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Summer CyberCamp 2026
We are collaborating with Sunshine Elite Education to provide AFA CyberPatriot CyberCamps during the summer time. We are Oregon Champions and National Champion.
Register:
Click the following link at Sunshine Elite Education website to register: https://www.sunshineeliteeducation.com/course.php?term=87&filter_title=cyberpatriot
Schedule:
Standard Camp: June 15 to June 19, 2026
Advanced Camp: June 22 to June 26, 2026
Time: 9am to 3pm (PDT)
Lunch break: 11:30am to 12:15pm (PDT)
Location:
Online: Zoom Meeting
Minimum hardware requirements:
Intel/AMD Quad core computers with internet connection, and at least 16GB of memory (RAM) and 100GB free SSD harddrive space.
(Costco has qualified laptop at $700 and up. Amazon has qualified renewed laptop at less then $300, but YMMV. Gaming laptop with at least 32GB of RAM memory and 1TB SSD harddrive is recommended for determined students.)
However, Apple M series computer will not work directly. If you only have apple computer, we can convert the virtual images for you at an extra cost.
Skill requirements:
Standard Camp attendees do not need to have any prior knowledge of cybersecurity to participate. Some very basic knowledge of computer hardware (knowing how to use a mouse, browse the internet, identify common computer icons, etc.) is helpful but not necessary.
Advanced Camp attendees must possess some prior knowledge. Most of the Advanced curriculum builds on material covered by our Standard camp and also draws from the activities/tasks in the CyberPatriot competition. Prior exposure to CyberPatriot or similar skill levels are recommended.
A basic English reading level is essential for both as many individual and group activities are written directives and students must work alone or within small groups to accomplish tasks. Cybersecurity or anything related to computers involve hands-on activities.
Curriculum:
Standard Camp:
Standard camps are designed to teach beginner students the basics of cybersecurity. No prior cybersecurity knowledge is required for participants. The following is an outline of the curriculum for the Standard CyberCamp.
Windows 10 Module – Security Policies, Account Management, File Protections, Auditing & Monitoring.
Mint (Linux) Module – Terminology & Concepts, Basic User Interface Security, Basic Command Line, Intermediate Security
Monday: Introduction to the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, introduction to cybersecurity & careers, cyber ethics, online safety, how computers work, virtual machines, and cyber threats.
Tuesday: Cybersecurity principles, basic Windows security policies and tools, account management, windows file protections, and auditing and monitoring. Students will follow along and work with the Windows 10 demonstration image.
Wednesday: Introduction to Linux, Mint terminology and concepts, basic GUI security, and intro to CLI. Students will follow along and work with the Mint demonstration image.
Thursday: Basic command line security and intermediate Mint security. Students will follow along and work with the Mint demonstration image.
Friday: CyberPatriot competition day. Students will compete against their fellow campers on Windows 10 and Mint competition images.
Advanced Camp:
The Advanced Camp curriculum is designed to allow instructors to pick and choose which areas of interests their students might best learn from. There is more information made available than will fit in a four-hour camp day – instructors have the option to pick the topics which are best suited for their session. Friday must be reserved for the CyberPatriot competition.
Windows 10 Module – Windows Graphical Utilities, Windows Command Line, optional Sysinternals Suite.
Mint (Linux) Module – Init Systems, Advanced Command Line, Processes and Scheduled Tasks, optional Security Policies and PAM, optional Networking.
Cisco NetAcad – Networking Modules 1-3.
Monday: Cyber Ethics Module, Windows 10 Module
Tuesday: Windows 10 Module, Mint
Wednesday: Mint Module
Thursday: Cisco Networking
Friday: CyberPatriot competition day. Teams of students compete against each other on advanced Windows 10 and Mint images.
Contact us:
Coach: Xinle Yang
Email: titanturtlesteam@gmail.com
For those who already registered, we will send out emails about how to download images and how to prepare for the camps when the camp time approaches.