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During break, our campers, (I mean mateys!) enjoyed a fun game called "Pirate Ship." This game is fast-paced and requires strong listening skills to the Captain of the Ship (our counselors). Mates had to run from one side of the ship to the other while also completing commands such as "Hit the Deck" and "Scrub [...]

This week, our youngest campers in Youngster Coding with Dash and Sphero are learning all about how to be computer programers! In this class, campers learn the ins and outs of two robots- Dash and Sphero while completing games, challenges, and missions. One project they worked on was the Dash Thanksgiving Day Parade. Youngsters created […]

This week, Somerset participated in our favorite week, Color Wars! We had four team go head to head to see who would come out on top. Each day, teams worked together to complete different challenges including the Grand Duck Throw, Family Feud, Obstacle Courses, Four Corners, and Relay Races. Teams showed their team spirit by […]

The Engineering of Ice Cream class in the International Ivy Enrichment Program was a lot more than just making ice cream. As the class went along we learned the science and engineering behind many common deserts, including homemade ice cream, brownies, rice crispy treats, and chocolate-covered strawberries. We are looking forward to see all of […]

Look at our amazing Act It Out class! They have been preparing for a performance called “Pipflatz and The Refund”. Take a look at our campers preparing and having fun at the same time! They spent time rehearsing and put on their big show on Friday for the camp and they knocked it out of […]

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.  

As Week 6 comes to an end, summer is getting close to being over. Here at Somerset International Ivy camp, we have had so many familiar faces over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, summer camp doesn’t last forever, and some of our amazing campers are done for the year. We wanted to take this moment […]

Howdy!! This week in Somerset, our Theme Thursday was Country Western day. But, the fun didn’t just start on Thursday, we have been ye-hawing all week. It all started with our Western Rodeo break activity, where we practiced our do-si-dos and cancans (a classic country western dance). Next, we played Human Bingo, where we searched […]

Today at Somerset, our Anatomy and Surgical Techniques class prepared for the zombie apocalypse by disecting a sheep’s brain. Our students were on the hunt to identify all four lobes inside a sheep’s brain: the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe, and the occipital lobe. “Come by our class tomorrow, we are dissecting […]

Here at Somerset, in addition to learning, we like to prioritize FUN! Today our Youngsters 3D Art campers played a fun brain break game, Wax Museum. Our Youngsters were having so much fun that we even had to bring in our counselors and our very own Site Director, Ryan! Everybody FREEZE, they night guard is […]