CyberWizards 2025

Girls aged 13-16 who enjoy learning new things, love solving puzzles and challenges.

No prior cybersecurity or programming knowledge is required.

The only skillset that is needed to attend the camp is ability and will to speak English on a level that you are able to hold conversation in everyday situations.

We would like to be as inclusive as possible.

If you have any special needs and wish to attend the camp, please contact Tiina Pau ([email protected]) to see whether we can accommodate to your needs.

English is the primary communication language at the camp. We expect participants to be able to communicate in English sufficiently well to make yourself understood in everyday situations and we hope that you will try to use English as much as possible.

We have seen from previous years that participants who try to use English as much as possible are adapting with camp life faster and enjoy the camp more.

The camp uses language immersion methods throughout. If you understand this text – you will be fine! And it is ok during the camp to ask teachers to repeat themselves if you did not understand them first time.

Workshops are held in computer science classes. Everyone will get workstation to use during the camp.

The week starts with introduction to cybersecurity and will gradually grow into more difficult topics.

Some of the topics are:

It is ok if you do not know any of these things yet.

The camp will end with a Capture the Flag (CTF) game, offering you the chance to solve cybersecurity tasks in a group and apply what you have learned.

Every evening there will be group activities that would give you change to be more active and make friends with other participants during the camp.

Some of these activities may require slight physical effort and some of them require more working together with group.

During one of the days we will go on a short hike in the forest or wetland to see the nature of Estonia. Last evening of the camp we will have a camp party.

Camp starts around noon on August 11th. Organizers are ready to welcome participants from 10 a.m.

Official ending of the camp is late evening on August 15th (Friday) with a party.

Participants can stay on the campsite until noon on August 16th (Saturday) and breakfast is provided for them on Saturday.

Therefor if you need to leave early in the morning on Saturday, you’ll not miss out any of the planned activities.

To get the most out of your experience, we recommend arriving to Estonia one day earlier, do some sightseeing in Tallinn and stay there for a night.

We have planned accommodation for all the participants on the campsite until 16th of August.

This way all the participants can enjoy the last evening in the camp without missing out any activities and they have time to say goodbye to their friends.

Everything during the camp is free for participants - accommodation, food, workshops, and all on-site activities.

Meals are provided 5 times per day – breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack break during the workshops and snack in the evening.

We do not cover the traveling costs for the participants. Therefore, the participants should plan budget for traveling to Estonia and for the local transportation to the campsite, travel and accommodation for extra nights in Estonia if needed.

You’ll find the packing list from the last year at the end of this page.

In general, you should bring comfortable clothes that are suitable for inside and outside activities in various weather conditions. Most of the group activities are planned to take place outside. In case of rain, some of them can be moved to inside but unfortunately not all of them, for example, the hike in a nature.

During the camp you need to move between different buildings – accommodation and activities take place in different houses. So, it is good plan to be ready for warm weather (up to 25^oC) and rainy weather.

On summertime there may be mosquitoes as well, so if you are afraid of mosquitoes, bring a mosquito repellent. Previous years we have been lucky and during the camp period there weren’t too many mosquitoes even during the hike.

You do not have to bring your laptop. The computers for the workshops with all the software needed are prepared by the instructors of the workshop and ready for you to use at the campsite.

At the accommodation you’ll have a simple room with bed linens and small cabinet for each participant. Shared toilets and shower rooms are on the corridor with simple equipment.

You should bring your own towel.

If you have questions, regarding equipment you can use on the campsite. Do not hesitate to ask from the organizers before or during the camp.

You’ll find the daily schedule form the last year at the end of this page, we’ll update it during the summer.

Most likely the wake-up time will be around 8.30 and bed time will be around 23.00.

On the daytime there will be 3-6 hours of cybersecurity workshops. During the daytime there will be breakfast, lunch and dinner and 2 snack breaks.

In the evening there will be fun activities together with all the participants and also free time.

The chaperone accompanying the participants could be any adult who speaks English and the mother tongue of their group. No cybersecurity expertise needed. For example, last years the chaperones have been parents, teachers, or ministry officials.

We expect chaperones to:

• Ensure safe travel to and from the camp.
• Check in with their group daily.
• Assist with any issues that arise and where participants might need the help with language.

Chaperones will be housed in the same building as the participants.

We expect the chaperone to be on camp site during the evening activities. On the daytime chaperones can attend the workshops together with the participants, do home office or go sightseeing in nearby cities.

One month before the Camp we will organize online meetings with all of the chaperones. In these sessions we will cover all the essential information about arriving to the camp and ensure everyone is well-prepared for this exciting learning experience.

If you should have any questions before, do not hesitate to reach out to Tiina Pau ([email protected]).

For more information and registration please contact head organizer of the camp Tiina Pau ([email protected]) and she will help you with registration and answer any questions you have.

Deadline for registration of international groups is 1st of June or until all available spots are filled. Whichever comes first!

If you are working towards forming a group to send to a camp, it is good idea to write to the Head Organizer of the camp and let her know about that. You do not need to send the final participants list with the first e-mail. This helps her plan communication activities and keep an eye out how many registrations we can still accept.

Registration closes 1st of June or until all available spots are filled. Whichever comes first!

A good place to find more information about Estonia is the official tourist site Visit Estonia page.

In Estonia the official currency is the Euro. In most places you can pay with a credit card, debit card or contactless payment.

Estonia is in the EEST time zone, which is 1 h ahead of CEST (most of the Europe).

Estonian national language is Estonian. Most people under 50 years also speak English.

During the camp week the days are long – sunrise is around quarter past 5 and sunset around half past 9. And twilight is relatively long compared to most of Europe.

Weather in August is usually warm. Temperatures during the daytime are usually between 20-25^o Celsius and at night temperatures are around 10^o-15^o Celsius. Rain can also occur. It is a good idea to check the weather forecast prior to traveling.

More information about Estonia can be found from Visit Estonia tab and Wikipedia.