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Good morning Ivy Campers & Parents, today is the last day of summer camp. Summer 2023 was another year in the books at Short Hills. Huge thank you to all of the campers and parents for joining the Ivy program. Super special shoutout to all the counselors and teachers on the Short Hills Staff team […]

Today in International Ivy’s Short Hills’ Youngster 3D Art class, campers are having a lot of fun building with Play-Doh! Three campers are setting their sights on medieval times, for they are working on creating a castle. Some other campers definitely seem to be hungry; they’re building food such as burgers and fries out of […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

This week our youngsters in our Little Stores class have been hard at work creating their candy store, Candy Cave! Shown above is two campers working at Candy Cave selling candy to customers. Our campers in other classes had the chance to stop in at Candy Cave and buy candy. Here they are getting their […]

This week at Short Hills, our NASA Journey to Outer Space class has featured a myriad of fun, engaging experiments that allows students to simulate the vastness of outer space! Students learn about forces of flight, challenges of space travel, and much, much more! Students are fascinated by an experiment involving dry ice and its […]

This week in Youngster Scratch Programming, our campers are becoming experts on the basics of coding and programming with our mini ipads. Our campers are having so much fun deigning and controlling characters in their programs. This week in Stop Action Animation, our campers are getting the chance to make their very own stop action […]