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King's Summer Institute: Adventures, Discovery, and Lots of Fun!

Fun Camp welcomed students from numerous Connecticut and New York schools for six weeks of dynamic programs. Led by King teachers and counselors, the camp’s morning activities sparked curiosity in students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 with physical challenges, games, and STEAM-themed activities. This year, weekly sessions included Lego Engineering, Stop-Motion Animation, Scratch Animation and Introduction to Coding, Arts and Crafts, and Robotics.

“The Fun Camp classes are geared towards younger students, which gives me new energy and ignites my love of teaching even more,” said Sue Laramie, who teaches middle school Computer Science and Digital Applications at King during the academic year.

Following lunch, campers enjoyed special on and off-campus activities, beating the heat with inflatable water slides, bouncing through Sky-Zone trampoline park, racing through obstacles at Grit Ninja, and more.

Across King’s campus, Summer Institute academic courses gave middle and upper school students the chance to explore new subjects and advance their academic and artistic talent.
 
The Introduction to Global Studies course, led by Director of Global Education Laura Bowe, highlighted the dimensions of sustainable development through class discussions and Zoom conferences with industry professionals, including second-year PhD literature student at the University of Arizona Sara Madandar Arani, Washington Post sports journalist Les Carpenter, and former World Food Programme officer Jeff Taft-Dick.

"I think my main takeaway from Mr. Taft-Dick’s talk is the extent to which outside factors influence food insecurity around the world,” said Jaipal Dohil ’25. “His 'think global, act local' message was very inspiring and showed how we as citizens can make real change through employing our global mindset in a local manner."

For their final projects, students researched a topic of their choosing and guided their peers through an inquiry into its implications.