Programs

The club started at Da Vinci in Davis and goes wherever students are. Every program is built around the site: its schedule, its students and the computers it already has.

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Da Vinci Video Game Design Club

The flagship club: an 18-week season in a lab of gaming PCs, ending with Gaming Day in May.

Students learn digital art, 3D modeling, animation, sound design, coding and interactive storytelling in Unreal Engine, GameMaker, GDevelop, Blender and Adobe Creative Suite. Gaming PCs are provided; bring a laptop if you have one. Spots are limited, and everyone who takes part gets a club T-shirt. By the end of the season every student has contributed to a playable game or built portfolio pieces for college applications, jobs and internships.

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Who: Grades 9 to 12 at Da Vinci High School. New and returning students. No experience needed.
When: Spring 2026 ran January 19 to May 28, Mondays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Next session dates coming soon.
Where: Da Vinci Charter Academy, 1400 E. 8th Street, Davis

Year-round

A club at your school

We bring the club to you and build it around your bell schedule and your equipment, from gaming PCs to Chromebooks.

Every club is customized to the site. With Chromebooks, students build in browser tools like GDevelop, Scratch and Code.org; with gaming PCs, they move into GameMaker, Unreal Engine and Blender. It is never too late to start one.

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Who: Elementary, middle and high schools and youth organizations in Yolo County.
When: Built around your schedule.
Where: On site at your school

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Private tutoring and homeschool

One-on-one sessions at home with industry-standard and browser-based tools.

We help set up a real game development workstation on the computer you already have, then work through a plan built around your student: a first game, a portfolio, or a specific skill like 3D modeling or sound design.

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Who: Individual students of any age, including homeschool students.
When: Build your own schedule.
Where: In your home, on your own computer

What students learn

Digital art, 3D modeling, animation, sound design, coding and interactive storytelling. Students work in Unreal Engine, GameMaker, GDevelop, Blender, Aseprite and Adobe Creative Suite, and finish with a playable game or polished assets for a portfolio, a college application or an internship.

Read the club handbook

Start a club at your school

It is never too late for a school to start a club. Email or send a note with your school, grade levels and what equipment you have, and we will put together a plan.

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Past programs

Game Design Summer Camp 2025. June 16 to 27, 2025, weekdays 1:00 to 3:30 pm, Da Vinci High School, Davis. Free. Rising 8th to 12th graders at Da Vinci.

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