GLG Esports & Gaming Summer Camp 2024, Report

2024 CAMP STATISTICS

80 Gaming Campers

28 Different Schools

Ages 8-16

In 2023, GLG only hosted 2 weeks of camps for 8 kids. Thank you for your help in growing our program!

10X YoY GROWTH!

The highest enrollment was during the weeks of June 24-28th (18 campers) and July 29th - August 2nd (25 campers).
This year we ran 3 weeks for ages 8-12, and 3 for ages 13-16. With a majority of the attending campers being between the ages of 8-12 we will look to make the majority of the 2025 summer camp be focused on ages 8-12.

**Where are the campers from?**
Rush Henrietta CSD, Academy of Health & Sciences Charter School, Rochester Prep, Northside Christian Academy, Scribner Road Elementary School, East Irondequoit Middle School, World of Inquiry #58, U Prep, Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School, Norman Howard School, Rochester Academy Charter school, Clara Barton school no. 2, Brighton Central School District, Gananda, Homeschooled, Seton Catholic, Henry Hudson #28, Little River Community School (Canton, NY), Charles Finney School, Bishop Kearney, Honeoye Falls, Penfield, Merton Williams Middle School, Indian Landing Elementary, Willink Middle School, Brockport, Fairport, Owego-Apalachin

OUR GREAT LAKES GOALS

In 2024, we set out to improve social skills and foster a sense of belonging and friendship among our campers.

Campers mentioned "making friends" or "playing with new people" 18 times in their final presentations, highlighting the strong social connections formed during the program.

"I feel like another reason I looked forward to coming here was because of the people here and not just the staff the little kids too (yes even the kind of annoying ones) but I felt like we all just had fun." - E. age 14

CREATIVITY THROUGH CODING: A MINECRAFT MOD

Campers were tasked with creating their own Minecraft mod, sparking their creativity and imagination as they applied what they learned from coding.

Coding was led by RIT Alumni Kent Reese, (Game Design) and assisted by RIT undergrad, Jay Horsfall (New Media)

VIDEO EDITING, A MODERN SKILL

Throughout the week, campers were tasked with playing new and different games to record videos for.

By the end of the week, they would have edited the footage from hours of game play down to just a few entertaining minutes, adding transitions, animations, and subtitles to create a complete video.

COMPETING AS A TEAM

Throughout the week, we had campers compete against one another and as teams against their peers or camp counselors.

The goal was to build communication skills and demonstrate how teamwork can lead to more victory royales!

Additional activities included learning skills for esports broadcast production and live-streaming.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE & PUBLIC SPEAKING

Finally, we tasked each camper was asked to make a slideshow to share what they liked, learned, and would want to see the next time they visit the GLG Lounge. The goal of the presentation was to teach public speaking skills and help them realize they can be proud of what they accomplished during their summer camp experience.

TESTIMONIALS

"What a great experience. I brought my son for a camp and he is very particular and quite picky...but he LOVED IT! Ben was wonderful answering all of my questions and working with the campers. Just a great enjoyable experience. Thanks Ben. Hopefully we'll be back for another camp." - Mrs. M

"Jack has proudly shared [his work] with his family and grandparents :). He had an absolutely wonderful time at camp last week---in his words 'best camp I've ever been to'" - Mrs. H

"As a parent, I appreciated being able to call you and get more information about the camp activities ahead of time. I also appreciated being able to learn about what the kids were up to with the presentations on the last day" - Mrs. V