SOAR staff lead expeditions in North Carolina, Florida Keys, Wyoming, California, and Costa Rica.

Youth build self-confidence, develop social skills, work on leadership and communication skills, while enjoying the many challenges of our wilderness areas.

Adventure activities include wilderness backpacking, horsepacking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, wildlife studies, mountaineering, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, sea kayaking and wilderness medicine. Summer expeditions range from two to four weeks in length. Shorter adventures of three to seven days are planned for the spring, fall and winter. Semester-length courses are available in the spring and fall.

The student to staff ratio is low.

We offer a variety of programs at Talisman which all are designed to encourage development in the following areas: social skills, self-regulation, decision-making, communication and building a more positive self-image.

Foundations is for boys and girls ages 9-13 with ADHD and similar social needs. Activities provide a fun and structured environment in which campers develop self-esteem, trust in self and others, and the basics of good decision making. Activities include day hikes, five day backpacking trip, white water rafting, rock climbing, high ropes course, tree climbing, and swimming. Staff to camper ratio is 1 to 2.5, which ensures that each camper recives the attention they deserve.

Our Discovery camps offer an introduction to base camp for younger campers (8-11) in a one-week session.

ACADEMICS adds experiential academics to the summer camp environment.

Our Teen Adventure Programs teach participants ages 14-17 how to make mature and responsible decisions as they learn to navigate life.

TREK participants learn how to work together as they plan and carry out a 14-day backpacking trip on the Applachian trail. TREK also experiences the Alpine Tower, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting.

In TOBA (Talisman Open Boat Adventures), tandem canoeing provides a medium in which participants must maintain clear, effective, and supportive communication. They learn whitewater paddling skills on several of the greatest rivers and lakes in the Southeast.

TRIADVENTURES combines backpacking, paddling, and rock climbing to practice and refine leadership skills.

SIGHT Program is especially for children and adolescents (9-15) with high functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome. Activities promote social skills, communication building, and independent living skills. A structured and comfortable atmosphere encourages participants to feel secure and accepted in thier environment, which in turn allows students to learn and have fun.

INSIGHT is a one or two week long session designed for teens (14-17) with Asperger's syndrome to increase self-esteem and work on leadership skills.

INSIGHT YOUNG ADULT is a 4-week session for 18-22 year olds with Asperger's Syndrome.

iD TECH CAMPS - NORTH AMERICA'S #1 TECH CAMP!

“I’ve been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student

Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash®, digital movies, C++ and Java programs, iPhone® and Facebook® apps, graphic designs, robots, 3D models and animations with products experts use in their professions. Enroll in these fun and challenging, week-long, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada including Stanford University, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, UCLA, Brown, MIT, Emory and more.

Inquire about accredited Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365™ – Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops led by live instructors year-round. Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.

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WHY iD:

* America’s #1 Tech Camp: More students enroll at iD than any other computer camp. Over 100,000 students have participated in the past 11 years. Find out why.

* Top Universities: Over 60 prestigious locations, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, UCLA, NYU, Emory, Northwestern, MIT and more throughout the U.S. and Canada.

* ACA Accreditation: No other computer camp has more sites accredited by the ACA.

* Smallest Ratios: Only iD publishes an average of 6 students per instructor for customized, personalized instruction. If we exceed an 8:1 ratio during your course session, you get to return for a free week of camp at equal value. And it’s only at iD Tech Camps! (Not valid for Teen Academies.)

* Adult Instructors: iD has trained, adult-only instructors without any CITs. iD staff is known to be the gold standard, and come from Stanford, MIT, UCLA and other top institutions.

* iD 365™ – Endless Summer: Upon registration at iD, you now immediately get access to our monthly FREE online workshops, taught year-round by live instructors.

* Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya®, Final Cut Studio®, Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Wacom® Pen Tablets and more.

* Earn Continuing Education Units: Students entering their Junior and Senior years in high school are eligible.

* Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”

* Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer.

* Refer-a-Friend: Save $50! And your friend saves $50 too!

* Family Company: We are passionate about our company, ensuring your kids have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to iD Tech Camps.

Broadreach and Academic Treks offer experiential summer adventures for teenagers ages 13–18, including scuba, sailing, marine biology, language immersion, community service and wilderness programs that span the globe. We’ve taken thousands of teenagers to some of the world’s most incredible destinations — the islands of the Caribbean, Australia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Canada, Central and South America, South Africa, the Sinai Peninsula and France. Our multi-activity adventures offer a wide variety of pursuits including scuba diving, sailing, surfing, sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, backcountry hiking, camel trekking, whale and dolphin studies, and community service. Academic Treks students earn college credit and up to 55 hours in community service. Trips are 15 to 30 days in length in June, July, and August.

Broadreach’s educational adventures provide opportunities for teenagers to learn new skills and explore the world in an active, hands-on environment that fully immerses the participant in the experience. Each trip has its own blend of discoveries and challenges, designed to take advantage of the unique character and opportunities of the regions we visit. Combining the thrill of discovery, the pride of accomplishment and the excitement of exploration, Broadreach programs focus on individual initiative, group dynamics and genuine participation in the world.

Broadreach is not a teen tour or traditional summer camp. We don’t travel in buses, large groups or flotillas of sailboats. The cornerstone of our program design and philosophy is our small group size of just 10–14 participants. Living in a small group promotes teamwork, leadership, compromise and consideration, teaching important lessons applicable to life that will last long after the program is over. Opportunities are created not only by our course design, but by the group itself. Staff and students come together as a team to make the adventure happen. Our staff gives participants individual attention and helps to shape the trip around the goals and abilities of the group. In a small group, you can relax and be yourself. The supportive, non-competitive atmosphere created allows participants to appreciate others for who they are and make close friendships with people who have diverse interests and backgrounds.

Broadreachers do things they never thought they would do, see places they never thought they would see and explore our world on a level they never could with their family or on their own. We have programs for most abilities and interests and no experience is required for many of our trips. Just come with a desire to try new things and broaden your experiences.

Camp Broadstone's Summer Enrichment Programs for Academically Gifted Youth provide children an opportunity to explore a blend of enrichment classes and adventure programs that are designed to encourage and foster intellectual, social, and physical growth. This type of programming offers campers a broad range of social participation, group responsibility and individual decision making opportunities. Broadstone offers three program options: two-week resident camp, one-week resident camp, and a week-long day camp. Older campers participate in a four day out-of-camp advanced program that blends adventure activities with historical, cultural, and environmental activities. Day campers participate in enrichment classes, adventure activities, and field trips to local sites and events that will enhance the week-long program. Residential programs are designed for current 4th - 9th grade students; Day Camp is designed for current 3rd-5th grade students who qualify as academically gifted under one of these categories: 1 ) Children who are performing at a level that is two years above their current grade level in math and/or language arts. This can be verified by achievement test scores in the 90th or higher percentile range in math or language arts. End of grade/course testing is acceptable. 2) IQ of 120 or higher on a standardized intelligence test. Camp Broadstone is proud to be part of Appalachian State University.

IMACS Hi-Tech Camp does for the mind what sports do for the body. Campers spend a week exercising their brains by programming computers, playing strategic logic games, solving IMACS logic puzzles, controlling virtual robots and building electronics projects. Best of all, IMACS Camp is fun! Receive a 10% discount when you enroll by April 1st.

Let your child try the program for free! Sign up for a March or April Open House.

IMACS offers flexible schedules with full day or single class options. Single and multiple week session are also available for students entering 1st - 12th grade. Advanced programs for high school students.

Locations in Broward County, Florida: Plantation, Weston and Coconut Creek (on the Boca Raton border). Call 954.791.2333 or 561.470.1178 for more information.

There is much more to the All-Arts & Sciences Camp than just academics. It's a college experience for all our campers from dorms to cafeteria to classroom buildings, recreation facilities and student union with one exception: unlike college students, our campers are ALWAYS supervised.

Oak Ridge Military Academy offers one six week Summer Academic Camp for young men and women in grades 6 - 12, and two, three week Leadership Adventure camps for young men and women ages 10 -18. We offer three boarding options for our Summer Programs; 7 day boarding, 5 day baording, and day campers. We have exciting weekend activities and trips planned for our 7 day boarding campers. Additional activities include skydiving and SCUBA Diving.
Our first session of Leadership Adventure Camp begins on 18 June 2005 and ends on 8 July 2005. The second session runs from 10 - 30 July 2005. Summer Academic Camp begins on 18 June 2005 and graduates on 30 July 2005.
The Summer Academic Campers will be in class for four hours, followed by lunch. After lunch there will be a mandatory two hour study hall. For the remainder of the day and early evening the Summer Academic Campers will be taking part in the same outdoor activities as the Leadership Adventure Campers.
Leadership Adventure Campers will spend the majority of the day outside participating in fun and challenging activities such as paintball, Rappelling, Archery, Marksmanship Training, Running the Obstacle Course, Swimming, and several other activities. All Leadership Adventure Campers will be rotated through several leadership positions throughout the camp so they can get some leadership experience.
All of this fun, learning and adventure takes place under adult supervision in a safe, structured environment.

Salem Academy and College created "Spotlight" as a premier summer academic enrichment program for young women, a natural extension of its rich heritage and institutional commitment dating back 233 years. Salem Academy and College, founded in 1772 in Winston-Salem, NC, is the oldest girls' school in continuous operation in the nation and shares an exquisite, historic 64-acre campus with Salem College, a liberal arts college for women. Spotlight is the opportunity for bright, intellectually curious young women from around the country to live and learn together in a place where extraordinary moments in ordinary days become treasured memories.

Research supports what Salem Academy and College already know; single gender education is a positive and powerful privilege, and Spotlight is the perfect opportunity to celebrate this experience. All sessions are open to rising 8th - 12th graders. Coursework is age and aptitude appropriate, providing a challenging intellectual environment in a stimulating and supportive community. Spotlight, first and foremost, is committed to the same values that are central to Salem Academy and College. Individual freedom is valued; honesty and integrity are expected; ethical and spiritual growth is necessary; a lifetime of learning is essential.

Camp Invention is a nationally recognized summer day camp that integrates science, math, history and the arts. This one-week program fosters creativity, teamwork and invention thinking skills. It allows children to learn through fun hands-on activities, subject immersion and discovery.

During the week in CREATE camp, children become automobile designers in Spills & Chills, shipwreck survivors in SOS: Suddenly Shipwrecked, and outer space pioneers in Problem Solving on Planet Zak.

During the week in DISCOVER camp, children design amusement park rides in Imagination Point: Ride Physics, conduct environmental experiments and create an enviromentally friendly city in Green Scene, and become sound engineers in Sound Busters.

Camp Invention is "Where Imaginations Run Wild!" Sign Up TODAY!