Basking Ridge
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 […]
During our week at Ivy, every Thursday is a day of joy and creativity, where campers and staff alike get to embrace the week’s unique theme. This past Thursday, we got out our beach towels and sunscreen for the “Fun in the Sun” theme. The day began with an explosion of vibrant colors and cheerful […]
9:00 AM. A busy hallway in a crowded school. A young woman paces at the top of the stairs, tears coming down her face. She is too busy looking at her phone to notice the figure stepping out of the shadows behind her. A shove. A scream. An ambulance. Someone, somewhere in this school knows […]
This week, in our Youngsters’ class, campers learned all about different types of engineers and the buildings they create. On Wednesday, they learned about the 7 types of bridge structures and picked among their group the one that they wanted to build. Using hole punches, empty paper towel tubes, yarn, masking tape, carboard, and pipe […]
For this week’s Theme Thursday, we dressed up in Disney gear and as our favorite Disney characters! Campers went all out today, dressing up as Mickey Mouse, Star Wars characters, princesses like Anna and Elsa, and more. To help set the mood for Disney magic, we played Disney theme track songs on our speaker and […]
Today our theme of the day was time travel! Students and teachers dressed up as people from the past and future. Some people wore a 1800s colonial outfit, others decided to dress as an alien, and other opted for a decade-themed costume. The Escape Room & Scavenger Hunt class was tasked with designing a time […]
While most people associate Halloween with chilly nights and falling leaves, our summer campers know that any time of year is perfect for celebrating this ghoulishly delightful holiday. The campers all dressed up in a wide variety of costumes, ranging from a zombie to Harry Potter. Now, let’s talk about the highlight of our Halloween […]
Things got messy in our 3D Art and Sculpture class! Today the campers learned how to create sculptures out of clay. This involved taking a wet piece of clay, molding it, rolling it, and shaping it into objects! The clay was at first difficult to work with, but we learned that adding water to the […]
The first Theme Thursday at Basking Ridge was Superhero Day! Campers got dressed up as their favorite heroes — from Spiderman to Indiana Jones to a member of the US military — in hopes of getting an extra Ivy Point. Some of our resourceful campers even took a spare towel or T-Shirt from their bag […]