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This week in creative writing workshop campers got to explore writing and poetry skills, word choice, figurative language, and short story structure and creation. Campers have suggested that their favorite exercises so far in class are quick writes, ode writing, rhyming, and our Greek mythology debates. Our younger creative writers listed their favorite genres as […]
This week in Short Hills, it’s color wars week! All week campers have been earning points for their team. To celebrate color wars week, campers wore their designated team color for theme Thursday and participated in fun relay races during break! Campers got to participate in Kam Jam, ping pong ball and spoon race, hopping […]
The Shark Tank Entrepreneur class combines facets of engineering, finance, and marketing into one awesome project! Campers start by considering how existing products may be improved or if there is a brand new invention that fills a need. They each develop their own product through sketches and 3D digital models. They also conduct market research […]
Our campers have been training hard in Math Competition Training! Today’s opening question was “How can you use eight 8s and only addition to make exactly 1000?” Can you figure it out? Scroll down to check your answer! The campers compete to solve a variety of math problems, sometimes using a Bingo board like one […]
There was no chance of snoozing today’s alarm as Chatham campers rolled right out of bed and came ready for camp! We saw hair rollers, night gowns, slippers, as well as onesies! Some students even brought their favorite stuffed animals to keep them company throughout their day at camp! With no signs of sleepiness, the […]
It is week 6 and that only means one thing…Color Wars! This week, Site Director Kenny put the Green Team vs the Purple Team to see which team would be the ultimate winner. Each day, they participate in friendly competitions during break time. Green Team Captains are Sarah and Kathy and Purple Team Captains are […]
This week at the Wayne site, during the morning session we offered a Canvas Painting class, where camper were able to practice they artistic skills and learn new concepts. The camper’s began their week learning about the primary, secondary and tertiary colors, then they began to learn how to blend the colors to create the […]
The campers in Chatham have been hard at work brainstorming, writing, and now acting to create a unique film of their own! They work as a team and combine ideas in order to craft a script that is engaging! The campers use props and costumes that are designed for their set of characters and plot. […]
With over 70 kids, Chatham is at its highest enrollment week of the summer thus far! We are happy to start our mornings with our front entrance filled with campers and smile at the sound lots of giggling voices in the cafeteria at lunch! Both familiar faces and new friends are welcome at Ivy and […]