“I’ve always wanted to make my own video game—like the ones I play at home. I had no idea where to start. After coming to the iD Gaming Academy, now I know what I want to study in college.” - Peter, Student

Learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. Ages 13-18 immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of four courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and University of Washington (Seattle). Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio.

Additional technology and gaming camps are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide at iD Tech Camps (North America’s #1 Tech Camp).

Learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. Ages 13-18 immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of 4 courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle). Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio.

Additional technology and gaming camps are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide at iD Tech Camps (North America’s #1 Tech Camp).

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WHY iD:

•Real-World Skills: The game development industry is expanding at a fast rate. Why not learn the skills to launch your future career?

•Top Universities: Many universities are now offering game development “Majors.” Mirroring this trend, the iD Gaming Academy is offered at 5 prestigious locations including Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle).

•Instruction: Learn from the best! iD faculty are fun and energetic with serious gaming credentials.

•Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer. The iD experience encompasses gaming tournaments, LAN parties, sports, excursions and more.

•Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya®, Unreal® Engine 3, Photoshop®, Microsoft® XNA and more.

•Studio Tour: Visit a major game development studio.

•ACA Accreditation: No other technology camp has more sites accredited by the ACA.

•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.

•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.”

•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.

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.

Providing summer camp learning experiences for students ages 9 to 15, Salish Sea Expeditions enables participants to explore the depths of Puget Sound from a 63' historic wooden schooner. With careful supervision and patient instruction, students will learn how to sail, navigate, and pilot the vessel. When not involved with sailing, students will be able to design and conduct their own group marine science research project, using the latest in research equipment and exploration tools. Marine scientists will be aboard to assist students in their experiments. Evenings are spent around the campfire, camping at a local marine state park. This marine science sailing adventure is the experience of a lifetime. Participants will have an adventure they'll remember fondly for years.

Additional programs are available through partnerships with the Pacific Science Center, The Seattle Aquarium, and IslandWood.

The Summer Language Camp is held at various locations in the Pacific NorthWest and provides the unique cultural opportunity of daily interaction with children from around the world. The program combines language instruction with organized activities and free time. This summer we are offering camps specializing in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), and Korean. The camps start on July 2nd and end July 13th, meeting from 8:30am to 12:30pm.

For the Arabic language camp, partial scholarships are awarded to applicants applying before June 15, lowering the fee to $185. Each additional sibling is half off. Registration for the Persian, Korean, and Chinese camps is $15 for children in the Seattle School District. If you are not in the Seattle School District, there is an additional out of district fee of $35, bringing the total to $50.

Summer Camps In Washington State:

• The Naturalist Mentor CIT
• Survivors Side of the Mountain
• Sailing with Sealife
• Wild Cooking & Herbology
• Wildlife Tracking & Birding
• GeoJourney Backpacking
• Secrets of the Ancient Scout
• Stone Age Artisans
• Peaceful Nature Cooperative Arts & Music
• Advanced Hobo Arts
• Old School Pioneers
• Hunting & Fishing Camp

Academic Year Camps in WA, UT, CA, LA, WI:

• Forestry & Survival in the North Woods (Wisconsin)
• Gulf Coast Ecology (Louisiana)
• Winter with the Wolves (Wisconsin)
• Mojave Desert Tracks, Birds, Plants & Survival (California)
• Sagebrush Steppe Birds & Buds (Washington, Utah)

Associates in Cultural Exchange is pleased to announce the 2010 Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu Summer Language Camp for children ages 11 to 14. This year A.C.E. is offering intensive language instruction day-long programs (9am to 3pm) starting on July 5th and ending July 23rd. The teachers are native speakers, trained in the Natural Approach and Total Physical Response methods. Students are immersed in language and culture through storytelling, reading, writing, arts and crafts, dance, music, plays, field trips, and multicultural events.

The camp will be offered FREE of charge with daily authentic lunches included. Applicants will be required to submit a short essay describing why they want to learn their chosen language. Applicants who are selected for the program will be required to pay a $45 non-refundable registration fee to hold their spot at the camp.

Please contact us for more information.

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!

Find a little bit of France in the San Juan Islands at this Northwest Washington sleepover summer camp, Canoe Island French Camp is one of the country's premier French camps. Children, ages 9-16, Families and School groups take part in a unique mix of French language and culture through artistic and outdoor activities. Fencing, archery, sailing, kayaking, swimming, photography, marine biology, and French culture, cuisine and language are options every day.

Forget one night- spend a whole week at the Museum of History & Industry exploring behind the scenes, handling real artifacts, and playing historic games. This week-long, half-day camp will engage your kids in a variety of fun, hands-on activities, including the opportunity to create a real museum display!
Monday August 3rd – Friday August 7th
9am – 12:30pm
Fee: $175, 15% off for MOHAI Members