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TIC Summer Camp
Location(s): Washington, DC; Bethesda, MD; McLean, VA
For 27 years, TIC has been the premier technology/sports day camp in the DC area. Kids learn by having fun with superb technology instruction and athletics, a 4:1 teaching ratio, unique projects created with real programming languages or multimedia software. Kids come to explore technology, personal attention, excitement and creativity rarely found elsewhere. Our half day sports program offers a physical challenge to balance the mental stimulation of technology. Now with 3 convenient locations!
GWU Mount Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington, DC 2007
French International School
9600 Forest Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Oakcrest School
8850 Balls Hill Road
McLean VA 22101
TIC is not school—it's CAMP.
However, there are no merely passive experiences. The computer games they play they have written themselves—in LOGO, Visual Basic, C++, or Java! They don't just surf the Web—they create webpages using HTML or Javascript. They digitally edit their own videos, use Flash to create animations, design their own graphics in Photoshop. They program their own robots, or compose digital music. Campers choose one tech option per session, so they learn in depth and can be very proud of their creations. Collaboration is an important part of what they learn.
In athletics one of the three daily periods is a choice, and Seniors get to focus on their favorite sport for another hour each day. Great coaching with wonderful staff who know how to push for performance or just have fun. We teach sportsmanship and teamwork, so campers are helped to develop socially and well as physically. Tennis or drama may be chosen as an extra cost option.
