2011 iD Tech Summer Camps

Guide

About iD Tech Summer CampThe iD Tech story began in a studio above a garage in 1999. We had a simple mission – To

provide a world class computer camp experience to young people with a passion for technology

and computers. All we wanted to do was to ignite and stoke the Internal Drive (now you know

what iD stands for!) in our campers.

Twelve years down the line, we have more students each year than any of our competitors. iD

Tech now comprises of the flagship brand iD Tech Camps, the iD Visual Arts Academy, the iD

Gaming Academy, the iD OnSite and the iD Programming Academy.

iD Tech was born with a commitment to quality and dedication; that’s what makes us different.

As a family-owned and managed company, we pride ourselves on the close attention we pay to

all the details that really matter – hand-picked staff; risk management; personalized instruction

and a stimulating yet safe environment. Keeping our staff and students happy is the guiding force behind all we do and the glowing testimonials bear us out. We have successfully experimented with blending the nostalgic charm and leisure of traditional summer camps with cutting edge tech programs.

Here are some of our program highlights:

• Day and week-long tech camps for ages 7 – 17 and teen academies for ages 13 – 18.

• Campers may register for one or more weeks.

• Locations include some of the best university and college campuses in the United States and Canada.

• Low campus: counselor ratio of 6: 1.

• Hand-picked and well-trained staff comprising of industry professionals and college graduates.

• The best software and hardware from tech giants Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, HP and Microsoft.

• As our thirteenth season draws near, we look forward to reaffirming our commitment to our guiding values – inspiration, determination, education, awareness and leadership.

Courses at iD Tech Summer CampsTechnology can be fun too! If you are between the ages of seven and eighteen, iD Tech has an

interesting program for you. Check out the list below and see which program you’d like to sign

up for:

Game Design CampsAges Course

7-10 Adventures in Game Design

9-13 RPG Game Design & Graphic Arts Hybrid

10-15 Game Creation – Arcade & Platform

10-15 3D Game Design – Racing Games

12-17 3D Game Design – Role Playing Games

10-15 Game Design for iPhone® & iPad®

13-17 FPS Game Design – Unreal® Engine 3

13-18 Level Design – Unreal Development Kit

13-18 Level Design – StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™

 

 

3D Game Modding Camps & 3D Game Modeling Camps

12-17 3D Game Modding – StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™

13-17 3D Game Modding – Half-Life® 2

12-17 Maya® – 3D Modeling & Animation

13-18 3D Modeling & Animation with Maya®

Programming & Robotics Camps

12-17 RoboContenders

7-11 Adventures in Programming

8-12 Adventures in Robotics

12-17 Programming in C++ or Java

13-17 Programming iPhone® & iPad® Apps

13-18 iPhone® & iPad® App Development

13-18 Google Android App Development

13-18 C++ and Robotics Engineering

13-18 Programming for the Xbox 360®

13-18 Java Programming for the AP Exam

Web, Graphic & Digital Arts Camps

9-13 RPG Game Design & Graphic Arts Hybrid

10-17 Web Design & Flash® Animation

10-17 Graphic Design for Advertising

 

Video Editing & Digital Photography Camps

13-17 Video Editing & Special Effects

10-17 Digital Photography & Photoshop®

11-17 Surf & Video Production

13-18 Film Production – Extreme Sports

13-18 Film Production – Final Cut Studio®

13-18 Professional Photography

 

Sports & Tech / Specialty Camps

11-14 Sports & Tech

11-17 Surf & Video Production

7-17 iD Onsite

iD Tech Summer Camp LocationsWe believe in giving the best to our students and that not only includes the best possible instruction but also

the best possible locations in the United States. We have tie-ups with top US universities – Harvard, Stanford,

Emory, UCLA, Vassar, Columbia, Northwestern and many more. This allows young campers to experience

life at university – live in college dorms; have meals in college dining halls; study in university labs and take

campus tours.

Our camps are located in the following states:

Arizona New Jersey

Northern California New York

Southern California North Carolina

Colorado Ohio

Connecticut Pennsylvania

Florida Rhode Island

Georgia Tennessee

Illinois Texas

Indiana Virginia

Maryland Washington

Massachusetts Washington, D.C.

Michigan Wisconsin

Minnesota Missouri

Why Choose iD Tech Summer Camps

There are many reasons why iD Tech is the undisputed leader in the computer camp industry.

Here are some of the top ones:

1. Prestigious university locations – Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, MIT – we have partnerships with all the best universities for our 60+ camps programs.

2. Fully trained professional camp staff – We hire only the best people in the industry and pay them more than anyone else does. We do not employ Counselors – in – Training (CUTs and only recruit college graduates as faculty.

3. Low camper: counselor ratios backed with a guarantee – We provide hands-on instruction with a camper: counselor ratio of 6: 1. If the ratio goes up to 9 or more campers per counselor for two or more consecutive days a week, we guarantee a free extra week at camp.

4. Best software and courses – We have mutually rewarding partnerships with top tech icons such as Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, NVIDIA and Autodesk.

5. Happy staff votes iD as best place to work – The Bay Area News Group recently named iD Tech Camps one of the top five places to work. Need we say more?

6. ACA accreditation and risk management profile –Multiple accreditation by the American Camp Association, great risk management systems; training and management of staff and faculty; regional management teams to supervise each camp location and ridiculously small class ratios.

7. A balanced experience for campers –A holistic, well-balanced camping experience, with a unique blend of the traditional camp experience and cutting edge technology education.

8. Camping and more –Our avowed goal is to ignite and stoke the inherent Internal Drive in young campers by helping them develop their social, technical and problem-solving skills.

9. Family company – iD Tech is a family company with a passion for technology and a flair for making it seem like a lot of fun. 13 seasons on, we are the premier summer computer camp this side of the world.

10. Continuing education units – Build your portfolio by earning accredited Continuing Education Units provided by Stanford Continuing Studies and Villanova University.

And you needn’t take our word for it – see what campers and their parents have to say about

iD Tech.