Digital Media Academy Reviews 35

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I attended this year's Global Innovation Race, met with people from around the globe, and learned a ton. The whole program was well organized, and it is something I can definitely recommend. It was my... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I participated in the Global Innovation Race 2023. The race was well-organized, and the project team took care of every detail, diligently following up on the activities performed by our students. The... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My twins took courses on digital media academy and they both gained skills and knowledge as a result of their training. My daughter learned about app development using thunkable and she continues to d... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I applied for and received two scholarships at Spring Break for my two sons. I registered them and received confirmation of their registration. I never heard from DMA again, despite numerous emails re... See more

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Digital Media Academy is the leading innovator in technology education with year-round curriculum and immersive seasonal experiences. Founded in 1999 on the campus of Stanford University to provide technology education to K-12 teachers and technology immersion courses for students, in 2002, the Academy for New Media became Digital Media Academy and greatly expanded our technology education programs and locations including Harvard, Oxford, Toronto, NYU and other elite universities. Based in Silicon Valley, we engage leaders and experts in technology, business, and academia to develop programs that give students and teachers the skill and confidence to be tech-savvy and future-ready. Our courses are infused with design thinking and exciting real-world projects that fuel creativity, hone soft skills collaboration and spark innovation. Among the more than 200,000 of the brightest students from all over the world, many attend top universities and have careers at leading tech companies. Digital Media Academy operates at the world’s most elite universities, including Stanford, Harvard, and Toronto. Our world-class courses and curriculum are delivered in one- and two-week full-day immersive and intensive seasonal programs called Tech Camps; and through our Certified Schools program for year-round, K-12 technology curriculum that integrates into common core subjects.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a student I appreciate the…

As a student I appreciate the scholarship that I received for this program. I learned alot and will put this new knowledge to work in 8th grade. I have Epilepsy and I was stress free learning about computers. Thank you.

Sammy

May 15, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Congratulations on your scholarship! So happy to hear you had a stress-free learning experience and learned more about computers. Best of luck in grade eight.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy with the results

Very happy with the results, my daughter loved her class

May 13, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

So glad your daughter's class was a great experience! Thank you for letting us know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

The classes give hands on experience from qualified teachers.

May 12, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thank you for this! We appreciate your wonderful feedback. We pride ourselves on our teachers!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My child really enjoyed the story…

My child really enjoyed the story telling program. The instructor was polite and engaged well with the kids. The length of the classes were good as well as the content.

One thing that could had helped the interaction in the classroom was if all participants had turned on their camera. My child was the only one willing to do so. I think kids miss from not seeing each other, not sharing their face expressions, spontaneous reactions, etc. Instructor would also benefit from it because they would have 'real time' responses from kids from observing their body language during class.

Thank you

May 12, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Happy to hear your child enjoyed the storytelling program. Thank you for your suggestions - we will take this into account for our next class. Appreciate your feedback always.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Boring but fun and friendly people

It was pretty basic and it didn’t contain the AI and web app, but it was great fun and worth participating

May 11, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Glad you had fun! We do offer other courses that are more advanced. Just reach out if you are interested in these. We would love to see you again soon.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable teaching

I've taken a 1-week course from a scholarship offered to me on Programming & Web Development.

The teacher tried his best to make this course as much interactable and enjoyable as possible, I learned a new coding language and made my first long code.

Thank you for this experience!

April 22, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thanks kindly for your words and positive review. We hope to see you again soon.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lost leftover money in account

Because the camp was not being held in person, I ended up with money in our account. Switching to a virtual camp was not as much money so the leftover was still in our account. When the next class cancelled and was going to be virtual we didn’t sign up for that and now ended up losing the last of our money that we had left in the account. I would love to have this still available to out toward another future in person camp.

April 4, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Dear Heidi, thanks kindly for your review. We are sorry your experience with DMA was been anything less than amazing.

As our Terms and Conditions have stated no credits or refunds are approved after February 2, 2020, for the season of your purchase. However, due to the pandemic, all paid amounts were placed as credits to be utilized through August 31, 2021, for any services with Digital Media Academy, and this information was shared through the closure emails. Any unused credits did forfeit after August 31, 2021, as stated above.

Prior to the expiration, emails were shared on alternative options on how to utilize the credits. Digital Media Academy at that time allowed for credits to be used for any other child, family member, or friend to attend any of our services. This is why Digital Media Academy had been working hard to deliver our programs in the safest way possible virtually with live instructors during Winter Break, Spring, Summer, and after school program prior to expiring.

This is something Digital Media Academy has never offered before and wanted to give our parents multiple opportunities to our programs in the safest way as we do not have control of this Pandemic outcome.

We understand that was not the outcome you were hoping for, and we do take all feedback into consideration to better our camps in the future as we
have reviewed yours along with other parent's feedback.

Thank you again for taking the time to leave us a review.

The DMA team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My son had a fantastic experience last…

My son had a fantastic experience last week! He was so proud to present his first new game. Even not being tech-savvy, he learned many new skills. He interacted with other kids and made new friends online. Strongly recommend it!

March 28, 2022
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thanks kindly for your words and positive review. We are happy to know your son learned new skills and had a great learning experience! We hope to see him again soon.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tech accelerators is great!

I think the program my son was enrolled in was excellent. I am so happy that it was offered in an online format because it made it easier for my son to attend. I highly recommend digital media academy. We have enrolled in many of its camps over the years.

December 18, 2021
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thank you so much for your kind words April! We are so happy to hear the program has been valuable to your son!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

DMA has been a wonderful experience for…

DMA has been a wonderful experience for my son. Not only was he paired with an industry professional who was willing and able to create a lesson plan based on his specifications, but Jamie and the team listened closely to his feedback and were very willing to adjust plans accordingly. This is an excellent program with a talented and child-focused staff.

December 2, 2021
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thank you so much for your kind words Allie! We are so happy to hear the program has been valuable to your family.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am a former student of DMA who attended for 4 consecutive summers.

I am a former student of DMA who attended a few of their different coding boot camps. I attended a Java course on 3 different summers and Unity development and their iOS development during another summer. Overall, I had a very memorable experience. The staff there were professional and very helpful whenever I had issues. Our learning was always the highest priority in the classroom.

November 17, 2021
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Dear Charlie, we are incredibly grateful that you took the time out to leave us a 5-Star review. Thank you kindly!
The DMA team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From a parent's perspective

From a parent's perspective, I couldn't be happier with the DMA Tech Accelerators program so far! Our daughter has been very inspired by this class and has enjoyed it immensely. It's a small group, which can have its challenges, but the instructor seems well-equipped to keep the kids engaged and learning.
Thank you for this opportunity DMA, and for all the hard work I know has gone into making this program a successful experience for everybody involved!

September 24, 2021
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Reply from Digital Media Academy

Thank you so much for your kind words Janellen! Hearing how your daughter has been inspired by the class makes our day, we live to hear feedback like this. Our top priority is always our students learning experience, thank you again!
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