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...
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...
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...
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 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...
