Students learn how to build and program the amazing LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT robot. They use their new skills to meet challenges such as following lines, processing sound, navigating a maze and ultimately building their race car. This class will introduce programming concepts such as repeat loops, if/then statements, and the use of the external inputs such as touch, sound and light sensors. Logic, technology and creativity are combined to provide hours of learning fun! Both beginners and students with knowledge of LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT can take this class. In-Person Camp Only.
VEX IQ is a snap-together robotics system to provide future engineers the opportunity to build and program robots. Students will learn about sensors, motors, gear ratios and object manipulation. Students advance to programming tele-operated robots which navigate through challenges. Some of the robots students will build and program include a bulldozer and forklifts. In-Person Camp Only.
Do you have a natural curiosity about the medical field?
Our Future Physicians Club is meant to feed that curiosity and inspire a deeper interest in the human body, health and even careers in medicine. Our young “interns” will learn about body systems and diseases and participate in online research and hands-on activities that will intrigue, encourage, and convince them that there is nothing more amazing than the human body! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Students play the role of young entrepreneurs as they start with the germ of an idea for a product and business and take it through the entire entrepreneurial process. Inspired by the TV show Shark Tank, our students will develop prototypes, formulate a business plan and devise a marketing strategy. Meanwhile, our teachers will provide guidance through contextual lessons on concepts such as wages, profits and branding. These young entrepreneurs will apply critical thinking skills to their creative ideas while honing their presentation talents in the process. The week will conclude with our young executives pitching their ideas to a celebrity panel of parent judges. Having acquired a new understanding of entrepreneurial development, these young executives will really be taking care of business! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Note: This class can be taken multiple weeks because the lessons are different each week.
Instructors read different stories each day and lead discussions with students regarding the character, plot and theme of the book. This class will broaden their exposure to new places, diverse people, and social situations while enhancing their vocabulary and promoting inquiry. Students are directed to focus on different sounds to advance their phonics skills and sight word knowledge. Students will have coloring and craft projects related to the books they read. Virtual Camp Only.
Each week, the books will focus on a different theme.
Take tours of museums from all over the world with your teacher/tour guide. Visit the mystery of Stonehenge and ponder the mysteries that it holds. Experience the Ancient Wonders of the World. Learn about various homes across the world and about various cultures! The stage will be set for students to ponder and plan their dream trip. Students will research transportation options, lodging, tourist destination that meet their interests. Students will plan the trip’s itinerary and put together a presentation to persuade family members to book the trip! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Students create their very own computer video game from the ground up. Utilizing ClickStream Fusion® software, our teachers will walk through every step of developing a customized functional arcade-style video game. This includes creating various objects such as the player, enemies, bonuses, designing multiple levels, assigning health and lives, and programming object movements. In addition to having fun and gaining a sense of accomplishment, students learn the elements of good game design, drag-and-drop programming, and incorporated logic such as repeat loops, conditional statements, object parenting. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
This Virtual Reality class engages students with coding, game and app design and VR game-play using the Oculus Go, a stand-alone virtual reality VR headset. Students will ultimately experience and modify interactive virtual reality environments and games! *Note – Student does not take the Oculus Go headsets home. In-Person Camp Only.
Through this course, students will develop a better understanding of war, peace, and game theory through daily, real-world simulations that match student “nation teams” against one another. Students will be challenged to develop solutions to complex problems like wars, treaty collapses, and food shortages and develop problem-solving, collaborative, public-speaking, and negotiating skills. By the end of the week, students will have a more sophisticated understanding of the world and how teamwork, refined communication, and understanding people’s bias can help create solutions in the face of the unknown. In-Person Camp Only.
Students will create their website in one week using HTML and Wordpress. They will learn to organize their thoughts in a theme they select, develop content and create web pages. Students will learn to use popular plugins to make contact forms, sliders, polls, photo galleries, maps and blogs. At the end of the class, students have the option of publishing their website. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Using the LEGO® Education WeDo™ Robotics Construction Set, the students are introduced to simple robotics through building models, attaching sensors and motors, and using a computer to program the model’s behavior. Students will also learn about simple engineering concepts such as pulleys, belts, gears and levels, while having a blast with their creations. In-Person Camp Only.
Campers explore STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through age-appropriate, hands-on activities:
• Art projects focusing on weekly Science themes like weather, seasons, insects, animals, human body, space, fruits and vegetables
• Story-time based on the weekly Science theme
• Using the Bee-Bot, a robot designed for young children, to learn about sequencing and problem-solving
• Lego building challenges
• Math Activities like scavenger hunts for shapes and shapes, counting songs and use of manipulatives to build number awareness
There will be many songs and stories to promote language development. Campers will play different outdoor playground games to further their gross and fine motor skills. Consistent with the International Ivy philosophy, the Wee STEAMers Pre-K Camp blends learning with creating smiles, giggles and laughter.
This class is for the Minecraft enthusiast who has a healthy imagination. The teacher will give students a number of fun Minecraft prompts to stir up stories about their favorite Minecraft characters. Students will also collaborate on story-creation games to make up some group Minecraft stories. Ultimately, students will write their own individual Minecraft stories, guided by teachers through the writing process. Student will gain strategies in this class to improve their writing at each stage of the writing process. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Note: This class can be taken one or multiple weeks.
Students will learn various yoga poses taking cues from animals, nature, alphabet and numbers. They will roar, stretch and learn the tools to relax and strengthen their bodies. Then, following the direction of the teacher, students will explore movements from sports and dance together. Purposeful movement will improve their balance, coordination, gross motor skills, attitude, and behavior. Virtual Camp Only.
This class can be taken more than once. Students build different robot models and learn different math skills each week.
Lego WeDo Robotics – Using the LEGO® Education WeDo™ Robotics Construction Set, the students are introduced to simple robotics through building models, attaching sensors and motors, and using a computer to program the model’s behavior. Some of the robot models include dancing birds, smart spinner, drumming monkey, hungry alligator, roaring lion, flapping bird, soccer kicker, soccer goalie, and cheerful fans. Students will also learn about simple engineering concepts such as pulleys, belts, gears and levels, while having a blast with their creations. Singapore Math – The success of Singapore Math is related to covering a fewer topics but in a more in-depth level, greater visualization of math concepts and greater emphasis on solving word problems. We will focus on addition and subtraction of numbers up to 100, then to 1000. We will play math games like math relays and Eggspert. Logic and Strategy Games – Students are taught logic, strategy and spatial games like Logik Street, checkers, Connect 4, Othello, Guess Who! and Blokus to enhance “thinking ahead” and reasoning skills. Keyboarding – Students will spend 15 minutes each day practicing touch typing. This skill will become more and more important as standardized testing moves to the computer.
This class can be taken more than once. There are different themes every week.
Yoga – Students will learn various yoga poses taking cues from animals and nature. They will roar, stretch and learn the tools to relax and strengthen their bodies.
Country Adventure – Each week, students embark on an imaginary adventure to a different country. They learn about the art, music, games, language and customs of that country
Week 2 Japan
Week 3 Morocco
Week 4 Brazil
Week 5 France
Week 6 Italy
Week 7 China
Week 8 Russia
Week 9 Mexico
Story Time – Students will be exposed to a different picture book every day. After each story, the instructor will lead a discussion to help students further their reading skills. Topics include cause and effect, making inferences, drawing conclusions, point of view, character traits, character motivation, etc. Students practice their communications skills in related activities including “reader’s theater” or “reader’s reviews”. Each week, a different author is showcased:
Week 2 Mo Willems (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!)
Week 3 Stan and Jan Berenstain (Berenstain Bears series)
Week 4 Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go)
Week 5 Ludwig Bemelmens (Madeline series)
Week 6 Tomie DePaola (Strega Nona series)
Week 7 Ed Young (Seven Blind Mice)
Week 8 Patricia Palacco (Thunder Cake)
Week 9 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
Digital Art – Youngsters will create art projects on the computer like magazine covers, collages, movie posters, jigsaw puzzles, placemats, etc. while learning technical computer skills like opening, saving, closing, double-clicking, and dragging.
