From Fireflies to Faders: My Journey to "Professional Camper"

From Fireflies to Faders: My Journey to "Professional Camper"

By Harrison Bleiberg, Assistant Director Growing up, I felt like my entire life was just spent waiting for camp to start. Every new piece of clothing I got was immediately marked with my initials in preparation for laundry days, I spent hours planning for my talent...
Can Minecraft = Havdalah

Can Minecraft = Havdalah

by Rabbi Dan Medwin Founding Camp Council Member & regular Faculty Member Digital Media Manager, Central Conference of American Rabbis IF Camp = the Shabbat of the year, THEN Minecraft Meet-up = Havdalah Let me explain… Shabbat is the moment we look forward to all...
Pi Day 2019

Pi Day 2019

In celebration of the upcoming Pi Day (March 14, 3.14), take a look at some of our favorite parts of Sci-Tech and Pi-ticipate in our Pi Day scholarship fundraiser.  What is Pi Day, you might ask? Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (Pi). Pi...
What's Our Part This Tu BiShvat?

What's Our Part This Tu BiShvat?

By Josh Stempel This week, I heard an amazing story about Alex Weber, a California teen living near Carmel: ‘”My dad raised me underwater,” says Weber, and she means it. She’s a free diver: no scuba tanks; she just holds her breath. She was diving in...
Planting Seeds with Savlanut (Patience) on Tu BiShvat

Planting Seeds with Savlanut (Patience) on Tu BiShvat

On Tu BiShvat, we often celebrate the “New Year of the Trees” by planting seeds and trees that will sprout and grow throughout the spring. Although it is cold and snowy for many of us in North America, Tu BiShvat in Israel is often the first sign of spring, when the...
The Wonder of Mars Insight and Other Space Questions

The Wonder of Mars Insight and Other Space Questions

by Greg Kellner, Director, 6 Points Sci-Tech East The words “Touchdown Confirmed!” caused an eruption of cheers, hugs and high fives today, and it wasn’t from the NFL, but rather the words of the announcer from the command center at the NASA/JPL Laboratories in...