FAQs

A significant number of our teachers are certified educators in both public and private schools throughout New Jersey. There are also experts in certain fields who serve as instructors such as Mr. Bill Wisch, a professional magician with over forty years of experience. The remaining number of instructors are college students and college graduates who are extensively trained to teach our curricula. All of our teachers and adult counselors have been background-checked in accordance with the standards of the American Camp Association.

All materials used in class (e.g. robotics, laptops, pencils, paper, fabric) are provided by the Program.

Families are responsible for sending in snacks and water bottle for their children and should mark their containers clearly.

For full-day students, families should send in lunch. For Short Hills, Caldwell, Chatham and Paramus, families can purchase lunch.

If your child is taking a technology class, we suggest sending in a flash drive to save work that the student creates in class.

Please pack your child a change of clothes and a towel if they will be participating in Wet Day on Wednesday.

There is always a complimentary 30-minute pick-up and drop-off window for our families.  For example, full-day students can be dropped off between 8:30 am and 9:00 am and picked up between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm.

Extended care is available in Short Hills and Chatham.

Extended before-care starts at 8:00 am.  The fee is $50 per week.

Extended after-care is until 6:00 pm. The fee is $50 per week.

Families must register for the entire week.

If parents are late to pick up their children, they will be charged $1.00 per minute.

Refunds are not given for any absences or unused parts of the class. Our policy is we do not offer any refunds except when the Program cancels a class due to insufficient enrollment, in which case parents can (a) transfer a child to another class or (b) take a refund or credit.

As a courtesy, we can transfer students to other weeks, other sites or other classes based on availability.

We have a policy of plus or minus 6 months.  For example, if the age range of a class is “10-14”, a child who is 9 and a half at the time of the class is permitted to register for the class.

Course sizes are restricted to 12 students. On an as needed basis, a counselor will be placed in the classroom to further assist students.

Full-day campers can buy lunch for $50 a week at certain locations (Short Hills, Chatham, Oakland, Wayne). You will receive a lunch menu at drop-off on Monday to select your child’s meals for the week.

Yes, we believe all children would benefit from the International Ivy experience. For this reason, we do set aside a pool of funds for financial assistance. Financial assistance is offered in the form of discounts between 20% to 50%. We do not give full financial assistance. Please go to the Forms section of the website.

Other than the class descriptions in the catalog and on the website, please check out our blog posts written by our students and counselors about their experiences. Additionally, visit our YouTube page to view videos or Flickr to view pictures of our program in action!

If you still have questions, please contact us at info@iisummer.org.

During breaks, students eat their snacks, play games or just relax. The following is the schedule of activities:

Mondays – Ice-breakers, Team-building games
Tuesdays – Kickball, Capture the Flag, etc.
Wednesdays – Wet Day – water balloon toss, dunk tank, water shooters – send in a change of clothes and towel
Thursdays – Kickball, Capture the Flag, etc.
Friday – Field Day Games

The schedule may change (with the exception of Wednesday) per location.

No, we do not provide transportation for day students. Parents are responsible for arranging transportation to and from the Program.

In the event a student is not satisfied with their class, he or she may switch to another class at the same location so long as space is available. Simply talk to the site director and they will assist you.

International Ivy LLC’s Tax ID Number is 45-2850609.