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 For all projects, we used Cricut Design Space, an application that has a canvas for users to design their own projects from scratch with thousands of images, shapes, and text options– or users can pick from many pre-set templates and designs. For our last couple of days, we worked on making t-shirts and sweatshirts using […]

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 […]

This week at Short Hills our Newspaper Class published their first edition of The Weekly Herald. The young journalists got the scoop on everything from microbiology to break time games! Students researched, interviewed and wrote their own articles on other classes happening this week. As the week wraps up, students polish their pieces and are […]

To celebrate the campers’ day off on the 4th of July, a relay race was held during morning break time at Short Hills! The campers that participated were split into three teams – Red, White, and Blue – and had lots of fun! The first runner hopped with a balloon between their legs. Two campers […]

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. […]

This week our campers became scientists as they entered the dissection laboratory. In our Anatomy class, our young scientists had the opportunity to dissect their own sheep’s brain! Did you know that a sheep’s brain has all the same parts as a human brain? After opening up their kits, campers read all about how to […]

Today’s theme in Wayne is Superhero Day. The campers came in looking like a hero in their marvelous costume and were ready to avenge the day! They spent the morning coloring books or talking to their campmates about their heroic outfits. During the break, the counselor set up activities for the campers to play. Some […]

Chatham Week 3 is heating up!! In honor of Superhero Theme Thursday we are hosting our annual Olympics to keep up the excitement! During break time, Counselors hosted games and activities where campers have the opportunity to win medals for their class/team led by a superhero that the class collectively agreed upon. Some of the […]

The third week of the Short Hills Site is starting strong! The robotics class got straight to work on making their robots, and some finished it in one day. In chemical engineering, the students made balloons inflate with the power of science. They filled bottles with baking soda and put balloon on the rim, and […]

Today was Thursday!!! And you know what that means! Theme Thursday! This week’s theme was red, white, and blue to celebrate Independence Day on Tuesday. Campers were all decked out in all sorts of clothes to represent these colors. During morning drop off, we danced to all sorts of USA themed tunes such as Born […]