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Visit Our URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy Website
857-246-8677
scitech[AT]urj.org
1 Elm St.
Byfield, MA 01922
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
160 Chubb Ave, Suite 2017
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
CAMP VIDEO LINK:
Watch Our URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy Video
CAMPER AGES: 10 - 15
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
AFFILIATION(S): Jewish.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy is a co-ed Reform Jewish camp focusing on science and technology programming for children entering grades 5-10. Campers live, learn and play in a prestigious boarding school setting, spending two weeks exploring specialties such as robotics, video game design, the earth and sky, digital film production, 3D animation, biology, programming and coding, chemistry, and start-up nation. Throughout their experience, campers explore their Jewish identity and how this complements their interests in science and technology.
6 Points Sci-Tech Academy is the Jewish camp that curious minds have been waiting for!
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Music/Band, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Computers, Math, Science, Technology, Academics, and more.
CAMP LOCATION: 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy operates on the campus of The Governor's Academy, the country's oldest continuously-operating boarding school, located in Byfield, Massachusetts, about 45 minutes north of Boston. Governor's commitment to education, ideal location, and superb facilities make it the perfect place to operate a science and technology summer camp for children. Accompanying acres of wetlands and woods, the campus buildings are all within a few minutes' walk of each other, creating an environment that is both safe and accessible for children of all ages.
CAMP FACILITIES: Modern dorms with bathrooms on each hall, well-equipped science laboratories, state-of-the-art computer and media labs, brand new air-conditioned dining hall, two indoor gyms, numerous outdoor playing fields, 500-seat performing arts center with digital music studio, fully-wired (and wireless) library with over 30,000 volumes, numerous hiking trails and a ropes challenge course.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our staff use professionally-developed curricula and lesson plans to guide campers in bringing to life the dreams that capture their imaginations. Using a hands-on, project-based approach, campers learn and create in a collaborative environment. Campers choose from one of workshops, where they spend 2½ hours each day working on projects they design:
Robotics, Video Game Design, Earth & Sky, Digital Film Production, 3D Animation, BioZone, Programming & Coding, Chemistry, and Start Up Nation
Campers also choose two chugim (electives) each week. This provides campers with the opportunity to explore new areas of interest. Our chugim are taught by the counselors and the lead instructors, who work with our directors to bring their passions to the campers. Examples of past chugim include:
Physics, 3D Design & Printing, Digital Photo / Photoshop, Flight & RC Airplanes, Magic, Java Programming, Python Programming, Medical Biology, Cryptology, Morse Code, Rocketry, Food Science, Virtual Worlds (using Minecraft), Arduino Programming, Digital Music / Recording Studio
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Please see our website for more information about incentives and financial aid at Our Camp Website Link: 6pointsscitech.org.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Summer 2018 dates: June 26-8, July 10-22, July 24-August 5. Please see our website for information about fees at Our Camp Website Link: 6pointsscitech.org.
SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Please check our website for more information about working at camp, at Our Camp Website Link: 6pointsscitech.org.
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