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Live Long and Prosper: Words of Torah for Our Camp Leaders

on June 19, 2019

I’m sure many of you are familiar with this symbol. Live Long and Prosper! And some of you may know that Leonard Nimoy (aka Spock) was Jewish! He once mentioned

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3 At Home Boker Big Bang Experiments

on May 14, 2019

One of our favorite parts of summer is starting every morning with a Boker Big Bang! We’re preparing our experiments for the summer and wanted to share some safe experiments

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From Fireflies to Faders: My Journey to “Professional Camper”

on May 14, 2019

My Jewish journey began during my first summer camp session in 2000, and I cannot tell you all how elated I am that, nearly 20 years later, I get to

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Can Minecraft = Havdalah

on April 11, 2019

IF Camp = the Shabbat of the year, THEN Minecraft Meet-up = Havdalah Let me explain…

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Planting Seeds with Savlanut (Patience) on Tu BiShvat

on January 17, 2019

Tu BiShvat is also a holiday about Savlanut (patience), one of our core Sci-Tech values. When you plant an apple tree you don’t immediately have apples in your backyard and

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The Wonder of Mars Insight and Other Space Questions

on November 26, 2018

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

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My Mother’s Secret Camp Nickname

on November 6, 2018

On my first trip back home after my first summer working at 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy I uncovered my mother’s secret identity: Cherub. Cherub was my mother’s camp name from

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Register now and save!

on October 26, 2018

| This fall we have promotional pricing for our programs in Israel, Massachusetts, and California!

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Parshat Noach: Science in the Torah

on October 12, 2018

| At URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech we aim to use science and technology as a portal through which to connect with Judaism. This week, we read the story of Noah’s

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Finding the STEM in Sukkot

on September 27, 2018

| At URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech West we aim to use science and technology as a portal through which to connect with Judaism. That’s nice, but how do we actually

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