Apple sets up youth programs for Apple Stores

Seth Weintraub
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March 18, 2010
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The Apple Youth movement is in full effect according to a new post by the Loop.  Apple has set up three new programs for kids: For Families (workshops show kids how to improve their skills using all of the iLife and iWork applications); For Teachers and Schools (Field Trips from school to work on projects) and For Kids (“Apple Camp.” Bring your kid to an Apple Store and they'll learn how to use iLife and iWork and bring home a DVD with their creations.)

Registration begins in May.

For Families

Children looking at a MacBook

Youth Workshops

Sign up now for workshops at a store near you.

From composing a song in GarageBand to building a photo album to creating a compelling Keynote presentation, our Youth Workshops offer families with kids (ages 6 to 13) a chance to work together to hone their Mac skills and use iLife and iWork applications to complete exciting projects. We offer the free workshops at Apple Retail Stores worldwide.

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For Teachers

Field Trip to the Apple Store

Field Trip to the Apple Store

Sign up now for a Field Trip to the Apple Store.

Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. On their Field Trip, students can create something amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project they’ve already created and turn our store into a theater, sharing their achievements with parents, teachers, and friends. No matter which option you choose, everyone will have a great time.

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For Kids

Apple Camp logo

Apple Camp

Camp is back this summer. Registration begins in May.

Nothing beats Apple Camp when it comes to a fun summer activity for your kids. In free workshops at the Apple Store, kids learn how to do cool stuff on a Mac using iLife and iWork applications. They’ll make a movie, compose a song, create a photobook, and learn how to present everything to an audience. When Camp is over, they’ll bring the projects they made home on a DVD, along with skills and ideas to create even more. All workshops are recommended for ages 8 to 12.

Comments (14)

9to5Mac Bitter Noob (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 8:34am

DO NOT drop your kid off at an apple store. You could be arrested for child neglect. They are not a baby-sitting service. The program is for children, yes, but you still have to stay there with them.

WIth that out of the way, I don't like Apple adding more programs to the store when they are so overrun and overcrowded already and the genius bars so understaffed.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 3:34pm

all I'm going to say is one thing " your an A$$ ! " why would you assume people would just drop off their kids .. Obviously your a single lonely man who punches his purple clown all night long... and thats why your bitter ...

Former Apple Employee (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 5:23pm

Actually, you'd be surprised how many people try to drop their kids off and go shopping elsewhere.
Happened all the time.
That being said, I found it odd that this is being called "New" when Apple stores have been doing these programs for a couple of years now.
o.O

Lars Pallesen (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 8:50am

Wow? Bitter Noob in deed.

9to5Mac Bitter Noob (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 9:12am

Well I mean it's just like effing mardi gras in those stores no matter what time of the day you go, and yet, with all the staff, they're not set up to repairs (in my experiences) in any sort of timely manner. The store near me is practically a hook-up bar. There are women dressed like women of the night who are just standing around vamping.

Citi (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 9:31am

Wow, you got issues. It's a small store...with popular products, it's going to have a lot of people. If you don't like it, go in the morning, when the kids are too cool to go. Problem solved Grandpa/ma...oh and stay off my lawn!

9to5Mac Not A Noob (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 9:32am

They sure catch the kids at an early age. Watch out parents, it's a trap. They are going to not only want an iPod Touch but a MacBook once they are finished with the class.

And to the Bitter Noob- Stop being so bitter.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 10:25am

I won't even bring my son into Providence Place Mall anymore because the whole place has been over run by hoods.
And any parent that would turn their back on their child in any apple store needs to be admitted for a 72 hour Psychiatric evaluation.

Citi (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 11:07am

Turn their back? When did Apple Store become a back alley? When was the last time a 8-12 year old got abducted chillin in an Apple Store?

You're perception may (or may not) be accurate of your location but I can tell you, in California, we have no such problems...at all. For the most part, only the affluent shop in Apple. I see as many "hoods" in there as I see in Nordstrom, meaning very little.

Cespur | March 18, 2010 - 10:26am

I saw shit about this on Apple websites like 3 months ago?

admin | March 18, 2010 - 10:59am

IT was just the Camp part - they did that last year - the school trips and such are new

Former Apple Employee (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 5:51pm

Nope. I did all three programs for the last two or three years.

Also former employee (not verified) | March 18, 2010 - 9:41pm

yeah why is this new this has been going on for three years? new would the test pilot programs for one to one and the genius bar in the colorado

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