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2023 proved to be a memorable summer here in Somerset. During Week 7, we reached a brand new milestone: 50+ campers attending International Ivy (51 to be exact)! But wait, there’s more! We had 8 different classes ranging from Kitchen Chemistry, Virtual Reality, and Youngster Left Brain Mix. Because of this, we competed in our […]

Ivy campers and Ivy parents, we reached the end of week 8 of camp. This blog is a dedication to all the campers, counselors, site directors, and parents for making camp this summer fun. We are forever thankful for the campers that left an impact on themselves within this camp. It was truly a pleasure […]

Throughout the week, our civil engineers have been busy building structures such as buildings and bridges using materials like paper and cardboard to test how much weight they can hold and how strong they are. Today, campers created buildings using paper prisms they made with notecards and tested whether or not their design could withstand […]

Welcome to Week 8 of camp on the Wayne site and the last week of camp is where lasting memories are created. Monday morning we welcomed our newcomers and returners to the camp and did our fun challenges of Would You Rather? or Guess the Emoji. The campers jump out for joy playing this game. […]

This weeks Theme Thursday was Tropical Fun in the Sun Day! Campers came to camp ready to relax and enjoy some tropical paradise as they were each greeted with a Hawaiian lei. During break, campers played a friendly competition of limbo that really tested how low they could go! As the rope got lower, the […]

Today at Short Hills, our campers brought out their inner Picasso in 3D Art & Sculpture class. In the beginning of the week, they started brainstorming ideas on the sculpture they wanted to build. After the brainstorming period, the students were given a small supply of clay, sponges, and water. The students immediately sprung into […]

Today in Flight and Aerospace, campers were challenged to make a device that would float in the air! They were given limited supplies of paper, tape, cardboard, and a paper cup. The campers were each given little fans, which represents the wind, and all they had to do was get their creation to stay levitating. […]

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, […]

Today we dedicated our time to saying goodbye to one of our counselors, Gabriela, as it’s her last day. The entire Wayne site camp wants to give our thanks and appreciation for the hard work, love, and contentment she put in to make each one of us have a great summer camp. We are grateful […]

This week in Mock Trial, our campers learned all about trials and were able to take part in their own court case on Friday. They were assigned roles such as a witness, defendant, prosecutor, and more. The campers prepared their questions and evidence in advance in order to be ready for their presentation. When the […]