An Apple A Day….

Every year Apple does a summer camp for kids at its U.S. retail stores. This year my 8 year old daughter will get in on the free workshops that teach 8-12 year olds how to make movies and music with iMovie and Garageband.  Camp sessions begin around the middle of July and last through the beginning of August in some cases. There are two workshop days that culminate with an Apple Camp Film Festival.

This is a great opportunity for a young one who may be interested in filmmaking. My daughter enjoys taking video of her siblings from our iPad, but this will take her to the next level.  The camp is about more than just software; students will be taught the basics of storyboarding and will have hands-on time shooting video for their projects in and around the Apple stores.

Apple says that campers need to bring their own Mac, camera, and earphones. Apple will provide all of the training and software for free.

Visit Apple’s website to sign up for a camp at your local Apple Store. Kids under 13 must be accompanied to all workshops by a parent or legal guardian. Many of the camps have already filled up, so don’t wait to sign your kid up.  See you at the movies!