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  This week in Chatham, Minecraft has taken over! Both classes are hard at work creating different projects that go with their classes. So far in advanced they learned about and used Redstone as well as, used WorldEdit to better understand how to landscape an area. In creative, campers worked on building a town together as […]

Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! This week is International Ivy’s last week in Short Hills. We can not believe how fast these 8 weeks have gone! To finish off yet another great summer, we are offering our 3D Printing Advanced, Chemical Engineering with Bioplastics, Digital Creations with Canva/Animoto, Fashion Design, Minecraft Survival […]

This week at Somerset, War and Peace games have learned what it means to be a country. Making alliances with countries, holding peace to limit war, and waiting for the perfect time to strike war, each camper has simulated their own nation. Alpha, Beta, and Delta. After reviewing their individual nations, they made different agreements […]

The forecast may be for clouds and rain, but that didn’t stop Chatham from hosting its annual Fun in the Sun Carnival! With favorites like frisbee and bean bag toss it was hard for anyone to feel the dreariness from the weather. The campers flew through activities and reached record high levels of Ivy Points […]

This week for our Theme Thursday, it’s decade’s day in Short Hills! Campers got to dress up from any decade of their choice. We saw some pretty awesome decade’s outfits, especially in our 3D art class! We love to see the energy and camp spirit our campers bring! To celebrate decade’s day, we played a […]

This week in bioplastics, our class discovered different methods to make biodegradable plastic. They experimented with a variety of ingredients to see what way would create a sustainable bowl! They started by creating a mixture of cornstarch, water, and glycerin. They then put this mixture on a hot plate/microwave to heat up, making it easier […]

In class, some of our campers have had the opportunity to craft with Cricut. This innovative tool, combined with the Cricut Design Space program, allows campers to design, customize, and print a wide array of projects with there own touch. In our “Crafting with Cricut” class, campers dive into the creative process, learning how to […]

Fun in the Sun! Or Sun in the Fun? With Hurricane Debby on the way, our theme for this week: Fun in the Sun has been literally RAINED on. However, our campers came dressed to impress and we’re making the best of terrible weather! Our campers loved calling it “Sun in the Fun!” The campers […]

This week, Summit hosted an innovative VR course. The first few days of our VR class were spent letting the campers situate themselves with VR headsets (Oculus Go). This allowed them to explore unlimited virtual worlds with the supervision of the instructor. However, campers didn’t just learn how to use VR tools—they got to create […]

“There is an art to science, and science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole” – Isaac Asimov   Campers in 3D Art & Sculpture started the week by learning what a mosaic is. They then had the chance to design and create their own mosaic using different colored […]