iD Tech Rapidly Expanding Offerings For Increased Demand For Virtual Tech Education Filling Void With Schools Closed

BAY AREA, Calif., March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With schools across the world now closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many parents are struggling with children at home, in need of help to structure their time desiring to keep their students busy and learning.  iD Tech, the world leader in tech education experiences, is offering a new suite of virtual online education experiences in real time. 

While still looking forward to the summer, iD Tech understands the need for quality tech education is right now. iD Tech is launching a Virtual Tech Camp experience led by iD Tech's renowned high caliber instructors while mirroring the summer camp programs that iD Tech has operated for more than 20 years on over 150 college and university campuses across the world. Building skills and confidence, while also establishing camaraderie with like-minded students, is also the mission of the new Virtual Tech Camp initiative that iD Tech is launching today, with the first session commencing Monday, March 23. 

"We recognize that the lives of students are being upended in ways we could have never imagined by the coronavirus," said Pete Ingram-Cauchi, CEO of iD Tech Camps.  "Through our new product offerings, we are working to fill the classroom void and provide some normalcy to their lives, while also keeping them on the right path towards their academic goals in fun, meaningful, engaging, and challenging ways." 

The new Virtual Tech Camps will feature:

• Scratch Game Design with Visual Coding (Ages 7-9)
• Minecraft World Designer (Ages 7-9)
• Minecraft Modding with Java Coding (Ages 10-12)
• Roblox Game Design: Coding and Monetization (Ages 10-12)
• Coding Games with JavaScript (Ages 10-12)
• Intro to Python Coding (Ages 13-19)
• Minecraft Modding in Java (Ages 13-19)
• 3D Game Design in Unity (Ages 13-19)

In addition, iD Tech's 1:1 Online Private Lessons are being offered in newly created theme packs, comprised of five 60-minute lessons. Students will be led through a series of projects and activities by iD Tech's acclaimed certified instructors in topics that they are interested and excited to learn. These include:

• Game Development: Building an Active Platformer using Scratch (Ages 7 and up)
• Minecraft: Building an Adventure Map; for students (Ages 7 and up)
• Coding: Design a Tetris-style game using Python (Ages 10 and up)
• Roblox: Creating, Designing, Monetizing, and Publishing Your Own Game (Ages 10 and up)
• Game Development: Building a FIFA-style 3-D soccer game using Unity (Ages 13 and up)
• Coding: Computer Science if 101 (Ages 13 and up)

Each 1:1 Online Private Lesson is tailored to the individual student's interest and skill-level, and sessions are scheduled at the student's convenience.  As the courses are project-based, students will be able to build hands-on skills and confidence in achieving their specific goals throughout each lesson. iD Tech just announced today, that any enrolled student in Online Private Lessons can bring a sibling or a friend for free. "We are trying to help parents stretch their budgets in this uncertain time," said Ingram-Cauchi.

More than 50,000 students annually enroll in iD Tech programs, gaining life-changing skills in topics ranging from coding, artificial intelligence, 3D modeling, robotics, game design, and movie-making. 

ABOUT iD TECH CAMPS
iD Tech Camps is the world leader in youth STEM education and believes that all students deserve quality tech education. The family company was founded by a mother and daughter over 20 years ago in Silicon Valley and now operates online programs in addition to summer camps at more than 150 locations worldwide. Course topics include coding, 3D modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, and game design. iD Tech is dedicated to bridging the digital divide and is committed to gender diversity. Since its inception, iD Tech has donated more than $5 Million in life-changing educational experiences to underrepresented communities.  For more information, visit www.idtech.com.

SOURCE iD Tech Camps