In these past weeks in Chemistry, students have wrestled with what used to be the most gripping questions of life: What is the smallest unit that we know? What holds all substances together? How are new compounds formed from seemingly nothing? All of these questions have been answered through the
As camp officially switches over into it’s latter half, we approach a milestone holiday for our nation: 250 years of the United States of America. To honor this occasion, campers were loaded up onto buses and transported downtown to the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center where we had previously visited
The second week of VAMPY is in full swing. Campers are gearing up for a multitude of field trips this week as Photography and Pop Culture are ready to go on their individual class and Chemistry, DNA and Genetics, and Astronomy are going on a fan favorite field trip. That
This week in Pop Culture, we explored American culture from the 1930s through the 1960s. Throughout the week, we examined what life looked like during the Great Depression, World War II, and the rise of teen culture. Students learned through a variety of lectures, hands-on activities, discussions, debates, and films
While classes are a big part of camp life, the fun doesn’t stop when the school day ends! Each evening, campers take part in “optionals,” extended activities that bring everyone together for some of the most creative and memorable moments of the summer. Last night’s optional, “Electional,” transformed camp into
This week, the astronomy class continued our journey through the universe by beginning to explore one of the biggest questions in space science: could there be life beyond Earth? The students started the week by researching the habitability of planets throughout our galaxy and investigating the conditions that make a
