Civilization VII Camp: Build Empires, Shape History, and Think Like a Leader!

Prepare to be amazed as you watch your differently-wired kiddo make real friends, explore this unique content, grow under the guidance of this expert mentor, and be seen in all their glory!

Our Promise To You

100% Satisfaction Guarantee:

Due to the unique nature of our fast paced Summer camps, if you’re not 100% IN LOVE with this camp within the first 24 hours, you can either transfer to another camp or get a 100% refund to your family’s YSA account as credit toward a future class.

That’s it! No hassle!

Why Take This Camp?

Does your young strategist love history, problem-solving, and epic battles? In Civilization VII Camp, they’ll build empires, master diplomacy, and outthink their rivals in a thrilling, strategy-filled adventure! This camp goes beyond gameplay—it’s a powerful way to develop executive function skills, critical thinking, and strategic planning.

This isn’t just a summer gaming camp—it’s an immersive learning experience where students hone their leadership abilities, practice critical thinking, and sharpen decision-making skills in a supportive, engaging atmosphere.

Let your child’s summer adventure begin! Enroll today and watch them grow as a leader, strategist, and critical thinker—all while having a blast!

  • Does your young strategist love history, problem-solving, and epic battles? In Civilization VII Camp, they’ll build empires, master diplomacy, and outthink their rivals in a thrilling, strategy-filled adventure! This camp goes beyond gameplay—it’s a powerful way to develop executive function skills, critical thinking, and strategic planning.

    What Makes This Camp Special?

    • Play Civilization VII on Steam:
      Campers will navigate history’s great civilizations, competing and collaborating in a fun, interactive, and engaging environment.

    • Develop Real-World Skills:
      Students will strengthen problem-solving, decision-making, and strategic planning, learning to balance risks and rewards just like world leaders.

    • Master Diplomacy and Leadership:
      More than just conquering lands, players will learn to manage resources, negotiate alliances, and adapt to changing situations—all essential leadership skills.

    • Connect with Like-Minded Gamers:
      This camp is the perfect place for students to collaborate, compete, and learn together, forming friendships over a shared love for strategy and history.

    Bonus Benefits for Neurodiverse Learners

    • Guided by a Twice-Exceptional Mentor:
      Our inclusive environment supports neurodiverse students, ensuring everyone feels welcome, engaged, and empowered.

    • Enhance Executive Function Skills:

      • Develop strategic thinking by planning ahead and anticipating consequences.

      • Improve impulse control through thoughtful, calculated decision-making.

      • Cultivate flexible thinking by adapting to ever-changing game scenarios.

    • Learn Fun Facts Along the Way!
      Students will gain knowledge of historical leaders, geography, and world monuments while leveling up their cognitive skills.

    Why Join Civilization VII Camp?

    This isn’t just a summer gaming camp—it’s an immersive learning experience where students hone their leadership abilities, practice critical thinking, and sharpen decision-making skills in a supportive, engaging atmosphere.

    Let your child’s summer adventure begin! Enroll today and watch them grow as a leader, strategist, and critical thinker—all while having a blast!

  • Bonus Benefits for Neurodiverse Learners

    • Guided by a Twice-Exceptional Mentor:
      Our inclusive environment supports neurodiverse students, ensuring everyone feels welcome, engaged, and empowered.

    • Enhance Executive Function Skills:

      • Develop strategic thinking by planning ahead and anticipating consequences.

      • Improve impulse control through thoughtful, calculated decision-making.

      • Cultivate flexible thinking by adapting to ever-changing game scenarios.

    • Learn Fun Facts Along the Way!
      Students will gain knowledge of historical leaders, geography, and world monuments while leveling up their cognitive skills.

  • Internet connection and can-do-attitude!

 

Ages: 11-18

Class size: Maximum- 8 Students

Meets: Daily Mon-Fri

Level: All Levels

Price: $26 per day

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What Our Parents Say…

  • My son loves Mr. Malikai's chess classes. He's taken several, and he really enjoyed this camp. The teacher is organized and punctual, but, best of all, he's positive and encouraging. While he passes on a lot of knowledge in his classes, he really emphasizes fun. Highly recommend his classes!

  • Malikai is a very gifted teacher. He knows how to get the best out of the student and truly understands the needs of neurodivergent kids. We consider ourselves very lucky to have him part of our son's learning journey

  • This teacher worked tirelessly to help my learner overcome her math anxiety and provided opportunities for her to shine. Her math skills grew so much, as well as her confidence. The class moved at a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow, as it was specifically geared to the individual students in the class and their skill set and comfort level.

Meet Your Mentor

Malikai Bass

Malikai Bass is a twice exceptional (profoundly gifted/ autistic adhder with dyspraxia/dysgrpahia) life-long learner who has been teaching twice-exceptional students virtually for the past four years. He has worked with over a thousand students in classrooms that center, celebrate, and affirm neurodiversity.

He loves helping students succeed and find the ways their brain works to thrive in all subjects and highlight the ways we can use gaming to practice and expand our executive functioning, life, and real social skills.

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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents

  • 4 KEY things:

    1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!

    2- Like-minded neurodivergent peers. Our asynchronous students need one another and YSA is a safe haven for these kiddos to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests. We’re a place where they can be their authentic selves and make friends while doing so!

    3- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees

    4-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.

    Come by and see for yourself!

  • Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?

    Our courses are not at all the same animal =)

  • We offer a satisfaction guarantee!

    If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your camp, you can:

    1- Transfer to another equal-value class at no charge (space permitting)

    2- Get a 100% refund to a YSA credit

    Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first day of camp. After 24 hours after the first class begins there will be no refund of tuition.

    Note- this is a satisfaction guarantee, therefore your child must attend class to qualify.

  • We do! We have 3 kinds:

    1- Word of mouth: GET UNLIMITED $35 COURSE/CAMP CREDITS!

    We know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth.

    ❇️ At checkout you will get a CUSTOM LINK that you can share with families

    ❇️ YOU GET A $35 CREDIT TOWARD MORE/FUTURE YSA CAMPS/COURSES every time a NEW family enrolls with your link!

    ❇️ Families who use your custom link WILL GET 10% off their 1st course at YSA!

    ❇️ THERE IS NO LIMIT on how many times you can use this with new families!

    2- Homeroom Social Club 100% off- When the same student enrolls in 2 courses AND Homeroom Social Club you will automatically discount 100% of the tuition for Homeroom Social Club.

    3- Multi-Camp: When you enroll in 3 or more summer camps in the same week, you will receive 10% off of all summer camps!

  • Of course!

    As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.

    Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school.

    If you have an asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.

  • 2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.

    We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)

    Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org

  • All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!

    Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries!

    Cool, right?