Game Club Announcement
Level up your year with the Sci-Tech Game Club! Hello Gamers, past, current, and soon-to-be! We’re excited to announce the SCI-TECH GAME CLUB, the premiere online Jewish video game community! It's just like a book club, but for games! Starting in November, Sci-Tech...
2024 Session 3 Wrap-up
What an incredible end to Summer 2024! Session 3 was filled with learning and laughter, discoveries and dear friends. As we say goodbye to our campers, we are already dreaming of Summer 2025!
The Heartbeat of Sci-Tech: Our Incredible Staff
When people talk about summer camp, the focus often lands on the campers—their experiences, growth, and joy. But what about the staff who make this all possible? As the Staff Engagement Coordinator for 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, I've had the privilege of spending the...
Your Kids are Leveling Up
How important is URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech camp to my family? We’re back this year, even though our child is not. Our son, Ezri, was a pioneer camper here at Sci-Tech. My spouse, Michelle Shapiro Abraham, had been working with the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s specialty...
AI vs. The Expert
A favorite evening program at Sci-Tech Academy is Frosty Frost, named for the building in which it is held, during which campers have the opportunity to choose their activity based on what they happen to be curious about at the time. Choices run from board games to...
Finding my Voice at Sci-Tech
By Sam Sheran My first year at Sci-Tech, I almost didn’t want to come back. I was hopelessly homesick—I didn’t get along with my roommate, I didn’t like the summer heat, and I just really missed my mom. I spent my two weeks crying and talking to my counselors. And...
Let’s Talk about the Sh’ma
One of the roles of the faculty at Sci-Tech is to give an iyyun, or thoughts on prayer, as part of the Friday night service. I thought that I might share one that I wrote two years ago, and shared on the first Shabbat of camp: Let’s talk about the Sh’ma. It is a...
Torah Talk: Bridging Science and Judaism
On Torah readings days at URJ Six Points Sci-Tech Academy—Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays—campers, counselors and staff get to engage with the Sci-Tech Torah. Lovingly hand crafted with deep respect and resourcefulness, the Sci-Tech Torah matches a traditional weekly...
AI Use and its Future: an Interview with Rabbi Dan and Dr. Tess
In the Sci-Techkun Olam workshop, Dr. Tess and the eleventh graders have multiple conversations about the ethics of AI and other novel technologies. She and Rabbi Dan sat down to discuss Rabbi Dan’s AI use of, and the future of, AI for camp. This interview was edited...