This season we’ve added our teen programming camp to the Boston Area.  The program will be held at MIT. Students will live and study on the beautiful MIT campus.

Getting to Campus: Our specific location on campus at this computer science teen summer camp, along with maps and driving directions, will be found in your Camp Account after you register. Located in the heart of Cambridge along the Charles River Basin, MIT’s campus of modern and historic buildings stretches more than 153 acres. Boston Logan International Airport is located 4.3 Miles northeast of MIT. The “T” also serves the MIT community.

The Legacy of Computer Science: The goal of the iD Programming Academy is to act as a bridge between high-school-aged students and the university level. Students will be given in-depth projects and will be evaluated frequently. There is both independent and team-based currriculum, giving students a taste for what it is really like to collaborate on large-scale academic projects. The best part? The atmosphere is FUN!

MIT Facts

Nickname: Beavers

Founded: 1861

Schools and Colleges at MIT: MIT currently offers courses through their School of Architecture and Planning, Sloan School of Management, School of Engineering, School of Science, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and the Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology.

Student Population: Approximately 4,172 undergraduates and 4,048 postgraduates were enrolled at MIT for the 2007-2008 school year. Of these totals, women totaled 44.5% of all undergraduates and 30% of all graduate students. Also, MIT students represented all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia), three U.S. Territories, and even 113 foreign countries. As one of the top schools in the nation, the admissions rate for freshmen in 2007 was only 11.9%. Graduate admissions are equally selective with only 19.7% of the total 16,153 applications being admitted. MIT had a near perfect freshman retention rate (98%), and 83% of their students graduated in 4 years and 93% graduated in 6 years.

Rankings: Known for its School of Engineering, MIT has been ranked #1 among graduate and undergraduate programs for years by the U.S. News and World Report (ever since the first results were published in 1994). As their admissions statistics suggest, a recent study found MIT to be the 4th most preferred college among undergraduate applicants.

Athletics: MIT competes in the NCAA’s Division III and is a member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, along with the New England Football Conference. Their crew team, however, participates in the NCAA’s Division I and are members of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC). MIT offers 41 varsity level sports, making it the largest athletic program in the U.S.

Distinguished Alumni & Personnel: It is safe to say that many, many great minds have graduated from MIT. This long list includes: Cofounder of Texas Instruments Cecil H. Green; inventor of Ethernet Robert Metcalfe; co-founder of Intel Robert Noyce; developer of LaTeX Leslie Lamport; CEO of General Motors Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.; co-founder of Hewlett-Packard William R. Hewlett; founder of E*TRADE William A. Porter; founder of Harmonix Music Systems and developer of Guitar Hero and Rock Band Alex Rigopulos; President and CEO of Ford Motor Company Alan Mulally; second man to walk on the Moon Buzz Aldrin; computer scientist, inventor of numerous data networking technologies, and “Mother of the Internet” Radia Perlman.

Points of Interest: MIT Museum, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Longfellow National Historic Site

Note: The iD Programmign Academy is solely owned and operated by iD Tech Camps and is not affiliated with MIT.

After each day’s instruction, you’ll take time out for supervised social time, to relax and watch movies, play optional sports and, of course, have time for gaming. If you are a gamer, you will be able to play some of the most popular commercial games on the market. Students can expect late-night NVIDIA®-hosted gaming tournaments (including multi-player console tournaments during evening activities) with titles including Unreal Tournament® 3, Call of Duty® 4:Modern Warfare™ and many more.

Code for the real world!

If you’ve never programmed before, we highly consider you enroll in a minimum of one week at iD Tech Camps in our Programming in C++ or Java course.  Otherwise, we look forward to having you attend the iD Programming Academy in one of the our programming courses.

	ACADEMY HOURS	MEALS	EARLY BIRD TUITION	WHAT’S INCLUDED
iD Programming 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 Programming Academy

All iD Programming Academy participants at MIT in Cambridge can register for Weekend Stays. Most students do choose to stay the weekend, although this is optional. Weekend Stays include all meals on/off campus, overnight accommodations on the university campus, and supervision. Students will be supervised 100% of the time. The cost is $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, campers may want to bring additional spending money for souvenirs and additional snacks. To view the packing checklist, please log in to your Camp Account after you register.