Like every morning, the day began with morning exercise and a nutritious breakfast. Campers then headed to lectures about the chemistry of mind-altering substances, the size of infinities, math in visual art, and superconductivity. In semilabs, campers got to make gold nanoparticles inside of nanocapsules, distilled esthers, and learned some introductotry glass blowing. Campers then got to play soccer, make clay-mation, and play ping pong. After a delicious lunch, campers headed to their second semilab and then to Sigma tournament where they played math games.
Today was another great day at SigmaCamp! After breakfast, campers headed to their lectures about the science of color, relativity theory, AI applications in planes, and organoids. Today also marked the midpoint of semilabs for campers. Today, they made creme brulee (and learned about thermodynamics), extracted green fluorescent protein, and much more. It was an overcast day, so most campers brainstormed Sigma Tank ideas or played board games in the game room during their break. For lunch, delicious grilled cheese sandwiches were served.
Today was the second academic day of Sigma! Campers started off the day with a brisk morning exercise and french toast. Then came lectures! Campers learned about the math of democracy, nano assembly, what it means to be an organism, and information theory. As semilabs advanced today, campers got to explore deeper topics in subjects like cryptography and python. After semilabs, campers took advantage of the great weather by swimming and then fueling up at the lakeside cookout. The tournament was extra exciting today, as the campers were asked to dissect a frog.
Today was the first academic day of SigmaCamp. The day began with morning exercise, which ranged from basketball to ninja, right before a nutritious breakfast. Afterwards were lectures on the topics of cryptography, symmetry, continued fractions, and laws of the universe. Then was the first semilab of the day. Campers got to do ‘target practice’ with lasers, learned about the basics of cosmology, and began the transition from gene to protein. The campers then got a break from academics during break time, and some even explored the high ropes course! After lunch came the second semilab!
Finally, today is the day that campers arrived! Our counselors awaited eagerly to meet their new campers during check-in. After fueling up with some snacks, campers had the opportunity to get to know their fellow teammates and faculty during our Sigma Quest. After solving the Sigma Quest puzzle, the campers found the Sigma Spirit, which was to be opened later! After a delicious dinner, the opening ceremony began. Campers enjoyed a counselor skit and a wonderful lecture on quantum money from Andrey Khesin. Then came the big event, opening the Sigma Spirit!
The counselors worked tirelessly today to set up camp and get everything perfect before the campers arrive. See you tomorrow, we can’t wait to meet you!
Here are some photos of us setting up camp!
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Hello everyone! Our counselors arrived last night and began preparations for SigmaCamp 2022! After lots of hard work, we decided to test out the lake for the campers. The lake is confirmed to be refreshing and fun :). We finished the day with a lovely campfire.
Hello! We are getting ready for camp and can’t wait to see you! Check back here throughout camp for more blog posts.
Only 5 days until the start fo SigmaCamp 2022!
Today, we said our final goodbyes to our SigmaCampers. We look forward to seeing you all at Sigma2022, and wish you all an amazing year until then!