Basking Ridge

The Youngsters Engineering Exploration class gives campers aged 5-7 the chance to dip their toe into the engineering design process with a series of challenges that they complete as teams. So far, the group has been challenged to create the longest index card bridge that they can. Teacher Sara does a phenomenal job guiding the […]

Our Ice Cream Shop Entrepreneurs have been busy designing their ice cream shops from the ground up. They are in control of everything, including selecting a location for their shop, determining the shop’s theme, coming up with product names, making interior and exterior design choices, responding to competition, and setting pricing. As part of their […]

The Anatomy and Surgical Technique class is an awesome learning experience for students who are interested in biology and medicine! Campers investigate how the body works by utilizing microscopes, simulating surgeries, and learning how to suture. Students also learn about important medical/surgical breakthroughs and famous medical marvels throughout history. To start the week, campers learned […]

Camp NewspaperBy the camp newspaper class This week in camp newspaper, we got to interview other classes. We also got to play games, make our own advertisements, and we learned interview etiquette. We put the newspaper together by doing our own articles and adding photos and captions. Just like a regular newspaper, we included ads […]

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 […]

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 […]

Every week, International Ivy camps like to recognize campers and staff members who go the extra mile to make the camp experience GREAT for everyone. This week, we are recognizing individuals who go (1) Above and Beyond, (2) have the Best Attitude, and (3) show that Kindness Counts! Congratulations to our award recipients, and thanks […]

This week, campers in math of money learned how to apply math to real world situations! So far, they have played Monopoly, learned how to invest in stocks, and worked in teams to figure out how to get change using the least amount of coins. Today, students chose a real restaurant and were given a [...]

Happy Theme Thursday! This week, everyone dressed up in their best superhero outfits. Basking Ridge’s campers and staff all swooped in and joined their super forces together, keeping the TEAM in STEAM. We had a great variety of characters, including Superman, SuperMario, Miss Marvel, Mulan, Green Lantern, Groot, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and a ninja […]

Most classes at International Ivy are like workshops: campers learn a skill-set from their teachers and put it to use via their own individual creative projects. Others are more like team sports, where students cooperate to complete one big project or to play together in virtual worlds. But there is one course that is almost […]