Apple has posted an announcement on its website's retail section revealing that, beginning the week of July 13, Apple stores will offer a series of three-hour workshops where kids will be introduced to movie making, photography and music on a Mac. The summer workshops where children learn how to make great stuff on a Mac are completely free.

This could be the best summer yet for your youngsters, Apple says. “This summer, your kid could make a movie, create a photo slideshow, write and record a song, put on a show for everyone, and have a blast doing it all. At Apple Camp, kids learn how to do cool stuff on a Mac and discover their hidden talents along the way. Apple Camp occurs at every Apple Retail Store, and each free workshop lasts three hours. Sign up your kid today and get ready for an adventure,” the company behind the Mac operating system reveals.

Talking about the Movie Workshop in particular, “Kids take the director’s chair in the Movie Workshop, where they learn how to make a movie in the time it takes to watch one,” Apple continues to outline. “From importing and cropping video clips to adding cool special effects and transitions, kids go home as up-and-coming filmmakers with a DVD of the movie they’ve just made,” the Mac maker explains.

As with every Apple Camp, kids can bring their own hardware, including an Apple notebook running Mac OS X, a digital camcorder, as well as existing footage, which they can learn how to edit using the Mac. In any situation, the Apple Store will supply computers, a digital camera, and a digital camcorder, as well as sample footage, photos, and music.

According to the people at 9to5mac, who've done some checking on the current availability of the workshops nationwide, all sessions in New York City’s Apple stores are already booked. Cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco still have open spots, the site says.

Visit Apple's website here to learn more about the free summer camp workshops for kids.