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.
Software Development with Python or Java.
What students will do
- Write real code in Python or Java
- Build games and interactive programs
- Learn programming fundamentals through hands-on projects
- Write and run real code in a text-based programming language
- Understand variables, functions, and control flow
- Build a working program or game from scratch
- Build Python mini-projects and a cyber defense game
- Compete in Capture the Flag contests and crack secret codes
What to know
- USB drive to save your projects on the last day
- Beginner to intermediate — no prior coding required
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 | 9am - 12pm | 4th-6th | Register |
| Open | South Washington Community Ed | Lake Middle | Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 25, 2026 | 9am - 12pm | 5th-9th | Register |
| Open | Blake School | The Blake School-Hopkins | Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 3, 2026 | 8:30 - 11:30am | 4th-8th | Register |
| Open | Hopkins Community Ed | Hopkins North Junior High | Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 9, 2026 | 9am - 12pm | 6th-8th | Register |
| Open | Minn Institute for Talented Youth | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 24, 2026 | 10:10 - 11:30am | 3rd-4th | Register |
| Open | Osseo, Maple Grove Community Ed | Rice Lake Elementary | Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 23, 2026 | 1 - 4pm | 3rd-6th | Register |
| Open | Eden Prairie Community Ed | Central Middle | Jul 27, 2026 - Jul 30, 2026 | 9:30am - 12:30pm | 6th-8th | Register |
| Open | Maple Grove Parks & Rec | Maple Grove Community Center - Teen Center | Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 13, 2026 | 9am - 12pm | 6th-8th | Register |
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