Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

Learn the ins and outs of 3D Design and with Tinkercad. Students will design a custom D&D D4 (4-Sided) and D10 (10-Sided). Dies will be printed and mailed home. Additional Technical Requirement: Tinkercad (log in information will be provided during class). Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: Monday, October 30, 2023

Learn 3D design and modeling skills using Tinkercad while creating a Deathly Hallow model, then creating your own magical pendant. Students will be able to pick one design to be printed and mailed home. Printing fee is included in the cost of tuition. Additional Technical Requirement: Tinkercad (log in information will be provided during class). Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: October 17, 2023

Design your own 3D pocket monster using Tinkercad. This course will give students an introduction to using CAD modeling and design software. Student designed Pokémon will be printed and mailed home. Additional Technical Requirement: Tinkercad (log in information will be provided during class). Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: November 21, 2023

All things aviation will be discussed during this immersive two-hour exploration of aerospace. Participants will learn about aviation history, current and future designs and experiments for aircraft. Various careers in aviation will be discussed as well as general aviation and drone piloting. Students will design and test their own aircraft designs as well as practice flying in a flight simulator and other fun activities in this introduction to aviation! *An opportunity to schedule a student's own Young Eagle Flight will also be provided to the student/parent. This is something families will need to schedule on their own to accommodate their own schedule needs.

Do you love Space? Would you like to learn how to train like an astronaut? Over the course of two sessions, Christopher Mick from Space. St. Croix, will cover the basics of space exploration history, rocket design, as well as current and future missions. Participants will do teamwork challenges, sample some foods that are flown up to astronauts on the International Space Station, design their own space habitat, plant their own Mars Garden sample, and so many more out-of-this-world activities!

In this class, we introduce students’ programming concepts using Scratch. Learn to create an interactive 2D video game using your FAVORITE Star Wars Characters. Scratch is a drag-and-drop creative coding platform developed by MIT. Basic computer skills needed (basic keyboarding and using a mouse). Additional Technical Requirement: PC Required (Windows or MacBook). Will NOT work on Chromebook, tablets or phones. Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: November 1, 2023

Learn how to produce a YouTube - Learn the ins and outs of producing your own podcast. Explore ideas, make a script map, and more. We will also go over refining your audio using Audacity. Edit your video, add transitions, insert a soundtrack. Then share your finished video with the world. Additional Technical Requirement: Cell Phone video camera or external webcam, iMovie (Mac) or Filmora (Windows trial version) software, Audacity free software download. Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: November 20, 2023

Learn to create web pages! Students will learn how to create an HTML web page, learn various HTML tags, experiment with design and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). No experience is necessary, but familiarity with common tasks using a computer operating system (text-editing and understanding directory structures) and good keyboarding skills is required. Additional Technical Requirement: Replit account, PC needed (Windows or MacBook), will NOT work on Chromebook, tablets or phones. Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. Chromebooks and Tablets typically DO NOT work. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Zoom installed on computer Registration Deadline: October 9, 2023