Summer '16 ... Let's Go! - Livingston Week 1

Not only is Livingston a new location this summer at International Ivy, but it is home to energetic, thoughtful and creative new kids! We are excited to begin our first summer and look forward to all the new classes, activities, students and especially Wet Days.

This week at Livingston, we have Competition Training for the Math Athlete where the students learn 12 problem-solving strategies by participating in math contests and playing Math Jeopardy. 

Take a look: 

Fencing is another great class we had here at Livingston! This class allowed the students to learn the basic fencing skills, footwork, gestures and lingo. They will ultimately be able to have a proper fencing match with each other and show their other camp-mates and families at the Showcase on Friday. Check them out:

There is no shortage of creative from the Fashion class we have this week! Much to the students surprise, fashion design is full of intricate details. Sketching isn't as easy as they thought, which encourages students to collaborate and help each other out. Look at their progress below:

Our last class for week 1 is Magic! This magic class taught by Bill Wisch has consistantly been many students' favorite class to take. He manages to capture their attention and show them the trick behind the magic. Let's just say that his class is a blast! Here they are in action:

Interested in more photos from camp? Check out the link to the camp-wide Flickr: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98941311@N05/albums

Check out more videos on the camp-wide Youtube: 

https://www.youtube.com/user/Internationalivy

Summer is here already!! Welcome back!!

Campers are back for another summer in Scotch Plains!

Minecraft class is always fun and especially educational for these beginners!

This camper is learning how to create his own 2D images and games in his Video Game Creation class! 

Robotics is another great class being taught this week! Campers built their own vehicles and then competed in a friendly battle!

Lights, Camera, Robotics! Paramus Week 1

We are off to a great start here at International Ivy, Paramus!

This week's classes include Film-Making, Stop-Motion Animation, Robotics - Animals, WeDo Youngster Robotics, and AdventureQuest team-building.  We've also played great games like Name 6 (name six things that start with the same letter in a certain amount of time), Foursquare, and Separation Anxiety (a "minute-to-win-it" game where you must separate candies by color in one minute)!

Before the week ends, we'll have programmed successfully functional robots, learned to work as a team, created feature films, and found new role models and friends.  Let the fun begin!

Sudisha, Ryan, Ben, Eli, and Leela learn teamwork and strategy in AdventureQuest!

"Hey, James! You're taking a picture of me taking a picture!"

- Noah on his first day of stop-motion animation.

Ben and Luke make WeDo Robots together!

One of the Film-Making class' many takes ...

Eli's snappy Mouse Trap from Robotics-Animals

Far Hills- Independence Day, Even for the Young Ones

Today at Far Hills, our youngsters are learning what it means to be true Americans by taking a dive into our country's storied history. Before all the barbecues and fireworks that have become synonymous with this day, it is important that our newest generation of kids learn the true back story of the 4th of July.

Happy 4th of July from Far Hills!!!

Stage Combat

No campers were harmed in the making of this movie.