Personalized Teaching Style
iD Tech Camps students receive the highest caliber technology education any technology summer camp has to offer! Our method of experiential project-based learning highlights our 1-on-1 instruction, and, above all, loads of fun. Students learn at their own pace. This is not school! This is summer camp! But, we also feel we are in a unique position to teach each student at a faster rate because we average just 6 students per instructor (compared to 30 students in an average classroom). Also, the fact that each student has access to his or her very own computer while at computer camp, and that students at iD are taught only by hand-selected adult staff.
Small Course Size and a Computer for Each Student
In order to ensure the highest level of quality hands-on-instruction, we maintain an average of just 6 students per instructor. Each student also focuses on completing their very own project during the week.
Students in our RoboContenders course work in teams for most of the week. Ratios may vary in our iD Gaming Academy, iD Film Academy, iD Spain, and iD OnSite technology programs.
Customized Curriculum
We’re celebrating our 10th season and pursuing the most significant revamping at iD Tech Camps in the past 10 seasons. Students will be able to move along faster and more independently, or collaborate utilizing our customized lessons—while still receiving our gold standard 1-on-1 instruction (average 6 students per staff).
Our new curriculum is designed for beginning through advanced learners, allowing each student to move along at their own pace with customized lessons for a fun and appropriate challenge. As students advance in their skills during the week, they will choose their own path to build on the skills that THEY want to learn about. Don’t worry—you won't see students at iD Tech Camps simply utilizing online tutorials to learn our curriculum—our instructors instruct! Students are challenged to stretch their creativity while gaining new and exciting technology skills.
Weeklong Courses
Our weeklong kids camps and teen camp courses are designed to provide students with a firm understanding of their course topic. Students focus on one topic per week. (Exception: Game & Web Design Hybrid - ages 9-12) Some students choose to enroll in one course topic for multiple weeks—this allows students to delve deeper into the course software and maximize learning in their chosen topic. There are also many students who attend camp for multiple weeks, yet enroll in a different course topic each week. This provides an excellent opportunity for those students whose interests lie in more than one field to gain experience in multiple disciplines.
Adult Only Staff: No Counselors-in-Training
iD Tech Camps has respectfully created and maintained a no Counselor-in-Training (CIT) policy at our summer technology camps. We feel that students learn best from adults who have mastered their skills in technology—not teenagers of camper age. Our entire staff is comprised of adults ages 18 and over. Many of our instructors and directors are graduate and undergraduate students majoring in the fields of Film, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Media Arts, and other related fields. Read more about our staff!
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