engineering

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 […]

This week, our 3D printing beginner class used their creativity and imagination for their unique creations. The campers utilized the software Tinkercad to create their 3D creations. The students learn how to create these 3D models and learn how to use the different tools of Tinkercad. They then send those files to the Ender 3 […]

An Amazing First Week in Saddle River Wow! This first week at the International Ivy Camp in Saddle River was incredible! We may be a small location but we are doing BIG things. Some of the activities include, bridge building, boat making, sheep brain and frog dissections, chicken leg anatomy, speech making, serious chess competitions, […]

Week 4 of International Ivy Camp and First Week in Saddle River!

The past few days of Week 3 have been very hot and humid, but Short Hills’ campers finally get to enjoy the outdoors during Tropical Day! In addition to the normal outdoor activities like soccer and the playground, campers and counselors alike took part in the tropical-themed activity of the day: the Limbo! There were […]

At Short Hills, everybody was excited to be back at International Ivy! On Wednesday, the students in Electrical Engineering with Arduino started to decide on a project to show what they had learned. Over break, they discussed their ideas with the teacher, and the class opted to build a plane that could propel itself with […]

Good morning Ivy Campers & Parents, today is the last day of summer camp. Summer 2023 was another year in the books at Short Hills. Huge thank you to all of the campers and parents for joining the Ivy program. Super special shoutout to all the counselors and teachers on the Short Hills Staff team […]

The Youngsters: We Do Robotics did an amazing job with their Lego creation and navigating how to code in order to move their robots around. Below is a picture of the camper proudly displaying his robots. The campers created a rocket ship and had use the coding tools to move their ship around either spinning, […]

This week at Short Hills, aspiring pilots dove into their interest in aeronautical engineering through drone programming. The drone programming course teaches students to program drones and master efficient maneuvering techniques. Student confirming proper drone procedures with manual. When students first opened up their drones, they were excited to get started with flying them around. […]

Today at Short Hills, Engineering Arduino students opened their Arduino kits for the first time. Kids learned to navigate the basic operations of the Arduino boards and the computer functions associated with them. Students aim to build their own unique programs and projects with the kits. Students preparing their boards and programs. Students prepare to […]