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This week, our 3D printing beginner class used their creativity and imagination for their unique creations. The campers utilized the software Tinkercad to create their 3D creations. The students learn how to create these 3D models and learn how to use the different tools of Tinkercad. They then send those files to the Ender 3 […]

 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 […]

This week in Short Hills, it’s Halloween in July! Our campers showed up today in their favorite Halloween costumes. We started off our morning with some Halloween tunes and games! We were so excited to see all the amazing costumes. We love all the Halloween spirit our campers brought today, they never disappoint! Happy Halloween!

This week in Short Hills, our campers got to make their eukaryotic cell out of jello! Not only did our microbiologists learn all about the eukaryotic cell, they also got a chance to take a taste of their own cell! Our campers also learned all about fermentation by experimenting with yeast balloons! They saw how […]

Hi everyone! We are the youngster right brain class. In our class we do yoga, learn about different countries, and read books. On Tuesday we started our class with Ninja Turtle and dinosaur yoga. On other days we tried pirate yoga and Minecraft yoga. We liked the dinosaur and Minecraft the best! The country we […]

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 the Short Hills site, the highlight of some campers’ days is taking part in the Canvas Painting class! After learning about the different color types and painting techniques, the campers had fun showing off their creativity through their paintings! The campers started with color mixing before moving on to painting bright sunsets!

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 […]

At Short Hills, everybody was excited to be back at International Ivy! On Wednesday, the students in Electrical Engineering with Arduino started to decide on a project to show what they had learned. Over break, they discussed their ideas with the teacher, and the class opted to build a plane that could propel itself with […]