Hacking and Cybersecurity with Python
Curious about how hackers think and love solving puzzles? In this hands-on camp, you will explore Python coding, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity through interactive games and code-cracking challenges. Build your coding skills by creating mini-projects and programming your own cyber defense game. Experiment with secret codes, test password strength, and train on specialty websites designed for safe practice. Compete in Capture-the-Flag contests that challenge your logic, teamwork, and creativity. Learn how hackers operate, and how to stop them, while developing real-world problem-solving skills and thinking like an ethical hacker who protects, not attacks.
*Exact age/grade availability depends on each district's listing.
Hands-on project-based learning. Work in small groups. Take home your creations.
What students will do
This camp turns Minecraft into a logic playground: students practice structured thinking while building things they actually want to show off.
- Hands-on project-based learning
- Work in small groups
- Take home your creations
What to know
Quick details parents care about — clear, scannable, and reduces "before camp" emails.
Bring a USB on the last day to save your projects.
Great for students who enjoy Minecraft and want a deeper, more "engineering" style experience.
Summer 2026 Camp Schedule
For pricing and registration information, click Register.
| Registration | District | Location | Date | Times | Grades | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Wayzata Community Ed | Meadow Ridge Elementary | Jun 15, 2026—Jun 18, 2026 | 9:00 AM—12:00 PM | 4th-6th | Register |
| Open | South Washington Community Ed | Lake Middle | Jun 22, 2026—Jun 25, 2026 | 9:00 AM—12:00 PM | 5th-9th | Register |
| Open | Blake School | The Blake School-Hopkins | Jun 29, 2026—Jul 3, 2026 | 8:30 AM—11:30 AM | 4th-8th | Register |
| Open | Hopkins Community Ed | Hopkins North Junior High | Jul 6, 2026—Jul 9, 2026 | 9:00 AM—12:00 PM | 6th-8th | Register |
| Open | Minn Institute for Talented Youth | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Jul 20, 2026—Jul 24, 2026 | 8:30 AM—11:30 AM | 4th-6th or 5th-9th | Coming soon! |
| Open | Osseo, Maple Grove Community Ed | Rice Lake Elementary | Jul 20, 2026—Jul 23, 2026 | 1:00 PM—4:00 PM | 3rd-6th | Register |
| Open | Eden Prairie Community Ed | Central Middle | Jul 27, 2026—Jul 30, 2026 | 9:30 AM—12:30 PM | 6th-8th | Register |
| Open | Maple Grove Parks & Rec | Maple Grove Community Center - Teen Center | Aug 10, 2026—Aug 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM—12:00 PM | 4th-6th or 5th-9th | Register |
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