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This week our campers became scientists as they entered the dissection laboratory. In our Anatomy class, our young scientists had the opportunity to dissect their own sheep’s brain! Did you know that a sheep’s brain has all the same parts as a human brain? After opening up their kits, campers read all about how to […]

As week 6 begins to unfold, the kids in Film Making are certainly hard at work! Despite having only 5 days of time to brainstorm, write, and film their video creations, the campers are happy to tackle the challenge. Beginning on Monday, the kids start to collaborate and share their own ideas in order to […]

As we welcome in the returners and the new camper, we were ecstatic to hear the campers chosen activities and a mini introduction of themselves. All the campers were adjusted to their chosen activities ready to begin the day. It was nice to see more amped campers warming up to each other. During the break, […]

This Friday in Chatham we celebrated with water balloons, had presentations in class, and traded for amazing prizes in the treasure chest. Although Chatham Ivy still has three weeks left to go, we also said goodbye to our beloved team member. Ava, our counselor for the last three years is moving to Amsterdam for college. […]

This week our youngsters in our Little Stores class have been hard at work creating their candy store, Candy Cave! Shown above is two campers working at Candy Cave selling candy to customers. Our campers in other classes had the chance to stop in at Candy Cave and buy candy. Here they are getting their […]

This week in Youngster: Right Brain, campers were studying the Arc de Triomphe. They learned of its history, size, and stairs through virtual tours. The campers thoroughly enjoyed making art based off of the Triomphe by using both marshmallows and toothpicks to recreate it. They also learned about the Fleur-de-lis, which translates to “flower of […]

. . In the afternoon this week, our Youngsters learned new coding skills with ScratchJr. Their phenomenal teacher, Kenny, worked with them to create many fun projects including a Dance Party on the Moon, an Under the Sea habitat, a surprise Birthday Party, a Flying Superhero, a challenging 3 Character Race, and much more! Campers […]

Today our theme of the day was time travel! Students and teachers dressed up as people from the past and future. Some people wore a 1800s colonial outfit, others decided to dress as an alien, and other opted for a decade-themed costume. The Escape Room & Scavenger Hunt class was tasked with designing a time […]

This week, students in the 3D Printing class have been learning how to create different online designs using On shape. Students have been designing a variety of objects including flower pots, self defense tools, and even a dragon! They have moved from learning about how to use the tools of On shape to making even […]

Happy Theme Thursday!! And this Thursday we threw it back with the Decades Day theme! We had all sorts of campers dressed up in different decades. We had 60s, 70s, 80s, and even some 2020 quarantine inspired outfits. Our most popular outfit of choice had to be tie-dye!! During drop off in the morning, we […]