Surf & Tech
Hang Ten in this hybrid surf camp in La Jolla, California. iD Tech Camps has teamed up with an acclaimed surf camp in San Diego to bring you this exciting computer camp and surf camp hybrid. Students will be able to exercise their minds as well as their bodies for a week of absolute FUN! Our surf camp is perfect for both beginner students and those hoping to further develop their skills. Welcome to internalDrive! Do Something Big this summer!
Campers Choose Between Two Tech Focuses
Game Design: Learn the creative game-making process. Students will create a complex, realistic video game with everything from health meters to collision detection. You’ll design graphics and create multiple levels using Clickteam® Multimedia Fusion 2 Developer®.
Web Design & Flash® Animation: Create a dynamic website that will be uploaded to the web for the whole world to see. Learn HTML, and build in exciting graphics using industry-standard products from Adobe® and Wacom®.

Daily Schedule
You will spend half the day at our summer camp in the computer lab and the other half learning to surf on the famous shores of California. Between tech time and surf time, you will go to lunch. The determination of whether you will spend the morning in the tech segment or the surf segment will be made upon your arrival at camp. Computers and surf equipment will be provided, including a board and wetsuit. While camp is still in session on Fridays, there will be no surf instruction.
| ½ Day of Tech | ½ Day of Surf Instruction |
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| Emphasis on Game or Web Design | Emphasis on safety, ocean skills, surfing technique and etiquette |
| Avg 3 hours of tech instruction | Avg 3 hours of surf instruction |
| Avg 6 students per staff | Avg 7 students per surf instructor |


Hang Ten in San Diego, CA!
Try our hybrid surf camps and tech camps with our exclusive partnerships with some of the most-renowned surf camps in the country. In this well-balanced hybrid summer computer camp for kids and teens, you’ll receive surf instruction as well as instruction in an iD Tech course. Come check out this fun and exciting adventure camp!
Gain More Skills and Save on Each Additional Week!
Save $50 off each additional week with these suggested multi-week packages. Either register for the SAME course over multiple weeks, gaining advanced skills, or register for distinct courses over multiple weeks for a broad perspective.
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Gaming Activities: Gaming Tournaments, Ultimate Gaming Weekends
General gameplay is a fun aspect of our summer camps, but does not infringe on instructional time. This season will feature Gaming Tournaments and Ultimate Gaming Weekends showcasing the industry’s best. We use NVIDIA® GeForce® gaming cards for peak gaming performance. Students will play BIG titles from Epic Games®, Activision®, Blizzard® Entertainment, THQ®, Microsoft® GameStudios™ and more. In order to offer the most cutting edge experience for our campers, we have adopted the policy of allowing the use of some select games with ESRB ratings of “E” for Everyone, “T” for Teen and “M” for Mature to be used as part of our curriculum in a supervised environment. We take our corporate responsibility and iD family values very seriously, but cannot guarantee that younger students will avoid complete contact with these games. Please know that we make every effort to minimize exposure to any games not appropriate for these age groups.
Note 1: Gaming does NOT infringe on instructional time.
Note 2: Games with ESRB Ratings of E, T and M are used at our camps.
Attention Teens!
Check out the Teen Scene at our teen camps! You can also find out more about our other courses at iD Tech Camps as well as the iD Gaming Academy, a two-week intensive teen-only game development academy. Want more gaming? Check out our NVIDIA-hosted teen gaming tournaments and Ultimate Gaming Weekends.
Skill Level & Ages
Students in this hybrid summer camp will receive top surf instruction and technical instruction for a well-balanced summer camp program. Technical instruction is for beginner to intermediate learners ages 11-17. Surf instruction is for beginner to advanced learners.
What’s New?
New curriculum! We’ve created new modules based on the very latest versions of Adobe® Photoshop® and Flash®, and Clickteam® Multimedia Fusion 2 Developer®. Some students will use the Vitalize Plug-in to upload and share their games to the web.
How We Teach
Industry Leading Curriculum & Instruction
Average 6 Students per Staff for Personalized Learning
We maintain an average of just 6 students per instructor. The small ratios ensure personalized instruction and the highest caliber technology summer camp experience. Students at iD are taught only by hand-selected adult staff.
Adult-Only Staff – No Counselors-in-Training
Our entire staff is comprised of adults age 18 and over. iD Tech Camps has respectfully created a no Counselors-in-Training (CIT) policy at our summer technology camps. Students learn best from adults who have mastered their skills in technology. Instruction is delivered by graduate and undergraduate students majoring in the fields of Film, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Media Arts, and other related fields.
Beginner to Advanced
Our ever-evolving curriculum is designed for beginning through advanced learners, allowing students to move along at their own pace with customized lessons for a fun and appropriate challenge. We use award-winning brand-name software.
Weeklong Courses
Students focus on one course topic per week. Our weeklong kids camps and teen camp courses provide students with a firm understanding of their course topic. Many students enroll in multiple weeks of summer camp by exploring many different course topics.
Our Recommendations
If you enjoy our hybrid courses we also offer our Sports & Tech program at Stanford University, in northern California. This is a great camp for families who want to vacation in two top tourist destinations – but want the kids to have fun and learn something new. Mom and Dad can get a little down time while the kids are having a blast at camp!
Tuition & Hours
What’s Included?
Course Instruction, supervision, camp T-shirt, campus tours, hardware/software discounts, free iD 365 – Endless Summer online workshops, and optional sports, chess, gaming tournaments, and continuing education units (for 11th & 12th graders only). Campers also take home exciting raffle prizes, a personalized diploma of graduation and impressive new tech skills.
Lab Fee
This course has a $300 lab fee in addition to the tuition below. The lab fee in this course includes specialized surf instruction and equipment.
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EARLY BIRD TUITION |
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| Day Camps Ages 7-17 |
Monday – Thursday: 9AM to 5PM Friday: |
Lunch can be purchased for an additional $50/week. | $729/week Save $50* off regular $779 price. |
Improved drop-off & pick-up times! Parents can drop off between 8:30AM & 9:00AM, and pick up between 5:00PM & 5:30PM (3:30PM on Fridays). We recommend arriving at 8:30AM on your first day of camp to avoid the last minute rush. |
| Extended Day Camps Ages 7-17 |
Monday – Thursday: 7:30AM to 7PM Friday: |
Includes all meals | $949/week Save $50* off regular $999 price. |
The perfect option for commuting parents who need extra time in the mornings and want the convenience of someone else preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
| Overnight Camps Ages 10-17 |
Sunday: 6PM to Friday: |
Includes all meals and 24/7 supervision. | $1,199/week Save $50* off regular $1,249 price. Stay the weekend: add $349 |
The complete collegiate experience! Students stay in real campus dorms (room with a buddy or make a new friend), eat in the university dining hall and participate in fun evening activities.** |
*$50 savings applies to your 1st week of camp (per student).
**Overnight iD Tech Campers must be 10+. No exceptions, please.
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