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First Week of Ci is HIStory!

summary of July 2014 camp

A BIT of News from CiFirst Week of Ci is HIStory
I thought I would take advantage of the 25 hours of "rest" between week 1 & week 2 of Ci to give you a brief overview from our first week. God gave us a gang of geeks who love the Bible! They enjoyed every activity we had designed - STEM & apologetics. Each camper was highly-engaged, very inquisitive and articulate. They asked good questions of each of our 12 speakers. Staff at the Creation Museum mentioned to me they had not seen this level of intense learning and engagement from young people at the Museum.

We had an amazing week of STEM & Apologetics activities last week here in northern KY about 35 minutes from the Creation Museum. With 24 eager and excited junior high campers & 15 amazingly-talented and dedicated staff, we saw God use the well-crafted hands on STEM activities and heart-engaging apologetics activities to challenge hearts & minds for Christ!

I asked the counselors to describe the campers, the camp and their experience in order to give you a summary overview of the 7 days of activities.

The Campers

Enthusiastic
Eager to learn
Excited
Energetic
Curious
Eager to apply truth to life
Diligent
Intelligent
Creative

The Program

Engaging
Cornucopia of activities
Challenging
Targeted mind and heart
Jam packed
Unique
Unprecedented

The Counselors

Expanded connections in my thinking
Deepened understanding of biblical apologetics
Pushed me to apply what I learned
Developed patience
Stretching
Life altering

Here is a brief summary of the week's activities:Sunday

everyone arrived for the 5 PM welcome and iPad setup at Potter's Ranch
catered supper by Skyline Chili
Theology of Technology presentation by Dan Wooster
introduction to robotics
counselor / camper time
sleep science

Monday

exercise science as everyone got a great workout ascending the mountain to breakfast in the Lodge
breakfast at Potter's Ranch
Sword & Shield Time
Transportation Science - 35 minutes ride to Creation Museum
group photo
CSI Adventure at Creation Museum
Dr. Tommy Mitchell - Jurassic Prank Presentation
lunch and Q&A with Dr Tommy Mitchell
CSI Adventure at Creation Museum
Created Cosmos Planetarium Show
Supper at Creation Museum
Image of God Presentation by Steve Ham
robotics adventure & artemis

Tuesday

Sword & Shield
STEM activities at the Ranch
Telescopic View of Daniel 1-6 by Pastor Joe Tyrpak
robotics & artemis
digital chalk talk by Jon Taylor

Wednesday

Sword & Shield
Physics Zipline Adventure - pre-lab
Genetics Presentation by Dr. Georgia Purdom
lunch and Q&A with Dr. Purdom
Physics Zipline Adventure - we road the ziplines & measured our speed
Physics Zipline Adventure - post lab
Ken Ham - 7 C's
Barefoot Astronomer (Dr. Danny Faulkner) - Things That Go Bump in the Night
Star Gazing Adventure

Thursday

slept in a little later today
Sword & Shield
Fossil Adventure at Big Bone Lick State Park (large collection of Mastodon fossils)
Geocaching Adventure & other STEM activities at Potter's Ranch
STEM Activity by Dr. Jeremy Ervin
robotics - final preparation for parent demos
digital chalk talk by Jon Taylor

Friday

Sword & Shield
pack-up to leave Potter's Ranch
group photo under the big welcome sign (ask the counselors about the STEM activity of raising the banner)
bus ride to Cincinnati Science Center
CSI Adventure at Cincinnati Science Center
Buddy Davis unveils Ci Theme Song at Creation Museum
CSI Adventure wrap up
Night at the Museum

Saturday

parents arrive at Creation Museum
campers give CSI Adventure tour to parents
Last Adam
Robotics Demos & Awards Program
Q&A with Dr. Raymond Damadian, MRI inventor
Dr. Damadian's presentation
lots of hugs and photos and thank you's and goodbyes

Every camper expressed enthusiastic support to return next summer and bring friends for more Ci adventures!!

We also announced plans to have Ci 2015 during the month of July. We will offer additional programs as well as expand through 12th grade. We plan to have details on the website by September 1.

Thanks for praying. Thanks for all the encouraging words acknowledging how Ci is meeting a special need to equip your young people with solid Bible answers in science & technology!! To God be the glory, great things He is doing at Ci!!

Dan Wooster
Founder & Director
Camp Infinity
Where Science & Technology Meet Truth!

Here's a unique photo which summarizes the potential for the Lord in science & technology of this week's group of campers.

Camp Infinity

Where Science & Technology Meet Truth

Featured Authors

Jason Goff

Jason is the social media manager for Camp Infinity. He loves helping us tell the stories of Ci through the digital mediums of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Camp Infinity

Where Science & Technology Meet Truth

Camp Infinity

Where Science & Technology Meet Truth

Bryan Malik

Bryan Malik is the President of the Board of Advisors for Camp Infinity

Jeremy Ervin

Dr. Jeremy Ervin is the Inaugural Dean of the School of Education at Cedarville University. With his experience in providing professional learning for K-12 teachers and his time teaching pedagogy in higher education, he recognizes how the 21st Century classroom needs to center on the engagement of the learner with enduring understandings.

Max Lorentz

Max Lorentz has loved science (and astronomy in particular) since childhood. He enjoys sharing it with others, especially with young people. He studied mathematics as an undergraduate and is currently completing a Ph.D. in astronomy.

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Where Science & Technology Meet Truth

Robert Ring

RJ is a blog writer for Camp Infinity and a student at Bob Jones University majoring in engineering. He loves considering the science and technology claims of science fiction stories. He also loves reading. Throughout his life he has been a dreamer, imagining a never ending series of what ifs and maybes. From a young age, God gave him a passion for learning all he could about the world around him.