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   Palo Alto, California, USA
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Synapse Institute offers cutting-edge and meaningful summer programs for children ages 7-17. The programs will enable children and youth to tap into their inner creative resources through an integrated and hands-on learning experience. Students will be exposed to new media tools which they will be able to use to enhance their participation in school activities and lessons and for their own enrichment. The young talents will learn from a positive and nurturing peer community and highly qualified teachers. Each participant will have access to a computer. There will be a maximum of 15 students/class.

There will be four program strands: 1) Produce Cooking Videos with I-movie and Final Cut, 2) Compose, Arrange, Record in Garage Band, 3) Animate with Anime, & 4) Comics Writing & Design with Photoshop

Camp Type:  Day
Year Established: 2009
Gender: Coed
Age of Campers: 7 to 17 years old
Cost/Week: $501.00-$650.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: None
Camp Owner(s): Six Seconds
Camp Director(s): Gigi Carlson
Nearest Large City: San Francisco
Off Season Rental: No
Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Film and TV
Arts Camps: Photography and Video
Arts Camps: Visual Arts
Special Programs: Life Skills
Art Activities:
  •  Acting
  •  Film and TV
  •  Other Arts
  •  Photography and Video
  •  Visual Arts

Academic Activities:
  •  Computers
  •  Creative Writing
  •  Culinary
  •  Leadership

Miscellaneous Activities:
  •  Talent Show
  •  Team Building
  •  Weight/Nutrition


Additional Activities:
digital technology

Produce Cooking Videos; Compose, Arrange, & Record in Garage Band; Animate with Anime; and Comics Writing & Design with Photoshop, 9AM-5PM, Weekly Camps from Monday-Friday

June 22- 26

June 9-July 3

July 6-10

July 13-17

July 20-24

July 27-31

August 3-7





See other camps in: Palo Alto, California