Computer Science
☆☆☆ ONSITE / ONLINE LIVE CAMP REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN ☆☆☆
AlphaStar Summer Computer Science Camp is a unique opportunity for interested and talented students to improve their Computer Science skills during summer, where students are guided and trained by expert faculty via utilizing national and international competitions in a fun and challenging environment. It consists of intensive lectures, practice sessions, USACO mock exams and fun activities.
The lectures of online live courses are recorded. Online live class students can access the videos in their course accounts within a few days after each live class session. Self-study and onsite class students will have access to recorded sessions from a past online live class.
NOTE: Registered students will receive an email one week in advance the camp regarding the necessary preparations.
| This year, all ONLINE LIVE courses are in HALF DAY format in a longer period (15 weekdays rather than 7 weekdays) for the convenience of the students. ONSITE courses are offered in FULL DAY format as a bundle of two courses (Part A and Part B courses together). |
NOTE: Students are expected to bring their laptops.
Each online live course is
- 15 weekdays,
- 3 instructional hours per day,
- offered either in the morning (9:00 am-12:15 pm) or in the afternoon (1:30 pm-4:45 pm).
For Onsite Camp Only
AlphaStar Academy will follow the CDC guidelines for COVID19 during the onsite camp period.
OFFERED COURSES
The courses are full day and offered as the Part A and Part B courses are combined as follows:
- CS21AB: Programming with Python AB: the combined course for CS21A and CS21B
- CS23AB: Programming with Java AB: the combined course for CS23A and CS23B
- CC25AB: USACO Bronze AB: the combined course for CC25A and CC25B
- CC31AB: USACO Silver Basic AB: the combined course for CC31A and CC31B
DATES
- July 18 – August 5, 2022
- 15 weekdays,
- 6 instructional hours per day.
SCHEDULE
All times are in Pacific Time.
| Starts at 8:30am | Drop-off |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Class 1 |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Class 2 |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | Lunch break* |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Class 3 |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Class 4 |
| 4:45pm – 5:30pm | Pick-up |
* Lunch is not provided. Students can have their lunch in their designated areas under supervision.
LOCATION
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Class Structure
Typical flow of daily classes is as follows:
