Camp Wize Academy

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Wize Computing Academy follows K–12 Computer Science Standards and are designed to meaningfully extend STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) learning and expanding a child’s mind through the development of critical thinking, logic and reasoning skills. We prepare your students to be the innovators, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

Camp Dates 2026


• $175 Member | $185 Non-Member

• Each camper is to bring their own water bottle and one healthy snack

• Bentonville Community Center Magnolia Room  

Summer Session 1

Monday June 8 - Thursday June 11

Students adventure through code as they begin building animations, music, and videos. They explore coding basics in this coding adventure and leave having learned to code using a very visual tool for block-based coding called Scratch Jr.  Each day, students build a new project that teaches the basics of coding while having a ton of fun at the same time.

• Ages 5 to 7

• 9:00am to 12:00pm


Students adventure through programming as they begin building animations, games, music and videos.  They sculpt their programming muscles in this programming adventure and leave having learned to program using a very easy-to-use tool for block-based coding called Scratch created by MIT.  Each day, students build a new project that teaches the basics of programming while having a ton of fun at the same time.

• Ages 8 to 15

• 1:00pm to 4:00pm


Summer Session 2

Monday June 22- Thursday June 25

What better way for students to learn Computer Science concepts than in the context of their favorite video game?  Students get to go beyond just playing Minecraft, they get to program it.  They’ll create mods in Minecraft by learning programming concepts and applying them to realize their ideas.  (Warning:  Students may have to play Minecraft as well, building in our exclusive realm with other students in class.  We hope they don’t mind.)

• Ages 7 to 10

• 9:00am to 12:00pm


This immersive program introduces students to the captivating world of virtual reality.  Through hands-on learning experiences, kids will gain the skills to create their own digital wonders, from crafting virtual environments to designing interactive simulations.  By exploring the intersection of coding and spatial computing, students will only develop critical and problem-solving abilities but also become equipped with future-ready skills that can open doors to exciting careers.

• Ages 8 to 15

• 1:00pm to 4:00pm


Summer Session 3

Monday June 29- Thursday July 2

Intro to Programming 

Students adventure through code as they begin building animations, games, music and videos.  They sculpt their coding muscles in this coding adventure and leave having learned to code using a very easy-to-use tool for block-based coding called Scratch created by MIT.  Each week, students build a new project that teaches the basics of programming while having a ton of fun at the same time.

• Ages 8 to 10

• 9:00am to 12:00pm

Intro to Programming 

• Ages 11 to 17

• 1:00pm to 4:00pm


Monday July 6 - Thursday July 9

Video Game Design with Scratch

Have you used the Scratch Programming language before, and want to build complex video games?  This class goes way beyond the initial tools of Scratch, and teaches students how to use nested loops, conditional statements, sensing and variables to create complex digital games, animations and art.  Students get to create games that they’ll want to share with friends and family.

 • Ages 8 to 10

• 9:00am to 12:00pm


Coding Designing Modding with Minecraft

What better way for students to learn Computer Science concepts than in the context of their favorite video game?  Students get to go beyond just playing Minecraft, they get to program it.  They’ll create mods in Minecraft by learning programming concepts and applying them to realize their ideas.  (Warning:  Students may have to play Minecraft as well, building in our exclusive realm with other students in class.  We hope they don’t mind.)

• Ages 10 to 17

• 1:00pm – 4:00pm


Summer Session 5

Monday July 14 - Thursday July 17

Intro to Robotics

Enjoy the excitement and challenge of building and programming robots.  Students will learn many engineering and coding concepts while building functional robots and programming them to do fun activities.  This is a great course to prepare students for future robotics competitions, like First LEGO League.

• Ages 6 to 8

• 9:00am to 12:00pm


Intermediate Robotics 

Want to learn more about robots and how to program them?  Interested in joining a competitive robotics team, like the First LEGO League team?  This class uses LEGO robots to introduce building and programming robots.  Students will explore motors, gears and sensors to control different robots through fun and challenging activities.

• Ages 9 to 17

• 1:00pm to 4:00pm