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You may have heard of Christmas in July, but here at International Ivy we put our own spin on the holidays and celebrate the spookiest day of the year in the heat of the summer! Why would we wait until October to celebrate one of the greatest days of the year when instead, we can […]
This week at Wayne Camp, we have Murder Mystery Creation. Where the campers work together to solve mysteries while also learning how to create their own. I asked a couple of campers what their murder mystery was about, and they responded by giving me a quick blurb. The descriptions are below: First, we will begin […]
This week in Short Hills, it’s Halloween in July! Our campers showed up today in their favorite Halloween costumes. We started off our morning with some Halloween tunes and games! We were so excited to see all the amazing costumes. We love all the Halloween spirit our campers brought today, they never disappoint! Happy Halloween!
Camp Newspaper is a new class for 2024! Students of this class serve as the reporters of all things International Ivy at Basking Ridge. They write stories, take pictures, and layout the content for a newspaper to be published. The teacher, Melissa, guides students through the creative and journalistic process. Here is a snippet of […]
The campers in Drone Programming are excited to see their drones take flight after dedicating time toward building and designing. During the first few days of the week, the kids in drone have been working “behind the scenes” on the hardware of the drone controllers. They tinkered with the machinery and explored the inner-foundations of […]
The campers in Creative Writing are thinking up a storm and letting their imaginations run wild. While learning the rules of limericks and sonnets, the kids utilize their own story line to craft a beautiful piece of literature! They are taking their time to learn the writing process which encourages critical thinking. Every story is […]
This week in Short Hills, our campers got to make their eukaryotic cell out of jello! Not only did our microbiologists learn all about the eukaryotic cell, they also got a chance to take a taste of their own cell! Our campers also learned all about fermentation by experimenting with yeast balloons! They saw how […]
Week 4 of International Ivy Camp and First Week in Saddle River!
This week, Basking Ridge is excited to be hosting five STEAM-powered classes: Camp Newspaper, Comic Creation, Engineering and Programming with Arduino, Investment Literacy & the Stock Market Game, and Youngster Right Brain Mix! In Camp Newspaper, campers started by talking about different roles at a newspaper and creating their own “staff” bios! Comic Creation campers […]