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.
What Students Will Do
Python coding and ethical hacking with puzzles, secret codes, and Capture the Flag. Build a cyber defense game.
Summer 2026 Schedule
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| Registration | District | Location | Date | Times | Grades | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Wayzata CE | Meadow Ridge Elementary, Plymouth | 9:00 - 12:00pm | 4th - 6th | Register | |
| Open | South Washington CE | Lake Middle, Woodbury | 9:00 - 12:00pm | 5th - 9th | Register | |
| Open | Blake School | The Blake School-Hopkins | 8:30 - 11:30am | 4th - 8th | Register | |
| Open | Hopkins CE | Hopkins North Junior High, Minnetonka | 9:00 - 12:00pm | 6th - 8th | Register | |
| Open | Minn Institute for Talented Youth | Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park | 10:10 - 11:30am | 3rd - 4th | Register | |
| Open | Osseo, Maple Grove CE | Rice Lake Elementary, Maple Grove | 1:00 - 4:00pm | 3rd - 6th | Register | |
| Open | Eden Prairie CE | Central Middle, Eden Prairie | 9:30 - 12:30pm | 6th - 8th | Register | |
| Open | Maple Grove Parks & Rec | Maple Grove Community Center - Teen Center | 9:00 - 12:00pm | TBD | Register |
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