New Jersey,USA Students Raise Over $10K For Charity Through Virtual Summer Science Camp

Sehej Singh Bindra Teaches A Meteorology Lesson At ScioCamp Virtual Summer Camp.

ScioCamp co-directors Aryvn De, Sehej Bindra and Josephine Wang (clockwise, from top left) on a virtual conference call

The outbreak of the Coronavirus has caused countless students around the state to miss out on attending a summer camp this year.

However, a group of New Jersey students created a virtual science camp that will provide younger kids with an engaging science camp experience while also raising helping raise over $10,000 for those in need.

ScioCamp, a virtual summer science camp for middle-school-aged kids, was launched by West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North students Sehej Bindra, Arvyn De and Josephine Wang.

Charging $40 per person to attend the three-week camp, the trio raised $10,500 that will be donated to a charity involved in fighting hunger.

The students are all members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North Science Olympiad team, which is a state powerhouse and one of the best in the nation.

Daphne Hao (top) and Josephine Wang (bottom) teach an Anatomy & Physiology class at ScioCamp virtual summer camp.

Bindra said “So when we found out that we couldn’t teach this summer, we thought that it would be interesting if we could somehow take that same teaching format and put it into a virtual medium.”After the team of instructors was assembled, co-director Wang crafted a virtual flyer that was then spread around via local group chats and social media.

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