Here’s a fun way to put your kid’s high tech skills to good use: Computer Summer Camp.
If you have a hard time prying your son or daughter away from the computer at breakfast time, bedtime and every hour in between, then you might consider sending him or her to Digital Media Academy.
The award-winning camp accredited by Stanford University is one of the most popular media programs in North America and is ideal for teens looking to get their hands on the most relevant software used in the entertainment industry.
The summer camp sessions run from mid-June through August and you can register up until 48 hours prior to the beginning of each session. Digital Media Academy offers both day and overnight computer camps in weekly and multi-week sessions for kids 13-18 years old.
Campers can choose from dozens of courses including video game design, filmmaking, robotics, and 3D animation. Each course is designed to give teens hands-on learning opportunities alongside highly accomplished professionals. While it may sound like it’s just a bunch of high tech fun and games, kids will be dealing with challenging course loads and learning in a sophisticated electronic environment. All classes are project-based and are taught by industry experts and award-winning instructors in state-of-the-art classroom facilities that look more like production studios than classrooms. Another bonus: The average student to instructor ratio is 7 to 1, which allows for plenty of individual attention.
If you have younger children who are interested in high-tech devices, Digital Media Academy also offers separate courses for tweens, age 9-13, called “Digital Media Adventures.” Like the courses offered to teens, the Adventures program prides itself on superior instructors and real-world applications in the fields of 3D animation, video production and game design. The average student-to-instructor ratio is 5 to 1, so kids get lots of attention here too.
Most campers sign up for 2 or more weeks so they can experience several workshops and leave with a more rounded experience. Meanwhile, others take the same course a second or third time to explore more advanced techniques.
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