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WATCH: FBI’s Teen Academy, A Summer Camp That Makes Kids Feel Like Real-Life Agents

The one-day academy teaches teenagers a range of topics, from basic techniques to terrorism and cyber crimes.

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The summer camp offer in Houston is big, but few camps would make kids feel as if they were on a TV show. The FBI’s Teen Academy surely does.

On Monday, the Houston FBI field office held a one-day camp for teenagers aged 13 to 17 years that allows them an opportunity to get a comprehensive look into what the bureau does during an eight-hour block of instruction.

Students get into topics such as terrorism, cyber crimes, public corruption, evidence collection, SWAT, and the day-to-day operations of a typical FBI office.

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