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, 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

ADVENTURE KIOWA and KIOWA U - 2 unique opportunties in "An ideal summer camp for ALL campers!" Camp Kiowa offers, boys and girls, ages 6-17, learning opportunities that stimulate both the mind and body. Through professional instruction, unique enrichment programs, and recreational activities, campers enjoy a fun and creative summer of discovery on a beautiful college campus and a state-of-the-art adventure camp.

Activities include Digital Art & Photography, LEGO Robotics, Cooking, Art & Sculpture, Rock Climbing, Drama, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Yoga, Dance, Basketball, Archery, Team Building, Leadership, Science, Nature, Creative Writing, and more!

Camp Kiowa morning program allows your child an in-depth exploration of a specific area of interest, while the afternoon activities provides campers with an introduction to a variety of new experiences and challenges. Engaging teachers and counselors work directly with your children. Campers will explore new activities and develop new interests; they may discover passions that will enrich them for a lifetime. Our encouraging environment offers children the opportunity to build character, self-confidence, independence, and strong relationships. Diverse sports and fun field trips round out the camp’s activities. Learn more, meet the directors, and apply online at www.campkiowa.com.

What could be better than 2 whole weeks filled with gaming? Prove to others that your hobby is more than a weekend pastime, and apply your gaming interest to learn about the different aspects of creating professional, best-selling video games. 2-week overnight program for Teens, held at prestigious universities nationwide (see below). iD Gaming Academy guarantees small class sizes (max 8:1) taught by top-tier instructors who have degrees in the field and impressive backgrounds in professional game development, game programming, and character design. Ages 13-18 learn personalized curriculum with a small group of peers to optimize learning and social experiences.

Discover a gaming career while interacting with industry professionals and building a portfolio for college. There’s never been a better or more important time to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. Plus, you’ll have plenty of free time to battle it out against others in gaming tournaments with Team Fortress 2 and play other games like Portal 2, Half-Life 2, Left for Dead 2, and more. Accredited Continuing Education Units are also available from Stanford or Villanova to demonstrate that you’ve completed course content with college level difficulty.

COURSES
Fun, challenging courses let you dive into a variety of gaming interests. From the intro course iD Game Studios 101 to more advanced courses, choose from one of the following five options:

•iD Game Studios 101
•3D Modeling & Animation with Autodesk Maya
•Level Design – Unreal Development Kit
•Programming for the Xbox 360
•Game Development for iPhone and Android with Unity

iD GAMING ACADEMY LOCATIONS
Held at Stanford, Harvard, Villanova, Emory, Vassar, the University of Denver, Texas Christian University (in the Fort Worth area), and Lake Forest College (in the Chicago area).

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.

OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS
Additional 2-week immersive Teen academies include iD Programming Academy and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking and photography). Visit www.iDTeenAcademies.com for courses and university locations. There are also weeklong, day and overnight summer video game and technology camps for ages 7-17 located at 60 prestigious universities in 27 states (www.internalDrive.com).

WHY iD?
Visit www.iDGamingAcademy.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.

UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT

BOARDING OPTIONS
Every summer, students from across the country flock to central Texas for a one-of-a-kind performing arts experience. Texas Arts Project has quickly become a proven leader in the world of performing arts education. Outstanding teaching, direction, and performance experiences enhance skill, encourage cooperative work, and nurture self-confidence.

Senior Camp runs June 12-July 3, 2011. Campers between the ages of 13 and 18 study all areas of theatre and film, but concentrate in an area of their choosing: Acting, Filmmaking, Musical Theatre and Technical Theatre/Design.

NEW Senior Classical Guitar Camp June 26 - July 2.

Advanced Camp runs June 5 - July 3, 2011. Senior Campers may apply for the Advanced Program, an extension of the Senior Camp for the serious student wishing to study Acting or Musical Theatre at the collegiate level. Campers integrate with the Senior Camp for three weeks, but begin with an advanced week preceding the Senior Camp. There is an option to apply for the Week-long Advanced College Prep Camp only.

Junior Camps, for ages 9-12, focus on singing, acting and dancing. Structured classes combined with an intense rehearsal process and a lot of fun, make the Junior Camp a wonderful experience for the young artist. Broadway style songs and dances are rehearsed and performed at the end of the session. Session 1 (Beg-Int) runs June 5-11, 2011 and Session 2 (Int-Adv) runs June 12-25, 2011.

Texas Arts Project is not your ordinary summer camp. While we enjoy many standard camp activities, the real excitement comes when campers discover the joy of creation and the thrill of performance. Outstanding teaching, direction, and performance experiences enhance skill, encourage cooperative work, and nurture self-confidence. St. Stephens' faculty, college professors and regional and national working artists join together as we strive for excellence through an artistic program where students are actively encouraged to find the place where process meets product.

LOCATION
TAP is located at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, a 428-acre campus near Austin in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, offering breath-taking views and state-of-the-art facilities. The arts facilities include the Helm Fine Arts Center featuring the Temple Family Theatre, a 410-seat performance venue and proscenium stage; the Scanlon Art Gallery; two fully equipped art studios; a 100-seat recital hall; and an open-air portico overlooking Lake Austin.

In addition to Helm, the campus boasts Hines Hall Theatre and Quin Studio, two additional rehearsal/ performance spaces as well as the Clayton dance studio.

Come Join The Fun This Summer! Check out our New Camp Line-up:

- Next Stop, Hollywood!
- The Beatles Rock Camp
- Where The Wild Things Are
- Pirates of the "Where-I-Bein'?"
- Slurrping Beauty
- Hairspray!
- High School Musical
- Grease

We're near you! 3 locations: Round Rock, Austin, & Cedar Park!
We offer DISCOUNTS & COUPONS!

Gerry and Greta's Art Camp Adventures is a weekly half day camp for children entering 1st to 5th grade that focuses on fostering creativity, self expression and self esteem through the wonderful world of art making. Themes drawn from current children's movies will fire up your child’s imagination as they create exciting projects while exploring a variety of art materials & styles. Small classes will ensure lots of time with veteran Art Instructors Gerry Melot & Greta Bernitz enabling every young artist, beginner to advanced, to blossom. Register your child now for their summer ticket to fun.

Rising Star Academy are designed to engage, stimulate and challenge the young brains of children from the ages of 5 yrs thru 12 years of age. The emphasis of the camps is to develop the academic, creative, motor and social skills of young children in a fun-filled enviornment. The range of camps offered is quite wide starting from parks and nature trails to wildlife, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance and digital media development. At the same time we offer academic camps geared towards learning about computers, mathematics, and science. The cost of the camps is only $145/week including all the field trips and there are field trips every day.

Please contact us at the email address listed above or call us. We will be very happy to service your needs.

Camp Director

Rising Star Academy

Do you love to play your instrument and want more fun and motivation outside your practice room?

Then the Austin Chamber Music Workshop is for you!

At the Austin Chamber Music Workshop you will:

Learn and perform great music for small ensembles (2-6 players) with friends who are at your age and ability level
Receive coachings and lessons by fantastic local professional musicians and international Artists-in-Residence

Participate in fun and challenging music classes like Percussion Ensemble and Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Take composition and improvisation classes with Austin’s most well-known composers

See amazing performances by world-class ensembles such as the Borromeo String Quartet, Brazilian Guitar Quartet, Cecilia String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio and Meridian Arts Ensemble - free to you and your family!

At Kids Make TV Camp, kids call the shots as they plan, write, direct, shoot and edit short films, TV shows, video blogs and animations of their own design. Campers get real life, hands-on experience using professional high definition cameras, industry standard computer editing software, and television broadcast equipment.

From day one campers are immersed in the world of a working television station. Every day is filled with workshops for camera, lighting, sound, editing, special effects, producing and directing, all the while campers are writing and directing their own projects. At the end of the week we roll out the red carpet for a star-studded premiere for family and friends!

Genesis Theatre the newest, high quality, children’s theatre in North Texas! We provide each acting student with the training they need to be successful on the stage and in life because theatre is more than being onstage; it is a vehicle for learning responsibility, cooperation, and self-confidence. Come begin your journey at The Genesis Theatre!

Announcing our Summer Drama Camps for 2011!!
2 Week Intensive Teen Musical Theatre Camp Intermediate-Advanced includes morning master classes: Guys and Dolls, July 5th-July 17th Grades 6 and up.
2 Week Musical Theatre Camp: Beginner to Intermediate The Musical Adventures of Oliver Twist, June 6th-June 19th. 1 Week Acting Production: Beginner to Intermediate I Hate Shakespeare August 15th-19th.
1 Week Junior Drama Camps (afternoons) include: Junie B! Junie B!, Little Red, Got Glee?, A Wicked Tale.
1 Week Beginners Camp (mornings): Seuss Landing, Imagination Station, It's a Jungle Out There, Wonderful World of Oz. 1 Week Film Classes: Hogwarts, The Movie, A Zombie Prom, Acting for the Camera 101.

From stimulating the imagination through creative drama for beginners, we have something for everyone! Registration is open NOW! Financial Aid is available for qualifying families.

The Cibolo Nature Center's Nature Camp and Art Camp are state-licensed camps that provide children ages 6 to 12 with an opportunity for up-close, hands-on nature education or a chance to experience creating art based on the beauty of the outdoors. Both camps are held amid the Cibolo Nature Center’s 162-acre nature preserve bordered by Cibolo Creek in Boerne. Each of the Cibolo Nature Center’s summer camps takes place for five days with seven sessions beginning June 11 and ending Aug. 3. Session topics vary, so campers may sign up for more than one week. Early registration, Feb. 1-May 31, provides a discount in attendance fees. Those who sign up for more than one session receive additional discounts.

During Nature Camp, participants will explore the CNC’s entire preserve while they participate in a nature-education curriculum designed by certified science teachers. Nature Camp takes place Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Weekly sessions will include Creek Week, Things With Wings, Rowdy Reptiles, Something’s Fishy, Cibolo Native Americans, Race for the Creek and It IS Easy Being Green.

Art Camp will encourage a comfortable, creative and fun environment in which children will learn to develop techniques and skills using various media with inspiration from the natural world. Art Camp is held Mondays through Fridays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Weekly topics will be Color Kaleidoscope; Paper, Prints, Books and Boxes; Exploring Textures in Texas; What’s Your View?; Discovery-Scapes; Deep in the Art of Texas; and Collage, Create, Combine! Art supplies are included in registration fees.