Obstacles abound for VAMPY problem solving students
Teaching Assistant Joshua Keeling says that Problems You Have Never Solved Before will push VAMPY students to think outside the box.
VAMPY Writing from the teacher’s point of view
Special from Rosemarie Wurth-Grice It is difficult to believe that we are already through three days of the VAMPY Writing class. Day one was, as most campers would concur, a bit overwhelming. Students were given an overview of the class, which is set up in a writing/reading workshop format. They set goals for our first week […]
High school credit possible for students in VAMPY Math
By working at their own pace, some VAMPY campers are able to cover multiple math courses during the three weeks of camp and earn credit at their high schools.
VAMPY campers get hands-on with science
In science classes, students delved right into labs and experiments in the first few days of VAMPY.
Presidential Politics class digs into issues of 1972
Special from Dennis Jenkins Yesterday morning students shared examples of presidents who have demonstrated crisis leadership skills and good international relations with other countries. We then contrasted leadership skills and use of presidential power by Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon. We watched a short clip over how Nixon handled foreign affairs during his presidency. After the morning […]