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FastForward Adventure Reporters Camp
FastForward Adventure Reporters Camp helps children learn and develop writing/interviewing skills. And for 2012, exciting opportunities abound! Campers will interview noted personalities like Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, visit the SF Giants, the Infineon Raceway, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and more! They will learn to assemble and create FastForward stories on state-of-the-art equipment. Journalism campers will conduct 4 interviews per week and learn in a fun atmosphere, developing interviewing and writing skills, and learning that listening to someone else can change their life.
Kids attending FastForward’s Adventure Reporters Program learn the rocking journalism skills needed to ace an important interview. That’s why they have first priority in getting our big interviews. Plus there’s that whole "really fun and awesome" factor... so Sign up today!
WHERE: Intel Computer Clubhouse, 1115 Third Street, San Rafael
WHEN: Six 1-week sessions: June 11-15, June 18-22, June 25-29, July 9-13, July 16-20 and July 23-27. Hours are M—F from 9:00 am–3:00 pm. In our Session 6 camp focusing on broadcast journalism, campers will create a 30-minute TV show for public access TV using state-of-the-art broadcast hardware!
AGES: Entering 4th-12th grade
ACTIVITIES: Preparing for and conducting interviews with sports, business and technology leaders at companies in and around the SF Bay Area. Photography, broadcast journalism, and creating interactive slide shows are all part of this project-based journalism program.
View a video collage of interviews conducted by FastForward Adventure Reporters over the years.
COST: $625 per week; $595 per week for any sign-ups before April 1st.
DETAILS: We conduct 3 off-site interviews at locations in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, and 1-2 on-site interviews weekly. Camps are open to 22 students per week. Classes are led by FastForward Publisher Winifred MacLeod, and the directors of Intel Computer Clubhouse (John MacLeod and Sara Bolduc) in addition to 2 other hired editors. Our Staff/Student ratio is 1:5.
If interested in enrolling, please DOWNLOAD a copy of the registration form as well as our Health Information Form.
CONTACT: Send email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or for further information call 415.256.8920 (office), or 415.272.3569 (Cell).
A story as a FastForward Adventure Reporter
by Bridge Went, Junior Marin Academy
When I first started attending FastForward Adventure Reporters camp, I was just a fourth grader with a passion for writing. In my first week at the camp, we interviewed a magician who had performed for the Rolling Stones, drove go-carts at a race car track, and even went on a specialized scavenger hunt in downtown San Francisco. Being able to have my writing published for other kids my age and older to read gave me a sense of pride and enthusiasm that drove me back to this camp every year. In the summer weeks I’ve spent at FastForward, we have talked to Mickey Hart from the Grateful Dead, sat in the Giants dugout and interviewed the players of the world-series championship team, and visited YouTube and Facebook.
From posing for a picture with a big shot movie producer to behind-the-scenes at a local ice cream shop, there is always something to capture our attention. After several years, I became a Counselor-in-Training and earned the opportunity to conduct occasional private interviews throughout the school year, talking to movie stars such as Dakota Fanning and Salma Hayek. Every interview I have been on has been unforgettable in a unique way: a filmmaker giving insight about his film, or a political activist offering new perspective on a particular issue.
You don’t have to dream of becoming a reporter to enjoy this camp and gain incredible life experiences. Whether you’re a writer, sports enthusiast, artist, actor, or budding politician FastForward offers something for everyone.