Pokemon Ultimate Experience: Game, Cards, Story, & Friends 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!
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?
Are you curious about that Cyndaquil? Amazed about that Azumarill? Explosively excited about that enormous Empoleon? Entranced watching an equally exquisite Espeon?
Pokemon has a lot to teach us about our world, our history, our science, and ways that we can have fun learning.
Let’s get started!
So, grab your hat and your pokeballs, and lets catch 'em all!
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Are you curious about that Cyndaquil? Amazed about that Azumarill? Explosively excited about that enormous Empoleon? Entranced watching an equally exquisite Espeon?
If you know even half of those creatures, then you're probably interested in knowing them all. Take your Pokemon skills to the next level with this course, where we'll cover the following:
* The history and backgrounds of Pokemon itself and all of the regions that are featured in the games.
* Discussions of the games, shows, movies, and manga, including looks to the real-world myths and stories they touch upon.
* Learning how to play the Pokemon The Trading Card Game (TGC)
* Developing tactics and strategies of Pokemon TGC, who to pick for what battles, the math behind type effectiveness, and even the history of how the type system was developed.
* In depth discussions on some of our favorite Pokemon, including the scientific and mythical inspirations for those creatures.
* Ways to interact and share your excitement about Pokemon with others, including art, game play, and discussion.
Perhaps the most important thing we’ll catch in this exciting class is new friends who share a love of all things Pokemon!
Pokemon has a lot to teach us about our world, our history, our science, and ways that we can have fun doing it.
So, grab your hat and your pokeballs, and lets catch 'em all!
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We will focus on:
* The history and backgrounds of Pokemon itself and all of the regions that are featured in the games.
* Discussions of the games, shows, movies, and manga, including looks to the real-world myths and stories they touch upon.
* Learning how to play the Pokemon The Trading Card Game (TGC)
* Developing tactics and strategies of Pokemon TGC, who to pick for what battles, the math behind type effectiveness, and even the history of how the type system was developed.
* In depth discussions on some of our favorite Pokemon, including the scientific and mythical inspirations for those creatures.
* Ways to interact and share your excitement about Pokemon with others, including art, game play, and discussion.
Perhaps the most important thing we’ll catch in this exciting class is new friends who share a love of all things Pokemon!
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Internet access and a can-do-attitude!
Ages: 8-12 & 13-18
Class size: Maximum - 8 Students
Level: All Levels
Camp Price: $35 per session
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)
Eric Zeltmann (Mr. Z), is primarily an avid follower of Pikachu. However, realizing that he could not find one to follow him around, settles for his cat, who enjoys using "Claw" on him (and it's super effective!). He had played many of the games, and watched many of the movies and shows throughout his life.
He is an avid Pokemon Go player, and has even managed to make his kids impressed by his Pokemon knowledge (on more than one occasion!).
As the father of 2e kids, he knows the importance of every kid having an area of interest where they are comfortable, and giving them the tools to use that to expand even further in life.
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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?