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...

Announcing: Sci-Tech West's Shlichim!

Meet our Israeli Delegation! We are excited and proud to welcome 3 Israelis to our staff who are specially selected and trained to be emissaries, bringing Israel to life for our campers. Our new Israeli counselors, collectively called our shlichim in Hebrew, are our...

Pioneer puzzles – can you solve them all?

At Sci-Tech, we call our campers during our inaugural summer “pioneer campers,” as they’re our first campers ever exploring uncharted territory! We have a special Sci-Tech West pioneer camper gift that we want to share with you. Solve all of the...

7 Decades of Innovation in Israel: The Pioneer Years

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...