2022 Fall Live Online Class

• ACSL Short Problem Training - For Elem #1#2

  09/14 to 12/10  12 Classes Wednesday 6:00pm-7:00pm $255/term No class on Nov. 23Location: Online5

  Course Description

  ACSL Computer Contest Elementary Division

  American Computer Science League (www.acsl.org), ACSL organizes computer science contests and computer programming contests for elementary, junior, and senior high school students. 

  This year ACSL elementary contest consists of non-programming problems. Four categories, one each contest, will be tested. The contest consists of a 30-minute, 5-question test each month.

  2021-2022 ACSL Contest includes 4 tests. The topics covered are: 

  Contest #1: Computer Number Systems

  Contest #2: Prefix/Infix/Postfix Notation

  Contest #3: Boolean Algebra

  Contest #4: Graph Theory.

  Students will be given a 5-question test of questions on the given topic that encourages the use of strong problem-solving skills to get the correct answer.

  In this class, we will teach the Computer Number Systems for test 1 and get students ready for the No. 1 of the contest which is on Nov 17, 2021

  In this class, we will also teach the Prefix/Infix/Postfix Notations for test 2 and get students ready for the No. 2 of the contest which is on Jan 21, 2021

  No prior programming experience is required to attend this training class. Students are expected to be good at fifth-grade math with good problem-solving skills.

   Here is the contest events detail and registration link:  

  https://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=46&course_category=30

  Instructor: Shilpa Sharma
  
  

• ACSL Short Problem Training - For Junior Test #1#2

  09/17 to 12/10  12 Classes Saturday 6:00pm-7:00pm $255/term No class on Nov. 26Location: Online5

  Course Description

  American Computer Science League (ACSL http://www.acsl.org/ ) organizes computer science contests and computer programming contests for elementary, junior, and senior high school students.

  Each contest round consists of two parts: a written section (short answer test) and a programming section. Written topics tested include "what does this program do?", digital electronics, Boolean algebra, computer numbering systems, recursive functions, data structures (primarily dealing with binary search trees, stacks, and queues), regular expressions,  bit string flicking, graph theory, and prefix/postfix/infix notation.

  Only Students from Grade 6 to Grade 9 are allowed to participate in the Junior Division.

  The Fall term will prepare for Contest-1 and Contest-2

  The Winter term will prepare for Contest-3, Contest-4 as well as the ACSL Finals competition.
  The first contest is scheduled for Nov 17, 2021

  Topics for Contest #1 covers the following areas:
  1. Computer Number Systems
  2. Recursive Functions
  3. What Does This Program Do? - Branching

  Topics for Contest #2 covers the following areas:
  1. Prefix/Infix/Postfix Notation
  2. Bit-String Flicking
  3. What Does This Program Do? - Looping

  Topics for Contest #3 covers the following areas:
  1. Boolean Algebra
  2. Data Structures
  3. What Does This Program Do? - Arrays

  Topics for Contest #4 covers the following areas:
  1. Graph Theory
  2. Digital Electronics
  3. What Does This Program Do? - Strings

  No prior programming experience is required to attend this training class. Students are expected to be proficient in Algebra 1 with good problem-solving skills.

  The above topics will be taught from a beginner level gradually progressing towards the level required to excel in the ACSL Junior Division competition.

  Finally, we have opened the registration for the 2021-2022 ACSL contests at Sunshine.

  Here are the contest events detail and registration link:  https://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=46&course_category=30

  Instructor: Shalika Arora
  
  

2022 Summer Camp

Note: Half-day camps can be combined as full-day camps from 8:30am-5pm.

• Week 5 (08/08-08/12)

  Science Olympiad Camp- Grade 3-5

  08/08 to 08/12  5 half day Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 1

  Course Description

  This camp is limited to 10 students

  Science Olympiad Elementary Division - Grade 3-5

  This camp will introduce the Science Olympiad Division A events to students. https://www.soinc.org/programs/elementary

  This class will build up our young students’ curiosity and keen insight towards physical science and chemistry around our day to day life, the fundamental ability for the love of science.

  During this 5-days Camp, Students will go through the Science Olympiad events and complete several projects. Below are the sample projects we may work on:

  • Aerodynamics Aloft (How an airplane works)
  • Straw Tower (Build the tallest, most stable tower possible using drinking straws)
  • Operation Egg Drop (Pack and drop a raw egg from 2+ floors without breaking it)
  • Gunk (Chemistry: learn from experiments making the best glue)
  • Cool it (Heat transfer and insulation)
  • Building Bridges Event (Build a bridge using fixed amount of materials)

  Text book:
  Elementary Science Olympiad Club Lesson Plans
  Elementary Science Olympiad Rules Manual

   

  Instructor: Douglas Macklin