Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Princeton Week 1: Campers are Invested in their Brains!

"Investment Literacy and Stock Market Game" and "Brain Training" are off to a great start here at the Chapin School in Princeton. Our afternoon sessions may only have a handful of campers this week but they sure do bring a lot of enthusiasm and fun!


Investment Literacy started off with a general overview of the economy, the different phases and cycles, as well as key vocabulary. By Wednesday these campers are researching potential stocks and preparing for their investments when the Market opens tomorrow!


Brain training has been working hard to learn valuable study skills and engaging their minds in different academic games. They have been working hard to memorize the Presidents in order and will present this by the end of the week to the other campers!


WEDNESDAY IS WATER DAY!!! Of course this was a huge success and a great way to keep cool on this HOT HOT HOT June afternoon! The campers had an opportunity to dunk our counselor Ivan, as well as each other, in the dunk tank. We also had a water balloon toss which quickly turned into an all out water war! 



Check out of Youtube page for videos and our Flickr Page for additional photos,select Princeton 2016 Week 1 folder! Stay tuned for more excitement!

Sun's Out, Fun's Out!!!

Campers enjoy their first Wet Day at Scotch Plains!!





Week 1 Fun in Oakland!

We're off to a great start in Oakland this week. This week features some incredible classes and some even better memories. From exciting endeavors in entrepreneurship to some spine-tingling surgical sessions, each class this week will certainly be a highlight of the summer.

Anatomy and Surgical Techniques students have been enthusiastically learning the parts of the body and performing operations on virtual patients, and real-life sheep brains.
Students learn about the microscope and even observe their own cheek cells!
Enthusiastic students observe a finished anatomical chart.

Introduction to Java Programming students are learning the ins and outs of computer science by utilizing code. They've started to use code sequences to develop their own games utilizing if statements, arrays, methods, and plenty of other computer terms that I can only pretend to understand. 
Despite his best effort in teaching me, I still don't know anything about Java.
Students eagerly await their new instructions from their teacher. Only his arm is pictured
The Engineering of Ice Cream has led to a very delicious week. The students get to create delectable desserts and learn while doing it. As a result, the camp becomes more like a confectionery, or at least it smells like one.

That gumdrop bridge looks good enough to eat!
One eager student came in, in costume!



Shark Tank Jr. swam into camp this week too. Kids are learning about what it takes to create, scale, and advertise a successful business. They've designed their own logos, had some great brainstorm sessions, and are well on their way to becoming successful business owners. In a few years, these valuable businesses might be publicly traded at the stock exchange. To think that a multi-million dollar business started here. 

These future venture capitalists are working hard on their creations.
"I worked harder and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in."- Mark Cuban

The best part about this week, is that it isn't even over yet! We'll report back on Friday with even more fun activities going on at good ol' Oakland this week.






Water Day @ Far Hills


This morning at International Ivy Far Hills we enjoyed our very first Wet Day.  We started with a water balloon toss.  Campers each had a partner and had to pass the water balloon back and forth.  Needless to say, plenty of legs and hands got wet. Below are 2 pictures out of the many we took today. After a few rounds, we gave campers the option to either go to the Dunk Tank or play with our water guns.  No one was left dry at either station, and everyone left smiling.  Want to see more pictures and videos?  Check out our flickr page here. Check out youtube here. 












Happy Camping,

International Ivy Far Hills

Wet day in Short Hills

These two campers are ready to get soaked at wet day in matching bathing suits!