<p>I know this has been discussed before but can anyone give me any information on this camp? My son will be 15 this summer. Is he too "old" for this camp? He would like to do a computer day camp this summer. Would he be better off taking a computer class at a local college instead?</p>
<p>My son did the ID Tech camp when he was in 6th and 7th grade. After 7th grade, he decided he was "too old" for it - the majority of the kids were in middle school. Both years, there were only 2-3 13& 14 year olds in the class and they seemed out of place. I also didn't think the quality of instruction was worth the money - my son was enlisted by the teacher to help other students because the teacher admittedly didn't know much about the software they were working with! Of course, different locations might have different demographics so you might want to ask about what the average age of students has been the past few years at the location you're interested in. But, overall, I'd suggest looking into other options for a 15 year old, such as a local college class.</p>
<p>Thank you, Carolyn. That's just what I wanted to know. One local community college that I called informed me that a student must be 16 to enroll for their summer classes. I'm also thinking of looking into an online class. He took Visual Basic this year at his hs but unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts(long story) he will not be able to continue with C++ or Java at school. Since he is liking it so much I thought we would look into something for the summer.</p>
<p>Yes, I think here the CC's require a student to be either entering 10th grade or 16. My son is dying to take a C++ class but none are offered at his school. If you find ANY online courses, would you mind PMing me with the information? This is something my son would probably be very interested in doing.</p>
<p>After reading all the stuff on here I signed up my kid for the Camp CAEN at U. Michigan. Of course we have to drive him there which will be sort of a pain. But it's 2 weeks so it will be worth it. He is a good programmer and applied for the Game Development course. He is 15.</p>
<p>The ID Tech people run tech camps for high school and even college and returning students, called Digital Medial Academy (<a href="http://www.digitalmediaacademy.com%5B/url%5D">www.digitalmediaacademy.com</a>). The instructors in this version of their courses are <em>EXCELLENT</em> -- I can't stress strongly enough how good they are, they are respected professionals in their fields, not college students hired for the summer. My sons took ID Tech courses when younger, but "graduated" to DMA in high school and they have really gotten a lot out of the courses. They aren't offered in as many locations, but I do recommend you consider them.</p>
<p>Mootmom - Thanks so much for the information!</p>
<p>Thank you Mootmom. I'll second what Carolyn said - my son went to IDTech last summer (after 7th grade), quite enjoyed it and learned enough to use C++ in his science fair project, but it does seem to have outgrown it.</p>
<p>I have done both idTech and Digital Media Academy Programs - both were good, but DMA was superb. I learned how to use Adobe GoLive like a professional in only 5 days. I would agree with the other posters on the subject of age - a kid outgrows idTech by 8th grade, maybe even earlier.</p>
<p>Mootmom, did your sons take DMA classes at Stanford by any chance (it says you are in the Bay Area)? That was the location of my GoLive class. Top-quality instructors <em>and</em> an idyllic setting - I couldn't have asked for more, except that the days not be so long.</p>