The Armory welcomed students back into the arena for the conclusion of Armory College Prep’s summer programming.
ACP’s six-week summer high school and middle school programs began remotely, with consistent video meetings four days per week. For the final two weeks of programming, students transitioned to The Armory for socially distant, masked, and CDC-compliant in-person sessions.
Read on about our Summer Program highlights!
Take-Two Interactive generously underwrote the Summer Program and provided students with wireless, noise-cancelling headphones for students to take home and enrich their focus.
Middle schoolers hand-wrote thank you notes and held up signs to express their gratitude. They also did not waste any time putting the headphones to use!
Thanks to New York Road Runners, all students received brand new New Balance sneakers so they have adequate support beneath them to stay active.
ACP’s middle school students primarily focused on:
1) designing video games by utilizing MIT’s educational Scratch software to code and story-tell, as well as the Gamestar Mechanic website to learn about game design principles.
2) learning the basics of stock market investing and the value of money through participating in the nationwide Stock Market Game competition.
In addition to these projects, which challenged students to work collaboratively and independently, students enjoyed trivia and discussing current events at the start of each session.
CODING & VIDEO GAME DESIGN
ACP Middle School students designed their own unique video games, featured below. (Click on a student’s game to see their work!)
fresh air & movement
Students enjoyed lunch on yoga mats and light exercise (including multiple hula hooping competitions!) across from The Armory on Haven Plaza, part of the Columbia University Medical School campus.
ACP high school students worked on preparing for the college application process, studying for the SAT, polishing their resumes, practicing professional development, and performing a musical production. Like our middle school group, they partook in the Stock Market Game, a national competition.
SUMMER SHOWCASE
The high school students that partook in a production of the musical Hamilton did so safely on-site at The Armory.
Musical numbers included:
“Alexander Hamilton” | “Aaron” | “My Shot” | “Tonight” | “The Schuyler Sisters “ | “You’ll Be Back” | “A Winter’s Ball” | “Helpless” | “Satisfied” | “History Has Its Eye On You” | “Yorktown” | “What Comes Next?” | “What’d I Miss?” | “Take A Break” | “Say No To This” | “One Last Time” | “Hurricane” | “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”
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