FAQ

Our camps are designed for incoming 6th and 7th grade students. Younger and older students are less likely to have a positive experience, and so we discourage younger and older students from registering.

We will be learning the Python programming language.

As long as the student is performing at grade-level, no other experience is expected.

This week-long day-camp will introduce students to the basic structures of the Python programming language. We will cover variables and expressions, lists of values, using functions, strings, branching, looping, and basic graphing. We will learn programming while exploring the natural world, all with an eye on encouraging the development of character and virtue.

There will be a maximum of 16 students in a summer camp session.

Our outdoor activities will be fun and opportunities for the students to discover and explore. But they are not just times for “free play.” Instead, they will be intentionally designed to enable the students to learn about programming and science. For instance, the students might be tasked to collect a number of different plant leaves to measure in the classroom or to take measurements of trees around the park. We will then write Python programs to analyze and visualize the data.

Our focus will be on individual responsibility. We will encourage students to behave with honesty, respect, kindness, sharing, and a heart of service. This will be practiced throughout the day as the students work individually and in teams.

Johnny and Karen Lin will be the primary instructors for all sessions. Their high school-aged sons will assist. Johnny is a long-time college faculty member, and together they have decades of instructional experience.

The camp sessions are held at a private Christian school. While Wholesome Learning, LLC and the camps we run are separate entities from this school, we expect students to behave respectfully, in general alignment with the school’s code of conduct. The instructors are also Christians, and we will include Bible verses in our discussions on character and virtues. The camp, however, is not a religious camp per se and is not operated by a church. We welcome all students, religious and non-religious alike.

Need-based financial aid is available to a limited number of students. Please contact us by email at yourfriends@wholesome-learning.com if you are interested in our financial aid program.

We will confirm your student’s registration by email. Our summer camps will not be held if the minimum number of students for the session is not met. If the minimum is not met, your registration will be canceled and your tuition fully refunded.

Tuition must be paid in full at time of registration. However, a student’s registration will not be confirmed until the minimum number of students for the camp session is met.

We will refund your camp tuition in full if you cancel your registration TBD days before the start of the session. If you cancel your registration TBD, you will receive a refund of TBD.

Besides providing parent and student information and payment, parents will need to sign a Medical Treatment Authorization, Liability Waiver Form, and a Student Conduct Agreement Form, as part of the registration process.