourself? Come join us for four days and learn how to make everything from a high end breakfast to a BBQ to a dinner buffet!

Bricks4Kids: Robotics - Week of August 14

*PM ONLY 12pm-3pm

Students will build projects using the hottest selling LEGO® brand Mindstorms ® combining classic LEGO® building with the world of robotics, using LEGO ® EV3 programmable bricks, PCs, motors, sensors, and software. Bricks 4 Kidz® utilizes the Mindstorms ® EV3 technologies, programming, and our unique robot models. Students are introduced to the graphic programming language, introducing them at an early age to succeed in a technology-based marketplace. STEM concepts and teamwork are combined in this engaging program where students learn real-life skills while having real-kid fun!

Summer Academy: Ages 13-16

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