Palo Alto, CA Summer Camps

GAME ON! Immerse in the dynamic world of video game development! Teens choose from one of four game design courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design-Unreal Engine 3 or Flash Scripting for Web Games. Learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio. Locations include Stanford University, Villanova University, Emory University, Lake Forest College and the University of Washington. Inquire about accredited Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops lead by live instructors year-round. Visit www.iDGamingAcademy.com or call 888-709-TECH (8324) for details and specials.

Filmmaking, Web Design and Photography! Teens choose from one of three courses: Film Production with Apple Final Cut Studio, Professional Photography or Professional Web Design. Take your hobbies further with this 2 week summer Academy. Students use industry-standard products like Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Final Cut Pro 7, DSLR cameras, Flash, Dreamweaver and Wacom Pen Tablets. Graduates leave with a portfolio and the tools to excel in the rapidly changing field of visual arts. Participate in fun, supervised excursions and visit nearby studios to see how the pros work. Locations include Stanford University and McGill University in Canada. Inquire about accredited Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops lead by live instructors year-round. Please note that there are other filmmaking, photography and web design courses offered at iD Tech Camps. Save w/code WD64.

JCamp builds confidence in children & introduces them to new experiences while creating friendships in a fun/safe environment that last a lifetime. Variety of camps to meet the schedules/interests of children/families from all religions/cultures.

Values based day camp program.

ASA Summerfuel's Leaders for Social Change (LSC) Program will show you how to develop your leadership skills and craft innovative solutions for pressing societal issues. Get ready for a fun-filled, en

Teens level up & gain a competitive edge for college/future careers! Immerse in game creation, build a portfolio, interact w/pros & own gaming tournaments. iPhone App Dev, Xbox 360 Programming, UDK, M

Love programming and robotics Spend 2 weeks w/Teens who share your interests. Interact w/industry pros & discover future careers. iPhone/Android App Dev., Robotics Engineering. Held at MIT, Yale.

Spend 2 weeks with other Teens creating movies and taking photos! Use Photoshop, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro to create portfolios. Explore cities & campuses. Held at Princeton, Stanford & NYU.

This summer acting camp, taught by Emmy award winning director Mary Lou Belli and 30 year acting veteran Charles Dougherty will show you the ins and outs of acting in front of the camera.

Camp F.U.N. gives parents the peace of mind that their child is in capable hands. With a highly skilled staff, Camp F.U.N. embraces children who are looking to have fun with others but may struggle or have struggled in a previous camp. The camp is designed to provide support for children who may have difficulty getting started, managing transitions, understanding expectations, reading social cues or managing high energy or shyness so they may enjoy the fun of camp.

Take advantage of the unique and exciting opportunity to create - or star - in your own television program using the Midpeninsula Community Media Center's professional production equipment. Work as part of a production crew in our state-of-the-art studio. Edit footage into a video short with Apple's Final Cut Pro, or explore the digital realm of movies, music, and motion with leading video, sound, and graphics software. If you already have editing experience, check out our brand new Advanced Animation workshop, where campers will be able to experiment with special effects. At summer's end, the Media Center will host a public screening and awards ceremony, showcasing the Best of Digiquest 2010. All workshop projects will be featured on Cable Channel 28 in early September during the Media Center's annual Youth Video Festival. Workshops days are Monday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm. No previous video experience is required.

At Explore! campers will embark daily on exciting eco-adventures around the Bay Area and beyond!

At SNAKE Camp, kids will have fun learning about science and nature.

offers cutting-edge and meaningful summer programs for children ages 7-17.

Yoga is for everyone! Yoga can help increase well-being and offers tools to help navigate the challenges of life in high school. In this group we will practice yoga-based exercises that integrate mind and body, helping de-stress and more powerfully choose who and how to be. In this eight-week group for high school teens, we will do yoga poses, breathing and games, as well as group sharing, visualizations, journaling and drawing. Wear comfortable and loose clothing and bring a journal or notebook. There will be no class Monday July 19th and August 2nd.