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BY ROO MOODY
Meet the camp turning screen time into storytelling Five years ago, four best friends from Seven Lakes High School collaborated to create a summer camp. The foursome bonded over the creation of their high school’s lm club and stayed friends through- out college before deciding to form Creator Camp in 2021, a summer camp designed to make using technology creatively more accessible for kids. After a lot of passion, dedication and one Shark Tank appearance later, co-founders Cazden Morri- son, Jacky Chao, Robbie Davidson and Kai Forman are projected to serve 20,000 kids this year during Creator Camp’s sixth summer. About the program During the second year of Creator Camp, Morrison said they started to see a more impactful e ect taking place throughout the summer. He said the camp was taking “iPad kids” who were reliant on consuming videos or games and inspiring them to turn their screen time into some- thing more productive, such as creating their own animations and lms. How it works Creator Camp o ers two and three-day camps with a range of themes, including entrepreneurship, lmmaking, YouTube creation, Minecraft and music production.
Creator Camp operates in 30-plus locations and has taught more than 10,000 students.
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Three of Creator Camp’s cofounders went on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2024 and made a deal with Barbara Corcoran for $350,000 for 18% equity.
www.creatorcamp.org Locations vary
There are various themes for two and three-day camps.
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