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Balak: Using our Words Wisely
We have so many words to use, why waste them with curses and negativity? On this trip, you have a lot of opportunities to interact with peers, Israeli teens, entrepreneurs, and scientists. Use your words wisely. Be kind to everyone you meet. When someone shares their story, listen.
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A Perfect Match: Finding Sci-Tech Through Camp America
I decided to apply to Camp America because I was totally uninterested in the thought of another dull summer at home working and had heard about how awesome camp experiences in the United States are from a flatmate at University. I was also really excited about the idea of roaming around the U.S. after my camp placement ended! I went a recruitment fair and was placed at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy.
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Lillian 180
Want to learn something new? Watch our 3 minute lessons with Digital Film Production instructor, Lillian Feldman-Hill.
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7 Decades of Innovation in Israel: Science and Technology Partnerships
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On my most recent visit to Israel – in preparation for this summer’s URJ Sci-Tech Israel program – I noticed the presence of U.S. companies. Throughout Israel’s “Silicon Wadi,” the counterpart to our Silicon Valley, are research and development facilities for Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others, intermixed with a vast array of Israeli start-ups, including Mobile-Eye, Orcam, StoreDot, and others. The foundations for many of these research collaborations were establish during Israel’s third decade.
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Yom Hashoah: Remembering Nicholas Winton
In honor of Yom Hashoah, we wanted to share this powerful video created by Sci-Tech Camper Jonathan Tamen. Jonathan's video tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian who saved 699 children from Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. We are so inspired by and proud of Jonathan's beautiful and moving work.
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Summer Camp and Medical School: Overlapping Skills
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 to spend some extra time with, who had a rough day yesterday and needs support, who requires a special meal and who might need some time alone.
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7 Decades of Innovation in Israel: Computers and Software Technologies
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Today, Israel is known worldwide as a leader in science and the hi-tech industry. During its second decade (1958-1968), the still-young nation laid the groundwork that eventually would enable its advanced institutions and hi-tech companies to flourish, creating a global center for innovation.
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What Science Means to Me
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Sci-Tech Camper, Samantha writes a poem about what science is to her. "Science is camp. Science is the sound of summer"
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Why everyday should be “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”
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By encouraging girls of all ages to become engineers and designers we as a camp community help them discover the power they have to make a difference. Combine this with female counselors and instructors who already show a dedication to STEM and you have a recipe for inspiration.
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