Additionally at Lake Forest College

iD Gaming Academy, Ages 13-18

TWO-WEEKS | CO-ED | OVERNIGHT ONLY | TEEN ONLY
INTENSIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING & APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
The iD Gaming Academy offers a 2-week intensive program in the dynamic worlds of game development, game programming and level design. Academy courses are geared for beginning to advanced teens ages 13-18. Using industry-standard applications like Autodesk® Maya® , Adobe® Photoshop® and XNA™ for the Xbox 360®, our video game camp is taught by top instructors with game development portfolios. Students also tour a major game development studio.

More about iD and Lake Forest College
iD Tech Camps invites you to join us for our 9th season at our Lake Forest College location in the Chicago area, IL. We’re a family company located in Silicon Valley, CA.  We’ve been running our technology camps for 12 years, and we are committed to being the best – and improving every season. We offer a variety of awesome summer camp courses for kids and teens including video game design, Flash animation, programming, video editing and more–using the best brand name products from Adobe^®, Apple^®, Autodesk^®, Microsoft^® and beyond. Explore the college campus and gain technical skills that will last long after summer camp ends. Ignite your internalDrive and do something big this summer! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to give us a call.

We have chosen Lake Forest College to host our summer kids camps and teen camps in Illinois because it rests on one of the most beautiful suburbs on Chicago’s North Shore. The pristine and quiet 107-acre campus sits just a few blocks from Lake Michigan. It is a short walk from the train station as well as the shops, cafés, and restaurants of quaint downtown Lake Forest.

With its range of architectural styles and spacious park-like landscaping, Lake Forest College has access to a variety of resources for recreation, entertainment, culture, and enrichment in the surrounding communities and nearby Chicago, making it the perfect Day Camp and Overnight Camp location.

Getting to Campus: Our specific location on campus at this Illinois summer camp, along with maps and driving directions, will be found in your Camp Account after you register. O’Hare International Airport and Midway will both take 45-60 minutes to arrive on campus at Lake Forest. Amtrak trains arrive into Chicago at Union Station. To reach Lake Forest from Chicago you will need to get to the Ogilvie Transportation Center where the METRA commuter train boards. The Ogilvie Transportation Center is located three long blocks north of Union Station at 500 West Madison Street, at the intersection of Madison and Canal Streets. There are two commuter lines that run to Lake Forest so be sure to board the Metra Union Pacific North Line. The train runs to and from Chicago 30 times a day.

Lake Forest College Facts

Nickname: Foresters

Founded: 1857

Student Population: About 1,400 students attend Lake Forest, and a large percentage of them live on campus (86%). Princeton Review says “Life at Lake Forest is generally laid-back, with a pace set by the quiet, high-end suburb in which the school is located.” The student radio station (WMXM), rugby club, Greek organizations and the e.team (organizes on-campus entertainment) are among the most active of the 100 student groups on campus.

Rankings: The Princeton Review places Lake Forest College on its list of 361 Best Colleges to attend. Also, as of 2009, Lake Forest appears on the lists of Best Midwestern Colleges and the Best Value Colleges. In addition, it ranks 12th in the country for “Students Happy with Financial Aid.” In terms of the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Lake Forest College was ranked 94th by US News & World Report.

Athletics: Lake Forest participates at the Division III level and has been a member of the Midwest Conference since 1974. The college gives student athletes the opportunity to participate in 17 intercollegiate sports (9 women’s and 8 men’s). Most notably, the Lake Forest handball team has won an astounding 30 national championships and has been recognized nationally.

Distinguished Alumni & Personnel: Among Lake Forest graduates are some who are recognized nationally, including: Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Herbert Block; G4 host and comedy writer Blair Butler; bestselling fantasy author Jacqueline Carey; producer of the movie Grease and Tony Award winner Allan Carr; reporter at WNYW-FOX 5 New York and winner of three Emmy Awards Andrea Day; Chairman and CEO of Charles River Laboratories, Inc., and 2003 Forbes Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year James C. Foster.

Point of Interest: These Illinois summer camps are near the Center for Chicago Programs, which was established as part of Lake Forest’s dedication to making Chicago more accessible to students. The center (sponsored in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) provides the college community with event discounts and organizes city gatherings.

Age appropriate fun for kids 7-12 and teens 13-17. Students will receive an average of 5-6 hours of technical instruction per day mixed with breaks, lunch, and fun camp activities we like to call TechReation. Participation in activities is encouraged, but optional. Physical activities at these teen and youth camps may include ultimate frisbee, capture-the-flag, fun teambuilding games, soccer, etc., and other camp activities like Guitar Hero®, video gaming tournaments, social time and more. Each week wraps up with family showcase at 2:00 PM on Friday. Check out the cool projects created by students, meet the instructor, and attend our diploma ceremony.

Attention Illinois Teens! Our summer camps in Illinois at Lake Forest College just got even cooler for our teen students. We have specialized teen activities including free time to hang out, movie nights, extra project time, and as always, plenty of gaming. Check out our other cool teen-only programs like the iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy, iD Programming Academy and Ultimate Gaming Weekends (offered at select locations).

Go green and save some green. Coordinate with other iD Tech Camps families to share rides to and from our Washington University summer camp. Click to see who else is carpooling. This service is for registered clients and is available through your Camp Account.

Lake Forest College News

	CAMP HOURS	MEAL OPTIONS	EARLY BIRD TUITION	COMPARE THE OPTIONS
Day Camps Ages 7-17	Monday – Thursday: 9AM to 5PM Friday: 9AM to 3:30PM	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 as early as 8:30AM and pick -up as late as 5:30PM (3:30PM on Friday) with this camp option. No additional fees. Yay!
Extended Day Camps Ages 7-17	Monday – Thursday: 7:30AM to 7PM Friday: 7:30AM to 3:30PM	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: 3:30PM	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.

Please note that some courses have an additional lab fee. In the registration process that follows, you can determine which courses have lab fees and what your total camp package will cost. You can adjust your courses selections as needed to fit your budget.

Stay the Weekend at iD this Summer!

Weekend Stays and Ultimate Gaming Weekends are offered at many iD locations.

Weekend Stays / Ultimate Gaming Weekends are great options for students looking to bridge the gap between two weeks of camp or for students who want to stay and game with us the weekend following their camp week.

Overnight students ages 12-17 at iD Tech Camps, as well as those registered for our Teen Academies (ages 13-18), can bridge the weekend between consecutive overnight camp weeks. As an exception, overnight students ages 10-17 at Stanford University may also participate. The cost is $349 per weekend and is all-inclusive (housing, meals, supervision, gaming, activities, etc). This offering only applies to overnight students and is not stand-alone.

Not a serious gamer? We’ve got you covered. You can take it easy in the labs, play retro games, read a book, play outdoor sports, or just keep a low profile.

Please visit Weekend Stays / Ultimate Gaming Weekends for more information and availability.

Save $50 with our Online Early Bird Special!

• Save $50 per student with our Online Early Bird Special. Ends March 15, 2010.
• Save $50 when referring a friend. Your friend saves $50 too!
• You can also save with our multi-week savings.