Halloween in Princeton!

   

It's Halloween in July here in Princeton!  We got in the spirit by wearing our costumes all day: while we were learning, and when we were taking a break to play and hang out.  We all had fun getting to be someone else--or something else--for a day.

Halloween In Chatham

Week 4

   Today at camp, it's our favorite day of the year: Halloween in July! Campers and staff always love this day more than any other. Costumes of Pokemon, Ninja Turtles, and inflatable ostriches and aliens all came out to celebrate. The counselors and teachers were a bunch of animals with their zoo keepers Matt and Ryan. Every year just gets more creative. Below is a slide show from the day!

TEAM IVY runs on STEAM at Somerset

Somerset - Week 4

Halloween in July has hit Somerset today! Staff and students dressed up in great costumes. This year, the staff dressed up as "Words with Friends" to spell out the words TEAM IVY and STEAM. 

These words represent the mission of International Ivy as we work together as a team to make sure campers have an awesome experience, and we run on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).

 TEAM IVY at Somerset

Somerset runs on STEAM

We had a mixture of camper costumes including a soccer player, a cat, an astronaut, and more!

Students dressed up in their Halloween costumes

Ready, Set... Color Wars!

This week in Summit, our red and blue teams have been going head to head in some fierce competitions! Tuesday we did some intense minute to win it games such as chopstick gummy bear race, cookie face, cup stacking, marshmallow mouth move, toilet paper mummy, and puzzle scavenger hunt. Wednesday was our relay race day (some of which are shown below); this included a 3-legged race, football toss, wobble walk, bean bag throw and more! Today we had red versus blue team soccer drills and games where the kids showed off their hidden soccer talents along with their amazing Halloween costumes. Tomorrow we are looking forward to discovering their basketball abilities as well as our tie-breaking counselor/teacher tug-of-war!

Halloween at Short Hills!

This Thursday was Halloween at Short Hills! Our campers had a great time dressing up and getting Ivy Points! While it may not be October 31st, International Ivy definitely had the Halloween spirit.

Even our counselors joined the fun. The counselors were fruit that fell out of the site directors basket!

Civil Engineering in Scotch Plains Week 4!

Some campers at our Scotch Plains location this week have the opportunity to learn all about civil engineering from our instructor, Maya! They have been making several structures with their new knowledge of some physics in the classroom. They are all enjoying being able to use different materials to achieve things like getting a building to touch the ceiling and also being able to support a stuffed animal with their creations!

    

Campers all creating their buildings/bridges!

Watch Out Monet the Campers Are Coming Through!

Chatham Week 4

     This week talented artists have graced the halls of Chatham. Taking a note from the greats like Monet, DaVinci, and Van Gogh, the Chatham kids are putting their modern spin on some fabulous art work. They are learning all about shading, coloring, and brush strokes to make their paintings that much better. The art gallery here is definitely up to par with that of any art museum. 

 

Our artists hard at work!

Investment and Financial Literacy in Oakland!

In our Investment Literacy and the Stock Market Game class, our campers are learning how the stock market works, and the differences between what makes smart or risky investments. They are also learning about the differences between buying stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. In the video above, a camper is explaining why he's "investing" in Google. Enjoy!

Perfecting Public Speaking at Somerset

Somerset - Week 4

Here at Somerset, we have a new class this week called Public Speaking and Youth Leadership taught by Alyson. The students have been working hard to improve not only their public speaking skills, but also their leadership skills. In class, students complete various activities, including warm-up games, public speaking exercises, and practice presentations. At the end of the week, students will present their speeches to an audience about a topic that they have researched. We cannot wait to see these public speakers in action!

A group of students researching topics for their presentation. 

The class working on youth leadership skills with Alyson.

Bridge Building

In Princeton's Civil Engineering class, everyone teamed up to build the strongest bridge they could, and then test to see if a car could drive across it, and how much weight it would support.  They built it with three pieces of cardboard, held together by tape and popsicle sticks, with suspension cables made out of string to hold the bridge up from the top and supports on the bottom made out of paper rolled into tubes to hold the bridge up.  The final verdict was that a car could, in fact, drive across the bridge, and that it could support 87 nuts (like nuts and bolts) before collapsing.