Revitalizing the Written Word As a 4th-time returning counselor, I have supervised many long-standing traditions here at VAMPY. One of my favorites, which goes on for the entirety of camp, is the Warm & Fuzzy board. Based on The Warm Fuzzy Tale by Claude M. Steiner, our 4 x 8
Campers welcomed to VAMPY! Campers welcomed to VAMPY Encouraging words, warm hugs, and big smiles graced Florence Schneider Hall as more than a hundred families moved their campers in for the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth, better known as VAMPY. Several campers reunited with old friends they’ve
And we’re off! VAMPY Day one! After a busy day of moving in, VAMPY 2025 has officially begun! On Sunday night, campers filed in for a night of introductions and icebreakers, getting to know all their peers and counselors at Florence Schneider Hall. Returning campers reunited with past friends, while
Another successful summer at SCATS! Today is our last day of SCATS 2025! We have had so much fun over the past two weeks, all of the students have participated in so many fun events and learned so much in their classes. Today is a little bit shorter than our
Students learn and explore vast regions in America the Beautiful Want to take a trip but not sure where to go? Bethany Spencer’s America the Beautiful class allowed SCATS campers to take a deep dive into what the geography looks like in different areas of America and the culture and
It was opposite day in Acting class on Wednesday! Campers have spent most of the last week and a half learning about monologues and acting techniques. They selected monologues from movies to work to present. Today, rather than presenting their own monologues for performance feedback, the students traded and performed
