Far Hills- Independence Day, Even for the Young Ones

Today at Far Hills, our youngsters are learning what it means to be true Americans by taking a dive into our country's storied history. Before all the barbecues and fireworks that have become synonymous with this day, it is important that our newest generation of kids learn the true back story of the 4th of July.

Happy 4th of July from Far Hills!!!

Stage Combat

No campers were harmed in the making of this movie.

Edison Ends for Summer 2015!

Today is officially the last day of International Ivy for 2015. We are all happy and sad at the same time because we had a great time this summer. Each week, we offered a wide array of classes, including robotics, mobile app design, film making, anatomy and surgical techniques, and creative writing to name a few. Edison had a lot of fun this year whether it was cooling off during Wet Day, competing in Minute to Win it games, or playing Gaga during break, our students always had a lot of fun.

Here are some last words about classes this week.

"Mobile App Design is the best! It is the best class ever!!"

"Anatomy is a lot of fun. My favorite thing this week was suturing bananas."

"Animation was one of my favorite classes. I liked using the Legos for my movie."

And with that, we say farewell for Summer 2015 here at Edison. We hope to see you next summer!

Is There a Doctor in the House? Edison Week 8

Anatomy and Surgical Techniques is a brand new class this week and it is already so popular! The students in this class have been doing hands-on anatomy surgeries and techniques, including dissecting a sheep's brain, creating their own brain hat, and suturing a banana. Look at the fun that is being had right now!

Suturing bananas! 

Wearing their thinking caps! 

3, 2, 1, ACTION! Live from Edison Week 8

This week, we have two great classes: Animation Movie Making in the morning and Film Making in the afternoon. Students who are taking these classes are learning how to make their own movies, follow a script, and incorporate props. Check out what the students are doing so far.

Last Call for International Ivy! Edison Week 8

Believe it or not, this is our final week of International Ivy at Edison! We had so much fun in the last 8 weeks that we are bit sad that is coming to an end on Friday. This week we are offering Anatomy and Surgical Techniques; Mobile App Design 1 and 2; and Animation Movie Making in the morning and Film Making in the afternoon. We will have tons of fun this week, so be sure to check back in with us later on in the week!

MOBILE APP DESIGN

ANATOMY & SURGICAL TECHNIQUES 

ANIMATION MOVIE MAKING

Last Day at Ringwood

Is it just us or did this week fly by?! At least we had a lot of fun packed into these short five days. Robotics proved once again to be incredibly fun.

Our Robotics Crew!

A Look Into Our Week:
Monday: we made a basic robot which we programmed to move around a box and out the door.
Tuesday: we made a robot that followed a line using a light sensor.
Wednesday and Thursday: we worked in teams to make a racecar that we raced on Thursday!
Friday: we made a SumoBot and battled to see whose SumoBot could kick everyone out of the arena.

Let's not forget our break activities! Monday we had fun going on a scavenger hunt around our building and learning things about each other. Tuesday, we all tested our skills playing a Minute to Win It game called "Stack Attack" (it's harder than it looks!!). Wednesday we enjoyed the nice weather and got soaked during Wet Day. Thursday, we had an engineer, detective, gymnast, and hockey player show up to our class! On our last day, we had a blast by ending the week with tie dye!

Turns out on Thursday it was just the students, dressed for Future Me Day!

It's been so much fun here in Ringwood and we're sad to see it end so soon. We'll be back next year which gives us something to look forward too! Check out all our fun on our Flickr and Youtube accounts!

Slowwww Down and Enjoying the Last Day @ Caldwell

Break time has been a blast for all the campers this summer, 

but today was especially full of cool talents, dancing and memories!

So today, we decided to slow down and enjoy the last few moments at International Ivy: Caldwell. 

Take a look:

Break Dancing 101

We've found ourselves a cheerleader!

Our resident Head Counselor showing us her hand-stand skills!

Throwing it back to the Harlem Shake!

Caldwell's Summer Anthem; The Whip

#selfie

Jaimee (Site Director) + Lilly (Head Counselor) + Shanyah (Counselor) = 

An Awesome Staff

Another group photo of our awesome campers!

Bye camp!

This is the link to Caldwell's Week 7 Flickr album for more pictures: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98941311@N05/sets/72157657077169695

This is the link to Caldwell's Youtube Playlist for more videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuBDbQ1DUI-Wf99ethbMBtBgcSUM0VbbT

End of Camp Fun!

It's officially the last day of camp here at Scotch Plains and we are sad that our time here is coming to an end.  This week has been a great end to the summer and we can't wait for more fun next year.  Our campers have learned a great deal in their classes and have made friends and memories along the way.  The first year at Scotch Plains turned out to be a huge success and was definitely a summer to remember.

Wednesday was our final Wet Day of the summer and the water fight was epic.  Check out this picture of our campers and counselor in action!

On Thursday campers participated in Future Me Day.  Many dressed up as their future professions with some funny costumes too.  She's gonna be a rock star!  

Today, campers in Lemonade Stand Entrepreneur are hosting an actual stand at break. They will be selling their lemonade to the rest of the camp who will give feedback on each team's flavor.  Then, campers will discuss which team had the best feedback and profit.  They will be declared the winners!  Here's a poster that campers hung up in our classrooms to advertise their sale today.  Wish them luck!  We can't wait to taste all the yummy flavors.  We've got some future entrepreneurs on our hands!

We can't thank all of our campers and counselors enough for such a great summer.  Until 2016!!

Check Out our Commercial! Edison Week 7

Edison was so inspired by Far Hills' amazing commercial that we decided to film our own! Take a look at this great commercial featuring the students at International Ivy! The commercial depicts all of the awesome things students have done this year! We hope you enjoy our commercial!