Since 1999 over 130,000 students worldwide have immersed in hands-on learning to create iPhone apps, programs with C++ and Java, video games, websites, movies, 3D models, ad designs, robots, films, and photos. Beginner to advanced students ages 7-17 enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and overnight summer camps held at 60 prestigious universities nationwide (see below).

Small class sizes (max 8:1) are guaranteed and taught by adult-only instructors, with Teens, pre-Teens, and younger students separated into different classes. Students learn personalized curriculum with a small group of peers, allowing them to optimize learning and social experiences. iD Tech Camps has been at the forefront of technology learning since 1999, and there’s never been a better or more important time to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. Accredited Continuing Education Units from Stanford or Villanova are also available to help build a portfolio for college.

COURSES
•Video Game Design – Game Development
•Programming & Robotics
•App Development
•3D Game Modding – 3D Modeling
•Web & Graphic Design
•Photography & Video Editing

HELD AT 60 PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES
Summer programs are held at Stanford, Northwestern, Princeton, Columbia, Emory and other universities in 27 states nationwide. Check www.internalDrive.com for a complete list of summer programs.

YEAR-ROUND LEARNING
New for 2012, students can complement their summer experience by subscribing to iDTech365.com – a new online learning community that offers exclusive tutorials, forums, and video lessons. And don’t forget about the FREE monthly online workshops taught by live instructors, available to iD alumni and students registered for the 2012 season.

TEEN-ONLY PROGRAMS
Also, ages 13-18 immerse in 2-week specialized, pre-college, overnight summer programs at iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking and photography). Visit www.iDTeenAcademies.com for courses and university locations.

WHY iD?
Visit www.internalDrive.com for more information and to register online (check real-time-up-to-the-minute-availability). Or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) to speak to a Program Advisor who can recommend a customized summer schedule to develop a student’s interest.

iD TECH CAMPS LOCATIONS
Arizona: held at Arizona State University
California: held at Stanford, UC Berkeley, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, Cal Lutheran University, and UC Irvine
Colorado: held at the University of Denver and Colorado State University: Fort Collins
Connecticut: held at Sacred Heart University and Wesleyan
Florida: held at the University of Miami and Rollins College
Georgia: held at Emory University
Illinois: held at Northwestern University and Lake Forest College
Indiana: held at Purdue University
Maryland: held at Towson University
Massachusetts: held at MIT, Merrimack, Amherst, and Bentley
Michigan: held at the University of Michigan
Minnesota: held at Macalester College
Missouri: held at Washington University (St. Louis)
Nevada: held at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV)
New Jersey: held at Princeton and Seton Hall
New Mexico: held at the University of New Mexico
New York: held at Columbia, NYU, Pace, RPI, NYIT, Vassar, and Adelphi
North Carolina: held at UNC-Chapel Hill
Ohio: held at Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve
Pennsylvania: held at Villanova and Carnegie Mellon
Rhode Island: held at Brown University
Tennessee: held at Vanderbilt University
Texas: held at Trinity University, St. Edward’s University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Houston
Virginia: held at the College of William and Mary
Washington: held at the University of Washington
Washington D.C.: held at American University
Wisconsin: held at the University of Wisconsin

Living Classrooms Summer Camp offers children a unique outdoor learning experience. Children enjoy many activites including hiking, meeting animals, gardening, rafting, swimming, boating and more, all while actively learning about science and the environment. Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region is a nonprofit organization that promotes outdoor hands-on education to youth.

Join us for the adventure of a lifetime! Moon Base Summer Camps are one-week coed day camps that introduce children to space exploration in a dynamic and tangible environment. Spend a week training like an astronaut to create the first permanent outpost off our home planet! Learn all about what it takes to live and work in space and on the Moon.
Wear spacesuits and MoonShoes, test meteor impact craters, work with real NASA scientists, design your own Lunar habitat, grown your own space plants, run simulations in Mission Control and the Moon Base, and launch rockets!
Camp staff are scientists and engineers with experience in a wide variety of space-related science and engineering fields. NASA engineers and aerospace industry professionals offer inspirational guest instruction. Appropriate for grades 3-5 or 6-8, camps are located in the northern Virginia, central Maryland, and DC areas.

About Evergreen Summer Camp

For more than 37 years, the Evergreen Montessori School Summer Camp has offered programs designed to emphasize creating exciting opportunities to learn, play, and grow. Be sure to check out our two new programs (Mad Science and Gourmet Chefs at Evergreen) for ages 7-10 year olds!

Summer Day Camp Highlights:
• 9 one-week sessions
• Ages 3.5 to 7 years
• Weekly swimming lessons
• Arts & crafts
• Field trips
• Specialty projects
• Half-day options for children under 4 years
• Before and after care

Our Summer Day Camp will run 9 one-week sessions for ages 3.5 to 7 years. The Summer Day Camp includes swimming, arts and crafts, and field trips. Our full-day Acorn campers (ages 3.5 to 4 years), will be expected to nap in the afternoons.

Mad Science at Evergreen:
• 9 one-week sessions
• Ages 7 to 10 years
• Weekly themes
• Please note: There will be no swimming or fieldtrips in this program
• Before and after care

Join us for 9 weeks of summer fun as we team up with Mad Science in a world of discovery for children through unique, hands-on experiences that encourage scientific literacy.

Gourmet Chefs Cooking Camp at Evergreen:
• 9 one-week sessions
• Ages 7 to 10 years
• Weekly themes • Please note: There will be no swimming or fieldtrips in this program
• Before and after care

Join us for 9 weeks of summer fun as we team up with Gourmet Chefs for a culinary adventure as you child will embark on a culinary exploration of basic skills will use for the rest of their lives.

Montessori Summer Program Highlights:
• 3 three-week sessions
• Ages 2.5 (potty trained) to 5 years old; no Montessori experience necessary for age 4 and under
• Certified Montessori teachers with small groups
• • Half-day options for children under 4 years
• Please note: There will be no swimming or fieldtrips in this program
• Before and after care

Our Montessori Summer Program will run 3 three-week sessions for ages 2.5 to 5 years old. The Montessori Summer Program’s goal is to strengthen the skills begun during the school year or to give incoming students an opportunity to become acquainted with the Montessori classroom, and for children to enjoy and experience the wonders of Montessori.

Camp hours for all programs are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with half day options for children in our Summer Day Camp Acorns group or our Montessori Summer Camp. Before and after care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Summer at Sandy Spring is known for having an interesting variety of camps; low staff to camper ratios; experienced, caring adults responsible for each program and excellent facilities. We are located on Sandy Spring Friends School’s beautiful, 140-acre, wooded campus. We are located near Olney, Wheaton, Rockville, and Silver Spring.

Campers love our performing arts center, ropes course, nature trails, two gymnasiums, playgrounds, art barn, natural swimming pond, and computer labs.

Summer at Sandy Spring offers art, activity, sports, academic enrichment, general and activity camps, such as Fishing, Culinary Arts, Soccer, Counselors-in-Training, Woodshop, Rocketry ,Adventure Camps, Cermaics, Photography Basketball, and Volleyball.

Transportation is available from a variety of locations.

Washington College’s Geospatial Discoveries Summer Program offers a unique summer experience for kids in grades 7-12. Program attendees will spend one week at Washington College exploring many areas of this growing field. In combination with GIS, participants will also explore the depths of the Chester River, and create a 3D replica of a building or some other feature in a virtual world. By the end of the week participants will walk away with an understanding of geospatial technologies and how they are used in everyday life.

Camp runs from June 24th to June 30th, 2012.

Early registration ends May 4, 2012.
Registration ends June 1, 2012.

LOOKING FOR THE BEST SUMMER CAMP IN WASHINGTON, DC OR NEARBY MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA? Founded by DC natives Rob Elwood and Brendan Sullivan in 1996, Headfirst offers top-notch, award-winning summer camps in the Washington, DC region including day camps, multi-sport camps, single sports camps and specialty camps for children ages 3½-14. Regardless of which fun-filled Headfirst camp you choose, your children will develop new skills, make great friends, learn life lessons and make great memories in a safe, professionally run, fun environment.

We offer private teen tours that meet your travel goals. Our trips are fully customized by you.

Campers in grades 1-6 can explore science in a fun, interactive way. Our quality hands-on experiments, innovative curriculum and professional instructors bring your child’s understanding of science to the next level. Campers will compete in extreme sports challenges; build a detective kit and use cutting edge forensics science; thrill to building racers, planes and a gigantic roller coaster and launch the High Flyer rocket into the stratosphere. Each topic runs for five days. Full-day and half-day options available. Multi-topic discount if two or more Camps are purchased together. Visit the Science Adventures website or call 1.888.458.1812 to enroll!