Camps

Spring Break Camp: Game On!
March 25-29th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 8-14
$350

Spring Break is here, and it’s Game On! at Pop Culture Classroom! We’re dedicating this week to games of all sorts: board games, card games, video games, and tabletop role-playing games. Not only will students have the opportunity to play games and build community with their peers, but they will also stretch their critical thinking and creativity skills by creating games of their own! This week-long camp will leverage your child’s interests in order to help them remain engaged and leaning over the break. Game on! 

Educational Takeaways

Through playing and creating games, students will gain:

• Creative thinking skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Cooperative communication skills
• Project management skills
• Math skills
• Literacy skills
• Community building
• Healthy conflict resolution

Camp Pop Culture Con
May 27-31, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 10-16
$350

Pop Culture Con is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than to create some awesome cosplay for the occasion! Camp Pop Culture Con is a week-long opportunity for you to design and build a costume with hands-on assistance from Pop Culture Classroom’s teachers. In addition to learning traditional costuming techniques such as sewing and fabrication, our camp gives you the chance to use PCC’s 3D printer and Cricut die cut machines to assist with costume creations. On the final day of the camp (May 31), you will take a field trip to Denver Pop Culture Con (DPCC) and show off your one-of-a-kind costumes, all while experiencing the awesomeness that is DPCC! Note to parents: Registration for this camp not only includes a 1-day pass to DPCC for your child, but also includes two adult 1-day passes so that you may accompany your child to the con.

Educational Takeaways

Through designing and creating costumes, students will gain:

• Critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving literacies
• Project management skills
• Math skills
• Fabrication skills
• Sewing skills

Comic Book Camp
June 10-14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 8-12
$350

From Peanuts to Batman to Lumberjanes, comic books offer something for everyone! Join Pop Culture Classroom for this exciting summer camp where you will explore the fantastic worlds of superheroes, fantasy creatures, and even people just like yourself, all while exercising your creativity and literacy skills. Each day, you’ll learn comic book storytelling techniques and receive hands-on art instruction from real-life comic book artists. Along the way, you’ll learn about and get the chance to use the same tools as real-life comic creators, including tablets, digital drawing software, and high-quality art materials for your final comic. In addition to a new love for the world of comics and their creators, you’ll finish the camp with a fully illustrated comic to call your own! Students do not need to have any experience in art or comics to join.

Educational Takeaways

Through designing and creating costumes, students will gain:

• Students will learn and demonstrate drawing skills specific to storytelling in comics and graphic novels.
• Students will think critically about how storytelling through images differs from storytelling through prose. 
• Students will develop graphic literacy skills.
• Students will expand their of self-awareness and self-expression.
• Students will gain a knowledge of non-fiction graphic novel literature available to them. 
• Students will gain knowledge  of how to incorporate their own life experiences in a comic.
• Students will gain knowledge of modern themes in published comics.
• Students will gain creative and critical thinking skills, and learn how to add more nuance to their writing. 
• Students will gain knowledge of digital drawing tools and practice using them.
• Students will expand their self-awareness and self-expression

Camp Game On!
June 24-28, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 10-14
$350

Summer time means it’s Game On! at Pop Culture Classroom! In this summer camp,  we’ll be playing and analyzing all kinds of board and video games. Throughout out the week, you’ll also be applying what you’ve discovered about games to create a new board game experience of your very own! You’ll also have the chance to use our 3D printer and Cricut die cut machine to develop everything from your avatars to your final game board. Pop Culture Classroom is here to prove that games aren’t JUST fun. They also help develop critical and creative literacy skills. Come and experience ground-breaking educational programming centered around one of our very favorite summer pastimes: Games!

Educational Takeaways

• The camp will promote positive social interaction and collaboration with peers, as well as healthy conflict resolution.
• Students will develop 21st century media literacy skills and gain an understanding of how we can think deeply about entertainment.
• Students will expand their methods of self-expression and design thinking.
• Students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they analyze published games and their own creations. 
• Students will develop creative thinking and project management skills as they come up with new concepts and see them through to completion. 

Camp Manga Madness
July 8-12, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 12-16
$350

You could spend your summer binging My Hero Academia, Sailor Moon, or Attack on Titan by yourself, OR you could join Pop Culture Classroom for our Manga Madness Summer Camp! You’ll be reading manga, watching anime, and learning from professional artists how to create stories of your own. In addition to consuming and analyzing content, you will receive manga-specific drawing instruction each day! By the end of the week, students will have created their very own finished manga.  Along the way, you’ll learn about and get the chance to use the same tools as real-life comic creators, including tablets, digital drawing software, and high-quality art materials for your final comic. Students do not need to have any experience in art, manga, or anime to join! 

Educational Takeaways

• Students will learn and demonstrate drawing skills specific to storytelling in comics and graphic novels.
• Students will gain critical thinking skills by analyzing the overt and subtle differences between Japanese and western comic styles.
• Students will learn and demonstrate drawing skills specific to storytelling in Japanese comic art styles.
• Students will gain knowledge of the current themes in manga and anime.
• Students will think critically about how storytelling through images differs from storytelling through prose.
• Students will develop graphic literacy skills.
• Students will expand their of self-awareness and self-expression.
• Students will gain creative and critical literacy skills, and learn how to add more nuance to their writing.
• Students will gain knowledge of digital drawing tools and practice using them.
• Students will expand their self-awareness and methods of self-expression.

Role Playing Game Camp with the League of Wayfinders
July 29-August 2, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 7-11
$350

Pop Culture Classroom is proud to partner with the League of Wayfinders for this unique, week-long summer camp on role-playing games! A journey of self discovery, empathy building, and critical thinking awaits you as you and a team of fellow game fanatics take part in a rich role-playing game experience. Not only will this custom, week-long, pen-and-paper role playing campaign be a ton of fun, but you’ll also have the chance to create and shape the game’s story along the way — all while developing your creativity and literacy skills! From creating characters to using a 20-sided dice, this summer camp will prepare you to tell epic stories and give you an all-new love for role-playing games. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind camp that story-tellers, gamers, and creatives alike will find engaging, educational, and fun!  

Educational Takeaways

• Students will gain literacy skills as they learn about the Hero’s Journey.
• Students will gain creative thinking skills as they develop an interactive world and story. 
• Students will increase their critical literacy skills as they tell a story in real time with “real” actions and consequences. 
• The camp will promote positive social interaction and collaboration with peers, as well as healthy conflict resolution.
• Students will gain self-awareness and empathy through role-play.
• Students will expand their methods of self-expression. 

Filmmaking Camp
August 12-16, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Ages 12-16
$350

Summertime is full of major blockbuster movie releases, but its also a time to let your creative juices flow. Come enjoy the best of both worlds at Pop Culture Classroom’s Film Camp! Join this week-long camp to collaborate with other our teachers and your fellow campers to plan, write, shoot, and edit a short film — and all in one week! You’ll get to try your hand at a variety of filmmaking roles, including writing, acting, directing, set and prop design, and editing, to name a few. On the final day of the camp, you’ll even even get to screen your finished film for friends and family, plus bring a copy home with you to keep! Will you create a comedy, drama, or something in between? Will you utilize our green screen for special effects, or create props using our 3D printer? The choice is yours at Pop Culture Classroom’s Film Camp, where you’ll work to create something extraordinary! 

Educational Takeaways

• Students will develop 21st century media literacy skills.
• Students will gain and demonstrate knowledge of narrative structure in film.
• Students will develop critical and creative thinking skills as they navigate the film creation process.
• Students will gain project management skills as they plan and complete their project from beginning to end. 
• The camp will promote positive social interaction and collaboration with peers, as well as healthy conflict resolution.
• Students will gain knowledge of how to use 21st century technology such as editing software, 3D printers, green screens, etc. 

We strive for every student who wants to attend our summer camps to have the opportunity to do so! We offer full and partial scholarships for students who meet the criteria detailed in our scholarship forms. Please submit the form at least three weeks (21 business days) before the start of camp. All forms will be reviewed by our staff and applicants will be notified within 5-7 business days (before the start of camp).

¡Queremos que todos los estudiantes que quieran asistir a nuestros campamentos de verano tengan la oportunidad de hacerlo! Ofrecemos becas completas y parciales para los estudiantes que cumplen con los criterios detallados en la forma para las becas. Envíe la forma al menos con tres semanas (21 días hábiles) antes del inicio del campamento. Todas las formas serán revisadas por nuestro personal y los solicitantes serán notificados dentro de los 5-7 días hábiles (antes del inicio del campamento).