This fall, Sierra Krichiver ’21 begins a new chapter at Princeton University, where she plans to major in astrophysics and minor in philosophy. A National Merit Scholar and Indiana Academic Rising Star, Sierra also earned North Central High School top math honor and founded the school’s Astronomy Club. At Orchard, she earned the Galileo Award for Science and a Creative Writing Award, and advanced to the top 5% in the international Breakthrough Junior Challenge. Read more here: https://bit.ly/40qltHt (fb)

Orchard Summer Camp is off to a great start, with campers exploring, building, performing, and creating in ways only Orchard makes possible. This video highlights just a glimpse of what makes our programs so special. From staging a full production of Disney’s Frozen, Kids! and sewing dog beds for the Humane Society to visiting local parks and splatter painting outside, our campers are having the best time! They’ve been sharpening their writing skills, twirling through ballet camp, and whipping up dishes in cooking camp. In the Makerspace, campers built skateboards from scratch, crafted wooden animals, and even designed their own swords, shields, and battle axes. They created a loom that stretched across the building, got a visit from Professor Watermelon, embraced kindness in camp, and cooled off with plenty of water play. Community. Adventure. Memories. Progressive Education.� Only at Orchard. (fb)