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Angie is a counselor in Wayne for the first half of the day. This is her first summer with Ivy, and we are very happy to have her! Want the inside scoop on one of our favorite counselors? Check out Site Director Kandace’s interview with Angie! K: How did you find out about International Ivy? […]

This Halloween, the Somerset Safari was in full force! Our teachers and counselors made the trek from the Safari to Somerset to have the best costume for Halloween in July. In addition, our campers had many different costumes! We always enjoy Theme Thursday and Halloween in July was no different.  

This week’s theme was Halloween in July, and campers brought out their October colors to celebrate spooky season under the summer sun! We saw plenty of creative costumes throughout the week, with Harry Potter-themed outfits, complete with wands and robes from all four Hogwarts houses, being a favorite. Mandalorians, princesses, and many other fun characters […]

Who says costumes are just for October? Our Halloween in July theme day brought an extra dose of excitement to camp as campers arrived dressed in an incredible variety of creative, funny, and imaginative costumes. For one day, summer camp became a place where superheroes, princesses, athletes, animals, pirates, spooky creatures, and favorite movie characters […]

Camp is in full swing, and creativity is thriving across all programs! These are just some of the exciting classes happening this week. In Marketing, campers stepped into the role of innovators, pitching their own imaginative ideas and learning how to present them with confidence. The Aerospace group set goals for their airplane designs, then […]

It’s hard to believe it, but this week marks the HALFWAY point of our 2026 Summer Camp season! Time flies when you’re having fun.  This week, the youngsters in Left Brain Mix have been having a BLAST using the Lego robotics kits. The highlight so far has been building and programming a Lego swing that […]

Color, creativity, and teamwork were on full display this week in our Fashion Design class! Campers transformed plain white T-shirts into colorful, one-of-a-kind masterpieces through the fun and timeless art of tie-dye. This wasn’t just any tie-dye project, though. Our young designers took on a special challenge: creating custom shirts for fellow campers, counselors, and teachers across camp. Each shirt was carefully folded, twisted, and tied before campers selected vibrant color combinations to match each person’s personality or favorite colors. […]

The first day of camp is always filled with excitement, and this year was no exception! From the moment campers arrived, they were eager to dive into hands-on experiences that combined creativity, technology, and design. Throughout the day, campers explored new skills, collaborated with friends, and discovered just how much they can create when imagination […]

Here in Wild Wayne Ciy, we sure had a wild time with our themed breaks this week!  First, we had a competition between classes to see who could “mine” the most rubber duckies. We even had an extra special GOLDEN DUCK hidden that was worth THREE points! It was found by our Crazy Chemworks class, […]

What does it take to design a building that can stand up to the powerful forces of an earthquake? This week, campers in our Civil Engineering class are discovering the answer through hands-on engineering and creative problem-solving. The challenge began with a simple mission: design and build a structure that could survive an earthquake. Using […]