Sam Oliver
Parents looking for an outlet for their creative-minded children this summer can take advantage of Apple's annual Apple Camp, in which the company invites kids ages 8 through 12 to participate in three-day workshops covering moviemaking with iMovie or storytelling with iBooks.
U.S., Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. in the months of July and August. Enrollment is free, and parents can sign up at AppleRSVP.com as registration opens in their region.
In the "Stories in Motion with iMovie" camp, Apple will teach young learners how to create movies on their Mac using Final Cut's little brother. Apple says the curriculum will include storyboarding, filming, creating a soundtrack using the iPad's unique version of GarageBand, and finally bringing the final edit together on a Mac.
"Interactive Storytelling with iBooks," meanwhile, will see campers design and publish their own electronic books. They will learn to illustrate pictures on an iPad, then add sound and touch abilities in iBooks Author.
Apple does require that each child be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and children can only attent one of the first-come, first-served workshops. Campers are encouraged to bring a digital camera for the iMovie workshop, but cameras will be provided for those who do not have their own.
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I must say I'm disappointed as I assumed this also meant programming classes but perhaps I'm not using the word "creative" as they intend.
All filled up at my local Apple store already... Too bad they don't have more spacing... Maybe next year.
All filled up at my local Apple store already... Too bad they don't have more spacing... Maybe next year.
Same here. 1.5 hour camps aren't really workable in our 2-worker household anyway. Sounds like it would be a blast for the kids though.
Ugh, the whole point of camp is so we can dump our little bastards off and forget about that drunken night we made so long ago. I don't mind Apple brain washing my children but they damn well should provide child care. Just pisses me off to no end, looks like our demon spawn is off to the grandparents again. I guess not everything falls under the Apple Care policy.
[quote name="waterrockets" url="/t/180750/apple-brings-back-free-summer-camps-for-kids-with-moviemaking-storytelling-workshops#post_2551427"] Same here. 1.5 hour camps aren't really workable in our 2-worker household anyway. Sounds like it would be a blast for the kids though. [/quote] Wasn't technology supposed to give us more free time? Why do we have less of it?