Session 2: July 7-11, 2025   

"AI Innovations in Sales and Marketing: An Introduction To AI-Powered Business Strategies": In this hands-on, 5 day course, students will get an interactive introduction to AI’s role in modern business—learning key skills to analyze data, create targeted marketing plans, and understand customer behavior. Led by experienced instructors, they’ll engage with AI techniques that bring customer data to life. By the end of the week, students will work together to create a marketing campaign for a fictional product using AI insights—an exciting capstone project to apply everything they’ve learned.

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Arduino Robotics Bootcamp: In this hands-on course, your child will be introduced to the Arduino robotics platform and gain practical experience assembling the key components needed to build a basic robot. They will get first-hand experience working with wiring, motors, servos, LEDs, and programming. The class will be highly interactive, with participants working in groups and lab settings to physically construct the robotics platform and bring it to life through coding.

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*THIS COURSE IS BEING HELD AT THE SHADY GROVE CAMPUS (ROCKVILLE, MD)!*

Arduino Robotics Bootcamp: In this hands-on course, your child will be introduced to the Arduino robotics platform and gain practical experience assembling the key components needed to build a basic robot. They will get first-hand experience working with wiring, motors, servos, LEDs, and programming. The class will be highly interactive, with participants working in groups and lab settings to physically construct the robotics platform and bring it to life through coding.

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Build Your Own AI-Powered Virtual Assistant | AI Hackathon: Step into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence and create your very own virtual assistant using the latest technology! This hands-on course is designed for middle school students curious about AI, providing step-by-step guidance to build a custom chatbot that can understand and respond to human commands.

Through interactive lessons and practical projects, students will learn how to create a chatbot and explore essential AI concepts like prompt engineering, automation, and advanced chatbot features such as natural language understanding and AI-powered search.

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Chess Academy: Chess teaches critical thinking and problem solving, giving students the mental discipline needed to succeed in school and in life. Studies have shown that chess helps kids to improve their math and reading skills. This course is open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced players wanting to take their game to the next level.

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CodeLab: Build, Learn, Create Ever wondered how your favorite apps and websites come to life? Or how you could turn your own ideas into real, working programs? "Codelab" is your chance to dive into the exciting world of programming, where creativity meets technology. This course is designed especially for middle school students who love solving puzzles, experimenting with ideas, and making things that work. Starting from the basics, you’ll learn how to use code to build projects you can actually use, making technology feel approachable and exciting. Imagine showing off your own mini-programs to friends and family, knowing you created them from scratch!

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College Application Bootcamp:  This course is designed to help your child understand and successfully manage the college application process in their freshman, sophomore and junior years. Through this course, students will come to understand what it takes to build a powerful college application package. Students will also see what they should be doing at each step of their high school journey in order to prepare to apply. During this group experience, participants will examine what college admissions officials consider when reading an application. Further, students will work to build college application packages that will serve to provide themselves the optimal shot at getting into their first choice college.

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Digital Music Production Techniques and Songwriting: For students looking to expand their musical skills, learn how to write songs and create beats using software, this course offers an introduction to creating music digitally. Using Ableton live and chrome music lab, students will create beats and instrumental music, explore audio engineering, recording and songwriting in a collaborative setting. Students will learn how to create, release, perform and present their original music.

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Ethics Bowl: What do barking dogs, biological weapons, experimental surgeries, and access ramps all have in common? They all present moral difficulties of just the sort that people have been trying to solve for thousands of years. Ethics Bowl is a type of value-driven debate that is meant to provide practice wrestling with just such questions. In this session, students will learn (1) how to think about morals in the abstract, (2) how to apply moral reasoning to particular cases, and (3) how to present conclusions effectively. 

“It taught me more on how to have conversation and disagree constructively.” -Patrick M., SEA 2024 Student

 “The last debate on Friday with the judges was my favorite activity because we received helpful feedback” -Micah S., SEA 2024 Student

 “We learned a lot about ethical theories and their application in debate.”-Aaron B., SEA 2024 Student

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"Exploring the Future: Robotics and AI Adventure" is an educational program designed to introduce high school students to the fascinating fields of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). This course provides a comprehensive understanding of robotics and AI technologies, covering both the fundamental principles and real-world applications.

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"Graphic Minds: Using Comics to Unpack Philosophical Ideas": In ancient times, stories of gods and heroes helped people understand the world around them. While modern society may no longer believe in these myths, we still crave stories that make sense of our lives. Today, those stories are told through superheroes in capes and masks. This course is a deep dive into philosophy, using comic books as a powerful lens to explore timeless questions.

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Introduction to AI Pipelines: Build & Deploy Your First AI Project | AI Hackathon: Step into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with this beginner-friendly course designed for high school students. In this hands-on program, students will learn the foundational concepts of AI pipelines and create their own AI-powered chatbots from scratch. Whether you're curious about AI or interested in building real-world applications, this course offers the perfect introduction to the limitless possibilities of AI.

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Prepared & Protected: CPR, First Aid, and Disaster Readiness: This session is designed exclusively for high school students eager to develop life-saving skills and learn how to respond effectively in emergencies. Participants will complete the American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Certification, receive Stop the Bleed training, and explore the fundamentals of disaster preparedness. Through hands-on activities and expert instruction, students will gain the confidence to act in critical situations and make a positive impact in their communities. Students will also get a glimpse of the opportunities available through UMBC’s Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS) department, which offers pathways to expand this foundational knowledge into advanced studies and career preparation.

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Quantum Bridge: Guess what? The United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technoloy! What's a more perfect time to partiticpate in this course than now?

Quantum materials are the key to making innovations like these possible. In this course, you will discover through engaging lessons, hands-on experiments, and demonstrations how these materials are paving the way for the next generation of technological breakthroughs. You will learn how to synthesize these materials - gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, and perovskites and how they can be applied in different areas. By exploring this field, you can become part of a new generation of innovators who will shape the future of medicine, energy, and technology.

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The Microbial Frontier: Exploring Tiny Life with Big Impacts

This course takes a dive into the world of tiny organisms that live in, on, and around us. Microbiology is the study of these organisms (called microbes) that can't be seen with the naked eye. Many people associate microbes with disease; however, these little critters benefit human health and have a wide range of industrial applications!

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