By Rachel Landman, Assistant Director of URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy Water is essential to human life and Israel is more than 60% desert. During the years the State of Israel was being established, pioneers faced the challenge of creating a self-sufficient society...
By Angelica Vohland I had the opportunity to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem on my first trip to Israel through the Reform Movement’s Sci-Tech Israel program. Jerusalem was one of the most anticipated stops on our tour of numerous factories and tech-startups...
By Julia Berg In my personal statement for my HUC rabbinical school application, I wrote that if I had to pinpoint the moment when I decided I wanted to be a rabbi, I would place myself at URJ Six Points Sci-Tech Academy. I have always been fascinated with Judaism...
By Rachel Shapiro Being a staff member at a camp like Sci-Tech is an experience like none-other. Not only do you have the opportunity to make amazing friends and have a huge influence on the life of a young aspiring Jewish scientist, but you also get to learn...
This summer, we have four amazing workshops at Sci-Tech West – robotics, video game design, astrophysics, and roller coaster physics. We sat down and talked about science, curiosity, and his love of roller coasters with our roller coaster physics instructor, Jonathan...
