Category: CAMP2018
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Bard Math CAMP Day 5
8/31/2018 Today was the last day of CAMP! In computer science, we wrapped up the week by learning more about the actual hardware of computers. In small groups, we each got a tower that we opened up and explored the computer guts inside. We had a small scavenger hunt for specific parts we had discussed…
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Bard Math CAMP Day 4
8/30/2018 Today was the fourth day of CAMP! In art, students continued to expand on the fractal idea that they began to work on Wednesday. At the beginning of class, students were able to finish or improve upon their fractal paintings. After, students received clay (of either black, white or gray coloring) and kneaded them…
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Bard Math CAMP Day 3
8/29/2018 Today was the third day of CAMP! Today in Computer Science we got to practice our skills as drivers and navigators of our programs: one student would type the code out while the other kept watch for typos and helped guide the driver in writing the program. We mainly used Python to learn how…
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Bard Math CAMP Day 1
8/27/2018 Today was the first day of CAMP! The students started their day by collecting their t-shirts, making their name tags, and going into the auditorium for some morning activities. Morning activities included working on a Rubik’s cube mosaic, playing cards, and juggling. Starting with the warm-up activity, scavenger hunt, the kids hit off the…
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2018 CAMP Staff
Senior Staff Frances Stern Frances teaches math to teachers and students in New York City, working with struggling students and those eager for more and deeper math. She has a master’s degree in mathematics and has written two books for parents and teachers, both titled Adding Math, Subtracting Tension, for grades pre-K to 2 and grades 3 to…
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Bard Math CAMP Day 2
8/28/2018 Today was the second day of Bard Math CAMP! Students came in, picked up their name tags, and signed up for an after-lunch activity. Students then started playing warm-up activities such as cards, Rubik’s cube, and math puzzles. We hit off with a classic “desert” question. Thinking about what book/movie/music would they bring to…