Summer Camp and Medical School: Overlapping Skills

By Robbie Berg It’s another morning, and I’m up before the sun rises. I gently wake up each of the folks I’m taking care of, checking in on them. How are they feeling? How did they sleep? I meet with my co-workers to go over our plan for the day – whom we might need...

First Year Mitzvah Project: E-Cycling!

As Reform Jews, our goal is to work, create, and build toward a more just, joyful and compassionate world. As Sci-Tech campers, we want to use our passion for science and computers as a tool to accomplish this.  We can’t simply enjoy a summer full of fun, friendships...

What Science Means to Me

The following is a poem written by Sci-Tech Camper Samantha about what science means to her.  To​ ​me,​ ​science​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sound​ ​of​ ​summer. The​ ​sound​ ​of​ ​feet​ ​pounding​ ​the​ ​floor, Voices​ ​rising​ ​and​ ​falling​ ​in​ ​a​ ​long​ ​hallway. To​ ​me,​...

Why everyday should be “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”

By Delaney Cotton Engineers around the world are constantly shaping our future. They are behind the big curtain making the technologies that change our lives. Unfortunately, in a field dominated by men, half of the United States’ population is severely...

Pi Day 2018: Celebrating Every Slice of Camp

In celebration of the month leading up to Pi Day (March 14, 3.14), take a look at the many slices that make up the Sci-Tech Pi(e). Click on your favorite slice to relive camp memories. What is Pi Day, you might ask? Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical...