{"id":11221,"date":"2025-06-27T10:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/workshops\/game-development-from-start-to-finish-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:38:45","slug":"game-design-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"workshop","link":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/workshops\/game-design-elementary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Design for Young Programmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-11221\" data-postid=\"11221\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11221 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_y8tn190 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_xdtf194 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_agpl349   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em><strong>Ages 6-8<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Dates Offered:<\/strong><br \/><em>January 27 &#8211; April 21, 2026<\/em><br \/><em>Tuesdays 5:30 &#8211; 6:30PM<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> $350<br \/><\/em><\/p><p>In this Open World afterschool program, students will develop a foundation for future programming and software development projects. 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