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This week in Somerset. Campers took kitchen chemistry which mixes in the sciences of food into cooking .Making it not just a fun activity but a learning experience. Campers made cloud bread through which they were taught how the yeast easts up the sugar making the bread rise. Campers made layers of earth using Oreo’s […]

Yes, today’s theme is Halloween in July on the Wayne site! All the campers arrived with their costumes looking as spooky and mysterious as ever. We were amazed by the creativity and of course, the horror stories that were told. Everyone’s enthusiasm was contagious and the decorations alluded to the theme. The best part of […]

We have some incredibly talented artist with us this week in Summit. Our Canvas Painting class learned how to use masking tape to create negative space on their canvas. They started by either priming the canvas with a color or leaving it white. Then after it dried they created a pattern with the masking tape […]

  This week at Somerset we had two amazing campers join us in the class Right Brain Mix! In this class campers do fun activities while learning about a country. The country of this week was Mexico! Campers learnt many fun facts about its culture ,land and food. They also incorporated Mexico into their arts […]

OHHHH WE’RE HALFWAY THEREEE…that’s right! Today, July 18th marks the exact halfway through the summer as it’s Wednesday on the 4th week. Crazy how fast time flies when you’re having fun! In honor of this, I think it’s only fair that we give a recap of this epic week we’ve been having! First, we have […]

Things got messy in our 3D Art and Sculpture class! Today the campers learned how to create sculptures out of clay. This involved taking a wet piece of clay, molding it, rolling it, and shaping it into objects! The clay was at first difficult to work with, but we learned that adding water to the […]

Week 4 at Chatham is starting off right! We have so many fun classes this week including 2 classes that are both new to Ivy this year! 3D Art & Sculpture and Digital Art! Having new classes is one of our favorite parts of every summer as we get to see new activities in action! […]

Today at Short Hills, Engineering Arduino students opened their Arduino kits for the first time. Kids learned to navigate the basic operations of the Arduino boards and the computer functions associated with them. Students aim to build their own unique programs and projects with the kits. Students preparing their boards and programs. Students prepare to […]

Welcome to Week 4 on the Wayne site! Today’s morning started wonderfully with all the campers (new and returners) entering with a smile on their face. It was a sweet pleasure getting to know the campers and the activities they will partake in for the week. After welcoming the campers in, it came to break […]

The robotics Vex IQ class has been having a super fun week building and programming robots to solve different challenges. Students began the week by building robots that could move forward and backward between two points on the ground. As the week progressed, the students were challenged with making changes to their robots so that […]