Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Building Bridges at Short Hills

At Short Hills, the Civil Engineering class learned about creating bridges! They worked in groups to build a strong bridge and tested it by placing bolts on it. The civil engineers even learned about budgeting while trying to make a structurally secure bridge.



Investing our Time in Stock Market Class at Somerset

This week we have the Stock Market class in which our students are learning about investing wisely and making good financial decisions. Check out how much fun they're having and how hard they are working!
Two of our students hard at work

Getting ready to play a game testing their knowledge of brand logos

The first day of class, introducing our students to the stock market

Meeting the Challenge in Paramus!

We are stoked for another exciting week at International Ivy Paramus! This week campers have some interesting classes that expose them to fun STEAM-based activities.

One class is Math Competition Training, where campers learn the strategies behind solving the worlds trickiest math puzzles. There is some fun competition with other campers along the way, but the best reward is knowing that even the world's quickest minds have tips that anyone can use!

Looks easy, right?


In Graphic Design, students use an open-source program called, "Gimp" to manipulate images on the computer. They also are studying the principals and technique behind graphics we see every day, like business logos. They have used the program to change some of these logos, and also design their own!

Deven helps our campers learn to use Gimp on their first day

Animal Robotics in Oakland!



In Oakland this week, our campers are hard at work building robots in our Robotic Animals course! They are using Lego Mindstorm to program their bots, and enjoy seeing their creations come to life. Yesterday, the campers watched a robotic inchworm wriggle it's way down the hall! Today, the campers are creating dolphins. They can't wait to see how their newest creations turn out!