Our students will BUILD simple machines while BUILDING

fine motor skills and confidence.

Classes are designed to reinforce classroom curriculum.

Students use colors, sizes and shapes to correctly build a simple machine and then perform a scientific experiment to see how it works.

In each class students will build a new and exciting machine and watch it work!

Literacy skills are improved by memorizing poems with hand motions about gears, levers and pulleys to reinforce how they work and what they do.

Classes are progressive and BUILD on one another.

This is the next Generation of Critical thinking toys!

We wrap our hands and our head around a problem.

Lego II (6 to 12 Year olds)

Students will increase knowledge of math and science while building simple machines and MOTORIZE them with the NEWEST Lego Educational kits.

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.

What can be better than spending two full weeks with other Teens who enjoy programming as much as you do, and with staff who have the real-world programming expertise to make your projects come to life. A 2-week, pre-college overnight program for Teens, held at prestigious universities nationwide (see below). iD Programming Academy guarantees small class sizes (max 8:1) taught by top-tier instructors who have degrees in the field and impressive backgrounds in programming, computer science, robotics, and application development. Ages 13-18 learn personalized curriculum with a small group of peers to optimize learning and social experiences.

At iD Programming Academy, you’ll meet people from all over the world, collaborate with others who share your same interests, and explore the many things that make programming and robotics so appealing. There’s never been a better or more important time to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. 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 programming interests. From the intro course iD Programming Labs 101 to more advanced courses, choose from one of the following five options:
•iD Programming Labs 101
•iPhone and iPad App Development – Objective-C & Xcode
•Google Android App Development with Java
•Java for the AP Exam
•Robotics Engineering & Coding

iD PROGRAMMING ACADEMY LOCATIONS
Held at Stanford, MIT, Yale, Princeton, UT Austin, Duke, UCLA, American University, 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 Gaming 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.iDProgrammingAcademy.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.

At Robotics camp, held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, we focus on team-building, problem solving, creativity and fun for ages 3 - 17. Full day or 1/2 day is available: 9 - 12, 1 - 4 or 9 - 4. Students will be working with the widely known and popular plastic LEGO building blocks, including the more specialized pieces such as axles, gears, beams, wheels, motors, microcomputers, pneumatics and other parts that will enable them to safely create animated and exciting mechanical movements and other effects. The LEGO Technic System has been adopted as the standard material for robotic designers, because of their sophisticated and powerful set of mechanical design components. The fact that they can be disassembled and reconfigured as necessary is essential in testing, design, and instruction.
American Robotics Academy ® camp can provide the guidance and confidence to build simple working robots, as well as the inspiration for more complex robotic inventions.

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.

Explore robotics, technology and art at University of Houston's Robot Discovery and Tech Camp program this summer! Have fun building and programming LEGO Mindstorm robots and make them meet new and exciting challenges. Make your own stop-motion animated movie or create mechanical sculptures that move, twirl and rotate!

Gizmos and gadgets
Presented with crazy and challenging problems, campers are challenged to create gizmos and gadgets to discover innovative and exciting solutions using materials from recyclables to old electronics. Campers dismantle gadgets to figure out how things work and use ordinary household items to create new inventions. Students apply for mock patents. Inventors work as part of design teams and collaborate with their fellow inventors, keep an inventions journal, and work in teams to create hovercrafts, design burglar alarms and build contraptions to complete assigned challenges.

CANDY FACTORY
Challenge: You have inherited a Candy Factory from your long lost uncle Herbert. He has left the entire factory to you in his will. You now need to figure out what brands of candies to produce and market. The entire operation rests on your shoulders. From designing the packaging to creating the flavors and tastes of your factory, you work with your team in taste testing, development of new brands and,marketing of the candies. Along the way you will design a website to promote your brand of candies.

Mish Mash Art Camp
This course is designed to give the artist in you new opportunities to think, explore and create. You will have the opportunity touse familiar media in new ways as well as learn exciting new techniques with new materials. Projects will be both two and threedimensional.
Each session will have different activities so the art enthusiast in you can happily attend all sessions.

EcoTropolis
As the Ecotropolis City Planners, engineers, and city officials, work together to create a master plan for the city and services such as roads, water, sewage, and transportation systems.
Math, science, and art are also imbedded in the process as students learn the importance of structural components, architectural design, and proportion. Act as city officials in coming up with the financial constraints of budgeting and banking. Run campaigns to elect a Mayor and help run the city government. 
 A full week of planning and building combined with financial planning and city governance. A Kidtropolis online blog, run by the participants, will serve as the city’s electronic newspaper for the outside world.

Jr. Astronaut Camp
Design and build space suits, learn to speak “alien”, build a giant spaceship and get ready to blast off on the best journey ever. Jr. Astronauts work together to create space ships, launch actual rockets and learn about conducting experiments in space. Throughout the week we will be building a Mars Rover, creating telescopes, charting constellations practicing flight procedures and end the week with a space journey across the universe.

Wizardology
Lotions and potions and much much more. This is the most fun a young wizard in training can ask for. Not only do we get to try flying spells but we also learn about the scientific principles behind flight. Not only do we learn about potions but we also learn about how chemical reactions work. This magical journey goes from creating magical wands to creating magical potions that bubble and glow.

Crime Scene Science
Explore the world of forensic science. Learn about blood typing, fingerprint analysis and dental forensics to crack any case. Your training includes building lie detector machines and creating composite sketches. At the end of the week, use your training to secure a crime scene, gather clues and process evidence in the crime lab. A great camp full of hands-on activities for the budding detective!

Pet Vet Hospital: Jr. Veterinarians
Horses, puppies, kittens, animals galore! Examine the secrets vets use to help your furry friends. You’re the junior doctor in the Animal Clinic where you will work on learning about your animal friends as well as creating an interactive album to showcase their animal adventures. During the week we will work on creating books and writing / illustrating animal stories as well.

idig dinosaurs!
Many centuries ago the land of IDEA was homeland to scores of species of dinosaurs. Evidence of these amazing beasts can be discovered in our very own dinosaur ridge. Spend the week learning about these amazing beasts, creating fossils, learning to classify bones, digging for fossils and assembling dinosaur skeletons. Warning giant volcanoes will be erupting! All junior paleontologists welcome.

Oeey Gooey Science Xploration
Ever wonder why bread rises? why slushies do not freeze? Why the smell of apple pie makes you feel warm and cozy? What makes the ice cream freeze just right? Experience the kitchen chemistry behind your favorite foods and candies. Experiment with all sorts of slime recipes to see which ones work best. Create lotions and potions using scientific experiments. Experiment with all sorts of ingredients and create an online web log to create a journal of all your new slimy recipes and experiments.

Toy Convention
An innovative summer camp with activities that foster creative thinking, inventing and entrepreneurial enterprise by designing and creating new and futuristic toy mockups and models. During development, participants make presentations and work with their team in a variety of tasks. From idea to market including all advertising and mockups of design using recycled materials and more.


Sweet Expedition on Deck: Viva La France
Travel on your very own cruise ship to the land of francophone. Explore the art, architecture , music and language of this wonderful land as you spend a week on Cruise ship IDEA visiting this culturally rich land. French language instruction in a fun setting as we sail across to the land of France.

Wow and Wacky Mazes & Water Worx
Challenge: Solve the giant human sized maze by only turning left. Simple you say? Not quite. During this week of mazes and pathways, we will use our grey matter to plan, and build structures to solve given problems. We will build a giant structure at least 3 foot tall of only straws and rubber bands, build a suspension bridge to cross a molten lava field while enhancing eye hand coordination, fine motor skills and working memory skills. build life size mazes, work with water channels and pathways to learn about what drives water flows. A crazy building mania throughout the week.

Logically Speaking: Puzzling Predicaments
Participate in challenges and puzzles as teams and individuals in a fun non-competitive setting. Lots of puzzling scenarios that really make the grey matter rock. A great fun and challenging session where you use visual clues, puzzling perplexers, group challenges and many other resources to solve mini mysteries. Learn tricks and tips to help you solve challenging problems as we experiment with Pizza fractions, Mix Measure and Pour concoctions all while learning about mathematical uses in every day life. Participate in Logic Quests as we journey across the world in search of hidden treasures. An amazing race logic style!

Boom Splat Kaboom
Blow a volcano or two in this really cool and amazing science geared workshop. We will have fun with chemical reactions, make elephant toothpaste and learn to create our own flying frog dessert while playing catch! Learn about magic potions and tricks using various chemicals and powders. We will mix ooey gooey slime, create lip-gloss and body lotions and just have a lot of fun with science in various workshops throughout the week.
A week of fun and exciting things that go Boom, Splat or Kaboom. Can anything be more fun!

The Children's Technology Workshop is a learning environment for kids to explore, invent and create by applying technology through innovative hands-on projects.

Our camp locations vary around the Metroplex. Please check our site directly for our current camp locations and offerings.

We offer sixteen interactive science day camps. Curiosity and exploration are fostered in an exciting hands-on environment. In all of our camps, our emphasis is on discovery in the fields of science and engineering.

Our camps cover a broad range of topics, such as: Physics, Engineering, Computers, Chemistry, and Electronics. The sixteen camps include: Robotics,Veterinary Medicine, Video Game Creation, Little Engineers, Young Scientists,Paleontology, Astronomy, and many more!

Jun 13 - 17
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Forces of Nature

We will discover how fire, wind, ice, storms and even mud can transform earth and life on it. Besides earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, campers will explore other natural disasters like tornados, tsunamis, avalanches, and hurricanes through experiments, games, and crafts. Join us as we find out about the awesome power of planet earth!

Jun 20 - 24 & Jun 27 - Jul 1
Birds of a Feather

What makes birds different from other animals? How are bird species different from each other? What do they eat? Where can you find them? Come learn the basics about birds and how to observe them!

Jul 11 - 15 & Jul 18 - 22
Wacky Science

This week long adventure will require some creativity! Get ready to create some bottle popping, color blasting and gooey experiments. We will explore science through hands on activities, lots of crafts and games.

Jul 25 - 29 & Aug 1 - 5
Reptiles of the World

Discover the world's snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians and more. We'll learn about the wide variety of reptiles, and how they live. We'll visit with live reptiles in the classroom and out in the field. We'll discover the lives of ancient reptiles long gone. Join us for a fun and fascinating exploration.

Children have an inherent spirit of curiosity and exploration, and the pre-teen years represent the perfect developmental stage to learn about and cultivate a love for the natural world. Science is a way of thinking- of asking questions, solving problems, and making investigations. Good Science teaching puts these concepts together with artistry, creativity, humor, and fun for a spectacular and memorable experience!

Adventures in Science Summer Camp is the best in Houston for unique, age-appropriate, challenging, hands-on activities for students entering grades 2-6. Science camp is centrally located on the beautiful campus of St. John's School. Whether the physics of flight, engineering spring-powered cars, dissecting frogs, or battling remote controlled robots, there is something for everyone!

Get ready to express your creative mind! Build new and creative designs! New and returning robot builders welcome. Learn mechanical design, construction, programming and teamwork skills. Using LEGO building elements, motors and sensors – students will build different robots and program them with a computer. Our class will engage both the beginner and the more advanced LEGO enthusiast. Get ready, get set and build!

Your child’s natural curiosity and ingenuity will help them envision possibilities and develop innovative solutions to difficult technology problems. Learning Fun 101 will challenge your student with authentic, hands-on explorations and then provide support as they engage in:

Questioning • Exploring • Imagining • Designing • Constructing • Inventing • Testing • Observing • Learning • Failing (and trying again)

No prior Lego experience is required. Students will be taught everything they need to know during our classes. Students will work in teams of two/three —friends are welcome to sign up together and can be partners.

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!

Where Fun, Thinking & Learning comes to Life

- Robot Camps Girls and Boys - Aged 6 to 17

We provide hands-on Summer Camps and Birthday parties that are learning and fun environments, plus we provide Robot Hobby kits for children interested in both Robots and Computers.

- Robot Camps offered in Camps during June, July and August

- 1 week (5 days) long (4 days during July 4th week)

- 9:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m.

- Camps in the Dallas - Fort Worth Area

- First time Beginners to Intermediate

- Cities: Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, Denton, Irving, Arlington, Grand Prairie,Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Plano, Murphy, Sachse, Wylie, Rowlett, Rockwall, Garland, Richardson, Lewisville, Coppell, Grapevine, Westlake, Keller, Watauge, Southlake, Colleyville, Euless, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, Haltom City, Flower mound, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, Coppell, Hebron, North Dallas, Preston Hollow and Park Cities

- Questions: Call 1 (972) 782-2503

The Student of today and Practitioner of tomorrow must be a creative thinker and planner, willing to exercise good judgment to solve problems spanning many aspects of technology. With the technological environment we live in today and its increasing importance in the future, with Computers, Robots, Voice control systems, iPODs, Optical networks and a spectrum of other technologies, it is imperative that we give a student the edge they need to influence their environment.

With a hand’s on approach, each student will be given access to a robotics kit for the day's session. Each kit typically contains building parts, moving parts; the robots brain (Controller) and a variety of sensors (Touch, Eyes, and Hearing etc.). Challenges like racing, synchronized dancing, traversing a maze, and a variant of battle-bots competition are part of the program. Our knowledgeable team of Engineers and Computer Scientist s are passionate about the world of Robots. They will share their knowledge and passion with your children.

These range from pure Entertainment to programs of progressive levels of Learning and Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.), using creative software and learning tools, programming and practical hands-on learning that are available for all ages.

The students will get to see demos, experience labs, take field trips, learn how to perform research and meet professionals with science backgrounds. The purpose of the camp is to discover the involvement in science in all aspects of life and to enjoy it! Activities will not be limited to the classroom; students will discover how activities such as tennis, skateboarding, breakdancing, soccer and others relate to science. Each camper will receive a binder with all labs, TAKS tips, research, science fair ideas and all handouts from the week. There will even be career and college info! Our field trip includes the Health Museum, the Houston Zoo or the Aquarium, etc...Campers who have already attended a session will get to move to level 2!