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This week in Saddle River we have so many interesting classes going on here like Youngsters Right Brain is learning about Thai Land this week and Financial literacy is honing their banking and tax skills. Fun with Physics have built egg pods to learn how to engineer and diverse was to protect that egg […]
Basking Ridge is back with another week of camp! As we loom towards the end of summer and the eventual start of the new school year, our camp has been working tirelessly to create the best experience for our campers. At Basking Ridge, we are kicking week 7 off with our awesome classes. For the […]
This week’s Theme Thursday was bursting with excitement with Color Wars! Dressed in their team colors and full of camp spirit, the kids spent the day participating in friendly competition. During our mid-morning break, the field came alive with relay races that had everyone cheering! Campers took turns sprinting and bear crawling their way to […]
After an unforgettable week of games, challenges, and nonstop excitement, Color War has officially come to a close at Short Hills—and what a competition it was! Yesterday morning, campers gave it their all in the final round of events, including team handball, a high-energy game of knockout, and a classic egg-and-spoon relay race. Camp spirit was at an all-time high, […]
This past week, the Youngsters have been putting their creativity and coding skills to the test in our Youngster WeDo class! The campers began by assembling their Lego race cars, a task that develops fine motor, creativity, and problem solving skills. Next, the Youngsters used WeDo coding to program their Lego cars to move forwards, […]
Color War is officially in full swing here at Short Hills, and the energy around camp is electric! Campers are showing off their team spirit and working hard to earn points for their teams in a variety of fun and challenging activities. Yesterday afternoon, the competition ramped up with a scavenger hunt that sent campers racing through classrooms in […]
Our Junior Naturalist class has been buzzing with curiosity and discovery! This group of young environmental explorers has been busy immersing themselves in the wonders of the natural world—and learning a ton along the way. Each day, the class heads out on nature walks to observe the environment around them. From trees and flowers to […]
It’s been an exciting day at Short Hills, packed with hands-on learning, creative thinking, and the launch of one of camp’s favorite traditions—Color War! In our Python programming class, campers have been hard at work learning how to write interactive code. Today, they created a number-guessing game that randomly selects a number and asks the user […]
Week 6 is officially underway, and the energy around camp is electric—both literally and figuratively! We have an incredible lineup of classes running this week that are sure to spark creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking in our campers. In Video Game Creation, campers are learning how to bring their digital dreams to life, designing characters, […]
Today at camp, creativity and innovation took center stage as our campers participated in an exciting and entrepreneurial Shark Tank class! Just like the hit TV show, our young inventors pitched their big ideas to a panel of tough but fair “sharks”—played by none other than our amazing counselor, a seasoned camper, and site director. […]