Short Hills Week 3 - Robotics

Our campers plan, program, build and then test their cars on the track. 

Brace Yourself for Biomedical Engineering - Somerset Week 3

It's only day 2 and Biomedical Engineering is off to a great start! The students are learning about foot analysis by outlining their own foot with a marker. The students utilize the Engineering Design Process to help them create sturdy and supportive knee braces. Check out all the fun the students are having below.

Short Hills Week 3 - Cooking

Our campers have been cooking up a storm. CC said, "I like trying the delicious food and feeling good about eating something that I made all by myself".

Short Hill Week 3 - Construction

Not only do we have construction workers renovating our facility but some of our campers are construction workers too.  Camper JD said "I am really excited to be here every day and I am looking forward to making the go-carts in my class on Friday".

Yum, yum! Engineering of Ice Cream at Scotch Plains

Who knew learning could be yummy?  Last week, campers at Scotch Plains saw that learning could be fun by developing their own websites and video games.  This week, in Engineering of Ice Cream, campers are learning about the design process and eating their creations too!  

Today, campers were given the task of engineering their own Rice Krispies treats.  Working in pairs, campers devised a process for creating their yummy snacks.  They put their plans into action and tested whether their agreed upon methods and measurements produced a tasty snack.  They even tried each others out and decided which pair made the best Rice Krispies treat!  It was a sticky morning! Our campers had a ton of fun making their desserts and then reflected on the process after.   

Mixing up their concoctions!

Ooey and gooey!

Making Rice Krispies treats using marshmallows, butter, and most importantly, Rice Krispies!

Yesterday, campers were challenged with the task of engineering a marshmallow tower. The class was split up into two teams that each tried to design the tallest tower. Campers could use popsicle sticks, toothpicks, and tape for their creations.  There was some friendly competition as both teams worked on their designs.  Check out both towers below!

Working hard on their designs!

The final products!

Stay tuned as our campers make ice cream later on in the week!  It's a tasty one here at Scotch Plains!  

Short Hills Youngsters

Our youngsters created some awesome scrapbooks representing the many things learned and the great time they had at Ivy-Short Hills

Sparta- Week Two!

Week 2 tuckered us out!

This week in Sparta we only had one class :(. Our class, Vocabulary Builder, was extremely fun though thanks to our teacher, Amanda! We played fun games such as "Taboo" and "Candy Land" with a twist- the only way to get a card was to give the correct definition for a random word. We also made fun Biopoems, which are shown in the pictures below (along with Nicki who liked to photobomb). More pictures are on the International Ivy Flickr page under "Sparta 2015 Week 2"

Short Hills - Week 3

We have many "Happy Campers" at Short Hills but one in particular who made a wonderful card for the staff to hang in the office.

Edison Ends Week 2 with Prizes!

Friday is always an exciting day at International Ivy because students get to turn in their ivy cards for prizes from the treasure chest! Students at Edison were excited to get their prizes for their hard work this week! Take a look at the pictures below!

Just a note: Edison will be closed next week, but we will be back Week 4 for some more fun!

Kenny with his students this week!

Silly faces!

Hard Work Pays Off at Scotch Plains Week 2

Everyone knows summer break is a time for fun with friends.  Here at Scotch Plains our campers have been doing just that.  Wet Day and Halloween in July were both a blast!  More importantly, our campers have been working hard in all of their classes this week.  Who says learning can't be fun too?!

This morning, campers in Website Design presented their creations to everyone at camp.  Some made sites about nature while others were about video games.  They wrote code to design their websites and told the other class about the process.  Check out the pictures and videos below to see the amazing websites our campers made this week!

What an informative site about ocean pollution! 

 

This site was about all of the different categories of video games!

You can learn all about nature and life by visiting this website!

  

In Video Game Creation, campers coded four different games throughout the week.  Today they played each others games and got to take them home on a flashdrive.  Some games were so challenging they even had Jackie and Julia stumped!  The pictures and videos below show just a few of the many games our campers made this week.  So cool!

They are hard at work playing the video games they created this week!