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Culinary Chemistry

Culinary Chemistry In Culinary Chemistry, SCATS campers are finding out how much you can learn about chemistry using everyday household items. They’ve investigated physical and chemical change using ice and peppermints. After learning the characteristics of each type of change, campers got started experimenting and collecting data. They applied heat

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Making Discoveries through Artmaking

Minds are illuminated through artmaking Campers presented thoughtful interpretations as they were asked to analyze an artwork at the beginning of Making Discoveries through Artmaking class with Cheyana Armantrout. This was a warmup inquiry exercise in which students studied the art presented for one minute and then were asked to

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Russian Language

Learning Russian broadens the mind Hands-on conversation clearly appears to be the best method for learning language as exhibited in the Russian Language class. Students have learned a remarkable amount of Russian in just a few days. At the beginning of week two, students were speaking in conversations with each

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Philosophy and Philosophers

   Philosophy students embarked on a journey through some of history’s largest questions and greatest thinkers. Students learned the branches of philosophy: metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and epistemology. Students attended lectures, had discussions with the class, and read a Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy. Students ended their course by creating their own

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Pattern and Collage

Discovering different art styles and approaches in Pattern and Collage A lot of interesting thought processing was happening in Christopher McCarthy’s Pattern and Collage class. Students were analyzing two very different artworks on a slide that asked, “What do these have in common?” After some observation time, campers noted they

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Counselor’s Corner – Mikah Burdette

We had a great day Sunday, filled with the perfect balance of unstructured fun and beloved camp traditions! After lunch, the energy in the building was wonderful as we opened up floating optionals, giving campers the freedom to choose between floating optionals like Super Smash Bros in the den or

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