Challenge Camp in Full Swing in Eastchester

Taking over the majority of the in Eastchester, the children of Challenge Camp find themselves each day this summer learning, doing and growing in ways that surprise not only the teachers but the kids themselves.

, Challenge Camp founder Carole Berman is smiling ear to ear as she watches months of planning turn into reality with kids ages 4-15 years-old engaged in a myriad of activities that promise to increase their knowledge base and strengthen their character.

"The camp truly comes alive during the summer and these kids are all so talented," shared Berman.

The kids are busy from the moment they arrive until they are dismissed, attending classes in the morning of their choosing that range from chess and mathematics to science classes, art, drama, computer science and much more.

Students could be heard singing songs from the production "Into the Woods", which after four weeks of rehearsal will be performed for the entire camp as well as friends and family.

Other students could be found creating props and other art for the production, creating a large cow out of a chair and cardboard and trees made from music stands.

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In the PC Builders class, instructor Geoffrey Byrne was hard at work, helping the students assemble their very own computer that they will take home at the end of the summer and also helping teach students in his Circuit City class about networking, troubleshooting and other skills that your average 12 year-old may not learn until they reach High School.

"These kids are amazing and their level of understanding is off the charts," remarked Edwin Forrest, who teaches the class Astronomy Delight and is also in charge of the annual "Star Party" where parents and kids get together for one evening and utilize telescopes to gaze upon various constellations.

No matter what the activity, it is a safe bet that these students are taking advantage of every day of summer vacation and if you are interested in enrolling your son or daughter, there are still spots open for their second summer session that begins July 23 and runs through Aug. 10. 

For more information you can visit their website by clicking here or contact Challenge Camp at 914-779-6024.

For now...see if you can figure out one of the questions from yesterday's class "Brain Strains" where instructor Debra Galliard engages students with hand-on curriculum that broadens their reasoning and logic abilities as well as strengthens their abilities to multiply, divide, find probabilities and figure out statistics.

It takes 15 minutes to travel from Earth to Mars on Interstellar Air Shuttle.  The speed of the ship doubles every minute.  If the shuttle is traveling at 1,012 miles per minute when it reaches Mars, how many minutes into the trip was the shuttle traveling at a speed of 506 miles per minute?

Be sure and share your answer in the comments section below!