Visual Arts students will live and study at the picturesque McGill University. Besides being nestled in downtown Montréal, McGill was our choice for the iD Visual Arts Academy because of its international reputation for academic excellence. For the fifth year in a row, McGill University has been named one of the Top 25 universities in the world. With nearly 10,000 universities worldwide, this is a remarkable achievement. McGill is recognized world-wide for excellence in teaching and research.

Getting to Campus: Our specific location on campus at this teen summer film camp, along with maps and driving directions, will be found in your Camp Account after you register. McGill’s downtown campus is located in the heart of cosmopolitan Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. If you are flying in to Montréal, you will need to access the Trudeau International Airport (also known as Dorval Airport). Please phone our client services department if you need help with arrangement from the airport to the University. Montréal has a wonderful subway system, called the “Metro”. To reach McGill University’s downtown campus, take the “Green Line” to the “McGill” station. If driving, input ” 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal” as the destination address in Google Maps, and this will lead you directly to the campus gates, located on the corner of McGill College Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West. Remember, our exact location on campus can only be found via your Camp Account after you register.

Founded: 1821

Student Body: Roughly 24,000 undergraduates and 9,000 postgraduates

Mascot: Marty the Martlet

Rankings: The combination of undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools are among the top 5 universities in rankings of Canadian universities, according to Maclean’s. It is also among the top 50 universities in a worldwide rankings according to the Times Higher Education (THE) – QS World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities. The Fiske guide equates McGill to status of Canadian Ivy. With 200,000 living alumni spanning the globe, students and faculty at McGill are recognized in a wide range of fields including arts and sciences, business, politics, and sports.

Notable Alumni: Some of the notabe and distinguished alumni include Nobel Laureates, three astronauts, two Canadian prime ministers, four justices of the Canadian Supreme Court, three foreign leaders, nine Academy Award winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and twenty-five Olympic medalists. Over 130 students have also won Rhodes Scholarships (more than any other Canadian university) to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford in the U.K.

Did you know? Have you ever heard of sports such as North American football, hockey, rugby and basketball? Did you know they are all connected to McGill University in some way? The 1st game of North American football was played between McGill and Harvard in 1874. This resulted in the spread of American football throughout the other Ivy League schools. The 1st organized hockey club in the world, comprised of McGill students, played their 1st game in 1877, with the 1st recorded rugby match occurring in Montreal. And, do you thing basketball was invented in the USA? Think again! James Naismith of McGill invented basketball in early December 1891. Reference: Wikipedia.

Take advantage of Montréal’s cultural scene through excursions to museums and/or other centers of interest that celebrate the arts. Students may be allowed to travel in groups within local boundaries with the understanding that these privileges may be enjoyed only if they remain responsible. Our supervising staff will always be in the nearby vicinity to check-in with students. On weekends between session weeks, students may venture out (with iD Staff) to cities like Ottawa and Québec City. Academy students enjoy extra privileges appropriate for their environment and maturity levels. While we maintain standard supervision ratios, teens will still feel a sense of freedom.

After each day’s instruction, students may want to spend their evenings engaging in traditional activities like ultimate frisbee or soccer; if sports aren’t your thing, you can sign-up for an instructor workshop. Some topics may include stop-motion animation or music composition. In the evening, we’ll screen films, critique projects, and collaborate to get the creative juices flowing.

Want to stay the weekends? We take additional off-site excursions.  Most students choose to stay the weekends, but weekend stays are optional.  The cost is US $349 per weekend and is all-inclusive.

If you want to navigate to our course descriptions, please do so by clicking here.  Our courses are taught by professional faculty.  Students enroll in one course per two-week session.  Learn industry-standard software and use brand-name hardware.  Graduate from the Academy with an important skill set that is necessary to compete in the dynamic field of visual arts.

Have you always dreamed about making your own movie?  Or creating a professional photography portfolio?  Or designing a website that is visually stunning?  Do something big this summer!

	ACADEMY HOURS	MEALS	EARLY BIRD EXTENDED TUITION	WHAT’S INCLUDED
iD Visual Arts Academy Ages 13-18	Sunday 6:00PM to Friday: 3:30PM	Includes all meals and 24/7 supervision.	US $3,249 Save $50* off regular $3,299 price.	Each 2-week session includes computers & peripherals, software, instruction & supervision, camp t-shirt, outdoor activities, games and gaming tournaments, team building & life skills development, official iD diploma, free year-round online learning and more. Tuition also includes all meals, housing, supervision, and extra time for social activities. Also included are the Studio Tours and excursions. Tax is included with the prices listed. Prices are quoted in $ U.S.
Weekend Stays Ages 13-18	Friday: 3:30PM Sunday: 3:30PM	Includes all meals and 24/7 supervision.	US $349

*$50 savings applies to your first 2-week session (per student).

Note: Minimum deposit of US $400 is required at time of registration.

Weekend Stays at the iD Visual Arts Academy

All iD Visual Arts Academy participants at McGill University in Montreal, Canada can enroll for Weekend Stays at the time of registration. Most students do choose to stay the weekend, although this is optional. Weekend Stays include all meals (on/off campus) and overnight accommodations (on the university campus) and supervision. Students will be supervised 100% of the time. The cost is U.S. $349 per weekend.  If we go off campus, the primary means of transportation will be public transit. In addition to the packing check-list for overnighters outlined in your Camp Account, students may want to bring additional spending money for souvenirs and additional snacks. To view the packing check-list, please log in to your Camp Account after registering.

Teen Summer Camp Savings

• Save $50 per student with our Extended Online Early Bird Special. Ends April 4th, 2010.
• Save $50 when referring a friend. Your friend saves $50 too!
• You can also save with our multi-week savings.