Duncans Summer 2002 Computer Camp

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	Duncans 2002
Computer Summer Camp

750+ On-Line Courses
http://www.duncans.ca

Camp $89.97/week (plus GST)
Some camp dates/shifts are sold out!

Computer Basics, Internet Novice
E-Commerce Certification
Try A+ Certified Course or CCNA
Create your First Web Site
Advanced Webmaster Skills
Streaming Video, plus much more....

Featuring
the
International Computer Drivers License

http://www.icdl.ca

The International Computer Driving License (ICDL) establishes a basic standard for computer literacy. It is a qualification that verifies a person's computer competence.

Canadian educators, employers and job seekers agree on the need for a standard definition of practical computer competence in Information Technology.

The concept is governed internationally by a Foundation based in Ireland, which updates the standard regularly and monitors the licensees worldwide. Already 1.25 million Skills Cards have been issued around the world, with a 90% increase in new participants expected this year.

ICDL Canada is an exciting initiative for computer literacy in Canada. Responding to the need for a uniform 'base qualification' in computing skills, The International Computer Driving License™ is a certificate verifying computer user skills in both the home and office environment. The concept is governed internationally by a Foundation based in Ireland, which updates the standard regularly and monitors the licensees worldwide. The Information Technology Association of Canada and the Canadian Information Processing Society have endorsed ICDL Canada.

http://www.icdl.ca

General Information Each camper is given an individual self-paced curriculum. The camper's time is split between learning and working with us in our computer shop to build, service, upgrade and repair computers.

The learning portion takes place in our Learning Center. We have hundreds of professionally produced, interactive, self-paced tutorials. There is a complete catalog of these tutorials at www.duncans.ca. We cover every important aspect of today's computing world. Each of our campers can choose what interests them personally from the thousands of hours of learning available.

Complimenting the learning/working experience, the camper is meeting other young computer enthusiasts who are always anxious to share their knowledge and expertise.

Our camp counselors are A+ Certified Computer Candidates and Professionals. They range in age from 12 to 19 years old. They are very experienced in computer construction, Windows operating system concepts, networking techniques and web site administration.

Campers are able to take a supervised break any time they wish. There is a Klein’s Food Market in the shopping center so they can purchase snacks. We have a small lunchroom with a fridge and a microwave and these are available for use by our campers.

If a camper misses a day, they may make this day up at any mutually convenient time.

                    Camp Activities
    As every individual camper comes to us with different computer expertise and interests, we quickly evaluate a good starting point for them, and then we navigate them through a series of activities, designed to fill in the basics, expand their interests, and then let them have some fun.

   Here is a partial list of camp activities broken down by suitable time. Naturally none of this is cast in stone. We are very prepared to be as flexible as possible. Often we find that we have to work hard to keep up with our campers learning progress. We are always startled by our campers' abilities, and we know they like to be continually challenged.

Suggested 1st hour activities - Fundamentals
Computer/Internet Basics                     CD’s and 30 learning units
International Computers Drivers License         50 learning units
A+ Computer Professional                              97 learning units
Windows 98/ XP, Office 97/2000/XP     plus. plus, plus

Suggested 2nd hour activities – Expand Interests
Take apart and rebuild a computer and make it work
Take apart a hard drive, a CD-ROM or a floppy drive
Build a small network of two or three machines
How to make a web page with FrontPage 2000
Java and Visual Basic Programming
Flash Tutorials for Dynamic Web Pages
3D Max animation, Streaming video and audio production
Create cartoons and animations, Photoshop and imaging
Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor games

Suggested 3rd hour activities - Have some computer fun!
Group discussion on how a computer works
Group discussion on hard drive basics
Group discussion on change and the future of computing
Group discussion on the skill set of self-paced learning
Sit in on an A+ or Cisco brainstorming Associate session
Learn to drive a car on our computerized driving simulator
Play multiplayer Local Area Network games like Quake
Yahoo pool and other multiplayer online games
Build Virtual Roller Coasters or play Virtual Pool,
Microsoft Flight Simulator , Sim City 2000
Learn about the Teledesic launch of 288 satellites for
Internet-in-the-Sky,... .....and much, much more..



Duncans Summer 2002 Computer Camp

Each shift is limited to "ONLY" 5 campers

                 Incredible "personal" one-on-one attention!

Pick a week
……… ……………...then pick a shift

Camp Weeks are
Mon thru Fri

Pre-camp week*
June 24^th – June 29^th

1^st camp week July   8^th - July 13^th

2^nd camp week July 15^th - July 20^th

3^rd camp week July 22^nd – July 27^th

4^th camp week July 29^th – Aug 3^rd

5^th camp week Aug   4^th - Aug 10^th

6^th camp week Aug 11^th – Aug 17^th

7^th camp week Aug 18^th – Aug 24^th

8^th camp week Aug 25^th – Aug 31^st

*Pre-camp is available to those getting out of school early

Your choice of shift
3 hours a day
1st Shift       11 am to 2 pm
2^nd Shift        3 pm to 6 pm

Call us to check the availability. Then come down and register
your young person. Camp Cost is $89.97 (plus GST) per week.
Your Camp payment at registration confirms your selection.

Book early to avoid disappointment

Certificates for all camp learning

Self-paced . . . interactive learning!

Actual shop experience building computers!

Plus meet other campers of excellence!



After camp is over -
Many of our campers will return for our Christmas and Easter Camps. Some campers choose to join our continuous camp program, and come once a week or more during the school year. Others may wish to join our group of young Duncan Associates. We are open until 7 pm each week night so it is convenient to put in several hours after school.

International Computer Drivers License
The Duncans MindLeaders ICDL course helps prepare individuals for the International Computer Driving License certification exams which are quickly gaining worldwide acceptance. The certification is available in over 56 countries and has in excess of 1.6 million registered candidates.

50 hours self-paced with shop experience $199

A+ Computer Professional
Computer Introduction, The System Board, Connecting Peripherals, Operating Systems, MS-DOS, Windows 9x and 2000 Disk Drives, Monitors, Modems, Printers, Networks, Troubleshooting, Maintenance Tasks.

250 hours self-paced with shop experience $1,000

Cisco – CCNA
OSI Model, Networks & Data Transfer, Local Area Networking, Wide Area Networking
Using a Router, Introduction to IOS, IOS Configuration, Network Management, Bridges and Switches, TCP/IP Networking, IP Addressing, IP Routing, IPX Networking, Network Security and Control Additional Configurations, Exam Prep 1, Exam Prep 2, Numbering Systems

250 hours self-paced with shop experience $1,000

plus other Continuing Learning
Computer and Internet Basics               50 hours - $199
Basic Webmaster Skills                         50 hours - $199
Advanced Webmaster Skills              100 hours - $399
E-Commerce Series                          100 hours - $399
Microsoft MOUS (67 units/1,000hrs)     $50/course (5-8 units each)

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