iD Tech Camps are university summer camps at 60 different locations across the country. Locations include Seton Hall, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Stanford, UCLA, Fordham and Villanova. Children between 7 and 17-years-old are welcome. The camps boast a small class size so the children can get personalized attention. Depending on the type of math-based subjects your child is interested in, there are camps geared toward programming, visual arts and gaming. The cost is between $650 and $1,000 per week, as of January, 2011.
Brewster Academy Summer Session (BASS) offers kids a chance to challenge their minds in an intensive environment, while earning credits toward school. The co-ed camp goes beyond learning, though, with adventures and recreation. Located in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, there is beautiful scenery for campers to take advantage of. Enrollment is limited to 60 children, and there is one staff member for every two children. Campers can choose to learn an entire year's worth of pre-Algebra, Algebra or geometry during their stay. In the afternoons, children learn new outdoor skills including canoeing, field sports, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking and art. BASS is open to American and international children between 13 and 17 years old, and runs between $1,000 and $2,000 per week.
American Collegiate Adventures (ACA) is a pre-college program with a low student/staff ratio. There are courses and activities, as well as sports and traditional camp experiences. Campers stay in deluxe accommodations with private bathrooms, air conditioning and laundry service. According to the company's website, it focuses on intensive learning during the week and unforgettable adventures on the weekends.
Wonder-Space offers children the chance to build a robot, create a web page, produce graphics or design a computer game. The day camps are located in Houston, Dallas, Austin and Washington D.C. Rice University designed the project-based curricula, which focuses on problem solving and critical thinking. There is a heavy emphasis on technology and children gets hands-on experience and training. One counselor is responsible for six campers, to ensure the children get individualized attention. Wonder-Space is open to children of all math experience, between seven and 17-years old. The price, as of 2011, was $675 per course.
