Q: What grades are eliagable to participate in these programs?

A: Our VG Designers and Gamers afterschool programs are available to all students 5th - 8th grade. Our competitive esports teams are available to all 7th and 8th graders who have maintained a passing GPA and attend tryouts. Our Game Design Electives course is available to all 7th and 8th graders. Our summer camps are available to all incoming 5th graders and up.

Q: Does my child need to attend Gorzycki in order to participate?

A: Aside from our esports teams and electives course, we accept students from any school into our programs. Drop off and pick up will always be at the 4pm at the school's main entrance. Many of our participants come from the Gorzycki feeder elementary schools.

Q: What are the esports teams and how do they differ from the afterschool clubs?

A: Our esports teams compete through an online gaming platform called PlayVS, the largest scholastic esports gaming platform in the country. We try to compete in a few different Middle School leagues. Students will have a choice in which game they want to compete in. Seasons usually last about two months. Practices and games take place once a week on the same day. Students will meet after school in the e-gym from 4 - 5:30. Although it's unlikely, there may be times when games go beyond 5:30. Participation in an esports team is no different from participating in a regular sport in that students are expected to make a full committement once on the team.

Q: Does my child need experience in coding and or game design to participate in the VG Designers Club?

A: No, not at all. We teach them the basics to game design using RPG Maker, which is an intuitive tool to designing role playing games that rely heavily on character development, setting, and plot.

Q: Do you offer scholarships?

A: We do! We want to ensure all students have the oppotunity to participate in our programs. Inclusivity is a big part of what we're trying to do. Click here for a form and we'll get back to you with an email shortly.

Q: What kind of games do you have?

A: We have over 300 games! We try to have update our inventory as often as possible, ensuring that we have copies of the most popular games out there. The majority of our games are collaborative, multiplayer games. None of our games include blood or excessive violence -- we keep it school appropriate. We also ensure that students are playing games within the tiger esports community and NOT with strangers online -- we've placed restrictions on our PCs to ensure that doesn't happen.

Q: I still have a few other questions. How can I reach out to you?

A: Shoot us an email at collaborativeedgeyouth@gmail.com. We'll get back to you ASAP!