World Cup Warriors

We have had an exceptionally athletic group of kids this week in Summit! To commemorate the 2018 World Cup, we decided to have one of our own. Our soccer stars came dressed in their favorite team’s jerseys or any sports gear. Some even went above and beyond with themed face paint, temporary tattoos, and spray painted hair for those extra ivy points! For our AM round of World Cup, England came out on top with Serbia and France following close behind! As for our PM round, Argentina took the gold with France and USA tying for silver! All campers have been playing great with one another and they definitely appreciate some healthy competition.

 

3D Printing in Oakland!

In our 3D Printing class, our campers have been hard at work designing and printing their own imaginative creations. Some items that were printed this week included penguins, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Volvo car logo. Our camper in the above picture printed out the logo from the comic book "The Flash!"

Movie Stars

In Princeton's Stop-Action Animation class, the students are putting together a movie by taking many still shots and then playing them in quick succession.  They brainstormed a story that they wanted to tell, and then moved the toys around inside the box with their backdrop, taking pictures of each new position as they went.  When they put all the pictures together into a movie, they will have a complete story!

To Infinity...and Beyond!

In Princeton's Flight and Aerospace Engineering class, the students learned about aerodynamics by building rockets and launching them to see what type of rocket flies the best.  Different lengths, diameters, and materials were tested to create the best rocket possible.  In this picture, the boys are launching a rocket by jumping on the air pump to send the rocket into the air.

Juggling fun and learning

Two of our campers working with our juggling extraordinaire, Lou.

Here at Burlington, we've taken a new spin on break time, a perfect balance of fun and learning! Here's the catch: Juggling! Thanks to our amazing instructors, we've gotten the whole camp up in arms about tossing bean bags. The campers have learned how to properly juggle with two bean bags and many are learning to fully juggle with three. Don't mistake this for clowning around, We're practicing important hand-eye coordination and concentration!

Life Through a Lens

Princeton's Anatomy and Surgical Procedures class is learning to use their microscopes!  They made their own slides to look at and took a look at some pre-made ones as well.  They enjoyed playing with the magnification, and they were amazed by how much they could magnify tiny things.

Keeping it COOL at Paramus

   

     Campers at Paramus kept cool from the summer heat, and took a break from all fun they were having doing Public Speaking, Minecraft Math, and Video Game Creation, to participate in Wednesday "Wet Day"!  Pairs of campers competed against each other in multiple games of water balloon toss, and took turns dunking each other in the dunk chair.  Fun was had by all.  You can even say it was "dab-tastic"!

Danny the Dinosaur

This morning at Short Hills, one of our campers brought in a story they made for a counselor. Filled with amazing pictures and incredible pictures, the counselor definitely enjoyed receiving this gift! It was a great way to start off another cheerful day at International Ivy.