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While it may seem like there is a gadget for every task these days, the campers at Chatham are looking at the bigger picture and finding solutions to everyday problems! Shark Tank is proving to challenge kids to think outside of the box and really figure out ways to make life easier. Products such as […]
This week in Short Hills, we have our popular youngster shoebox theater class and we are so excited! This class is always so much fun! We enjoyed making puppets and participating in skits and entertaining our audiences. We made a simple shoebox into a puppet theater. We designed a background and theater curtains as a […]
Digital art is a hit class this week in Chatham, seating just over 10 campers! The kids are learning to turn their typical pen-and-paper creations into technological masterpieces! There are many new techniques that can be harnessed in order to craft digital art and make the most out of our campers artistic abilities! The iPads […]
This week in Short Hills, we have two youngster chemistry classes and it is out of this world! Our youngster chemists got to learn all about the different parts of an atom by labeling protons, neutrons, and electrons with Playdough. It was so much fun! Our chemists are also currently doing a egg and vinegar […]
The Civil Engineering: Bridges and Buildings class started the week with an engineering challenge: can you build a structure that will support the weight of “Froggy” using just index cards and tape? The campers had the option of working individually or in a team. All in all, the four structures that were built all held […]
Our campers in Murder Mystery Creation have been reading stories, playing games and writing short stories all with the same question… who dun it? They are working hard to identify the various parts of a murder mystery including character titles, plot, setting and much more! The campers are diligently working on their OWN murder mystery […]
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 […]