Fortnite Bootcamp offers gamers the ultimate experience to sharpen their Fortnite skills. This immersive camp is designed for both beginners and experienced players, focusing on strategy, teamwork, and gameplay. Participants learn from experienced instructors, engage in exciting challenges, and enhance gaming tactics, all in a fun and supportive environment. It’s the perfect opportunity for Fortnite enthusiasts to level up their play and connect with fellow gamers.ds when schools are closed.
@ The Fairless Hills YMCA
Metro Esports offers seasonal day off school camp for esports. Make the most of a school-free day by exploring the world of esports with friends. Transform your day off into an adventure of creativity, collaboration, and exciting games! Metro offers seasonal day off school camp, providing activities and supervision for kids when schools are closed.
@ The Doylestown YMCA
Tech Day off School Camp: Game Building in Unreal Engine, the same platform used to create Fortnite, offers an exciting opportunity for kids to learn game development. This engaging camp equips young minds with the tools to build their own projects in Unreal Engine, with easy-to-follow steps perfect for beginners or budding game designers. Parents and kids alike will be thrilled to see ideas come to life in this dynamic, creative environment, where the thrill of gaming meets educational enrichment.
@ The Warminster YMCA
A nostalgic journey through classic gaming! Dive into a vast selection of retro consoles and games, and optionally BYOC (bring your own console or controller) for an added personal touch. This evening is all about casual play, reminiscing, and sharing your love for timeless games with fellow enthusiasts. Whether you’re reliving cherished gaming moments or discovering retro gems for the first time, this event promises a relaxed, fun-filled atmosphere for gamers of all ages
@ The Warminster YMCA
Each Week, Metro will be hosting Minecraft Monday, FREE for YMCA members! Each Monday, join us for fun, easy, and family friendly mini-events on our YMCA Minecraft Server. Guests who join us in the lounge will earn double points towards our various stat tracking categories and leaderboards, and have the opportunitiy to win special in-game rewards. Players will work together to complete challenges, think creatively, and earn points. Great for kids and families!
Introducing Metro Madness, every Wednesday from 3pm-6pm! Stop by for as little or as long as you’d like to play your favorite games, or explore new ones, and race to earn points and climb the leaderboards. No matter if you’re a fan of Fortnite or Overwatch or Minecraft, everyone can compete in their favorite titles and earn points at the same rate as others. This Winter, everyone is on an equal playing field at the YMCA’s Metro Madness Weekly!
Join us down in the Metro Game Lounge each and every Friday for esports tournaments! Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Each week will feature a different esports title and format, including Fortnite, Rocket League, NBA2k, Smash Ultimate, and others. Join with a team or register as a free agent to be matched with other players.
April 26th: Fortnite 2v2 Elimination Race
May 3rd: Smash Ultimate 1v1
May 10th: NBA2K23 & Madden2k23 1v1
May 17th: Overwatch 2
May 24th: Fortnite 2v2 Elimination Race
May 31st: Smash Ultimate 1v1
Ready to win some Robux?! “Roblox Rumble” is a weekly, fun-filled, and competitive Roblox event held every Saturday at the Warminster YMCA. This open event allows participants to drop in at any time during the event hours to compete in various Roblox challenges. Weekly themes such as speedrunning, obstacle courses (obbys), battle royales, and team-based games rotate to keep the experience fun and exciting!
Metro’s Esports Education highschool course covers four major career pathways within the esports industry: Strategist, Organizer, Entrepreneur, and Content Creator. All students who complete and meet the goals of this program will receive a certificate of completion for use in Professional Development.
Metro Esports Team is committed to providing every student with a rigorous program that incorporates gaming education that purposefully integrates content and skills from engineering, technology, science, computer science, and mathematics to foster gaming industry literacy. Students apply integrated content to develop games and solutions while employing skills critical for postsecondary study and career success.Â
As an official STEM-based learning organization by STEM.org since 2021, the programs we have created will offer a flexible and personalized learning environment for youth and adults both virtually and in-person as a part of the integrated school day, after-school programs, and/or summer camps. The mission of Metro Esports is to promote esports in an experiential and interdisciplinary methodology to teaching and learning.Â
Students can choose from different studies across the gaming and tech landscape. Metro Esports programming is organized into three primary disciplines, including Game Development, Game Design, and Game Business, with the following areas of production: Visual Design & Animation, Programming, Esports Business, Content Creation, and a Project Internship. These programs were created in mind from entry-level to undergraduate certifications.Â
In other words, students who seek game entrepreneurship or technical expertise can complete school faster, create strong portfolios, and learn industry skills from educators or industry professionals with extensive, current experience in their field.
Our approach reflects an industry that has experienced an explosion in consumer gaming and enterprise gaming. Over the past few decades, the gaming industry has evolved from just a source of entertainment to one that includes education and training.
