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Camp Owners/Directors

Welcome! We are so thrilled to welcome you into our ESSK V-Camp Family. At ESSK, our vision is to infuse the fun and excitement of a camp day into the world of coding and programming. The ESSK website is your one-stop-shop for all you will need to run an amazing program for your campers. Please take some time and review the areas of the website that pertain to you. You will find the full curriculum, professional development videos, and the ESSK contact information.

We highly recommend that you watch the professional development videos and have your instructors view them as well. All of the tools are accessible to you and will help guide you in making sure that this amazing program is the best it can be.

The key to running a successful ESSK V-Camp is preparation!

Below are the tools you and your counselors will need to prepare and succeed in your ESSK V-Camp. Our ESSK Squad has developed a Counselor Toolkit. Always feel free to reach out to our team with any questions!

Step One

Log Into your ESSK account. Once logged in you will have access to the ESSK program that you purchased.

Step Two

Google Chrome needs to be downloaded onto the computer that will be used for the program. Click here to download.

Step Three

Purchase Zoom. Click here to purchase.

Step Four

Review the ESSK website to become familiar with all that is available to you.

Step Five

Create a camper intake form. Click here for an example.

Step Six

Create your Marketing Plan to attract camper enrollment. Click here for guidance.

Step Seven

Once instructors are hired, get them started with the proper training. The instructors should watch the Professional Development Videos created by ESSK in regards to the Daily/Weekly Schedule and What Makes a Great Virtual Counselor. See the Counselor Toolkit below.

Step Eight

Your instructors must watch all of the Professional Development videos from Make Wonder. You must submit the counselor email addresses to us. They will then receive an invitation to view the Make Wonder PD videos.

Step Nine

After campers are enrolled in the program, start to create the camp groups for the weekly sessions. We recommend grouping your campers by their ability rather than their age.

Step Ten

Assign an instructor to each group and assign them their group’s roster. We recommend no less than 7 campers to a group, and no more than 10 campers. We also recommend that campers be grouped based on their coding and programming ability before their age. This should be a question on your camper intake questionnaire.

Step Eleven

Instructors should then add the campers to their Class Connect Page.

Counselor Toolkit

The key to running a successful ESSK V-Camp is preparation!

Below are the tools you will need to prepare and succeed in your ESSK V-Camp. Our ESSK Squad has developed a Counselor Toolkit. Always feel free to reach out to our team with any questions!

Step One

Ask Your Camp Director for the login credentials for your camp’s ESSK account and log in. Once logged in you will have access to the ESSK program that your camp purchased.

Step Two

Google Chrome needs to be downloaded onto the computer that will be used for the program. Click here to download.

Step Three

Acquire access to your camp’s Zoom account.

Step Four

Ask your Camp Director what program they purchased. Review the curriculum from the ESSK website that you will use for your sessions. Download and print if necessary.

Step Five

Watch the Blockly Professional Development Videos: videos 5-8. Click here to view.

Step Six

Watch the Counselor and Curriculum Professional Development Videos below.

Step Seven

Watch the Class Connect Professional Development Videos from Make Wonder. You will receive an invitation to view once your camp director has submitted your email address to us.

Step Eight

Review the weekly schedule for specifics for the week.

Week One Schedule

Week Two Schedule

Step Nine

Once you receive your roster, enter their names in Class Connect.

Step Ten

Camps will be given a Teacher Code for each counselor. Counselors should know their Teacher Code and write it on their lesson plans for that specific week. Counselors will receive new Teacher Codes for each new week they are instructing.

Step Eleven

Instructors should review their camper’s intake forms.

Step Twelve

The day before you are going to teach the lesson, personally go through the daily lesson to ensure you are aware of the flow and all information for that day.