Cryptography and Hacking: Cracking the Code Summer Camp
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!
Ages: 8-12 & 13-18
Class size: Maximum - 8 Students
Level: All Levels
Camp price: $37 per session
Why Take This Camp?
Is cryptography a bit of an enigma to you? Do you want to learn more about how codes have worked throughout history, or how spies transmitted messages across enemy lines? Want to figure out how to keep your younger sibling out of your communications? Or just like to solve puzzles? This course is for you…
Whether you seek to fortify your own communications or simply relish the challenge of solving puzzles, join us in the cunning world of cryptography and hacking. Together, we will work through the history of cryptography and examine its future, looking at the arms race between encryption and decryption. From ROT13 to RSA public key encryption.
Students in this camp will discover how some of the greatest codes of all time worked and how they can apply these principles to make your very own codes!
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There is a battle around us, a never-ending arms race on two sides:
One side endeavors to shroud information in secrecy, from guarded state secrets to the most mundane to-do lists. On the flip side, relentless forces strive to liberate information, breaking through barriers with unwavering determination. This timeless struggle has echoed through the ages, from the days of Caesar and will continue long after we've moved on to the stars.
This is the captivating realm of cryptography and hacking, the intricate interplay of encrypting and decrypting secrets that spans generations.
This course is your portal to understanding the history, mathematics, implementation, and coding of cryptographic algorithms. Dive into Python coding with provided samples, and uncover the stories of leaders who opened the doors to this clandestine world.
Throughout the year, we'll navigate various levels of complexity, each compartmentalized for seamless entry, ensuring you can join us at any point.
We'll journey from the origins of cryptography, tracing the footsteps from the time of Caesar to the gripping unraveling of the enigma machine.
Students in this class will discover how some of the greatest codes of all time worked and how they can apply these principles to make your very own codes!
Are you prepared to crack the code of the past and venture into the intricate world of cryptography and hacking?
Join us on this thrilling expedition!
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Students in this class will discover how some of the greatest codes of all time worked and how they can apply these principles to make your very own codes!
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Internet access and a can-do-attitude!
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!
How To Enroll
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What Our Parents Say…
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“I’m not exaggerating when I say that I listen in on this class because it’s so cool! Where were classes like this when I was growing up? Man! Mr. Z is truly a gifted teacher! He makes learning statistics so fun! My son never cared much for math before and now he LOVES IT!”
-Jerry
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“Mr. Z’s stats class is so much fun! My son always leaves that class saying that he wishes it met everyday! We’re so happy we found it!”
-Steph
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“Our daughter really loves this class. Mr. Z is so fun and she feels like she’s learning all the cool stuff she would look up on her own time, but with a group! We love Mr. Z!”
- Lyn
Meet Your Mentor
Eric Lloyd Zeltmann (Mr. Z)
I am a parent of five kids, all of which are different and awesome in their own ways. I have learned much about myself, and how to adapt quickly to situations, as I am surrounded by kids with ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia on a daily basis. And, to boot, they're all smarter than the average bear, which makes everything even faster and more chaotic. However, I stand as a stalwart math teacher throughout, even when they moan and go "Oh no, Dad's doing math again!"
I've worked in public school, private school, and have even home-schooled some of my kids. My greatest parenting achievement was to prove that if every one of those kids knocks on my door once every half hour, that still means that I get ten interruptions per hour. Yet, they still do it :-). I love working with kids because every one of them is a bundle of potential, hope, and zany stories about something they love and hold dear. Every time I teach, I see something new, and I can't wait to see what your kids can teach me!
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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents
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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!
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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 =)
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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?