Shuttle Camp
The Summer Adventure Your Children Will Never Forget
Students at the camp experience first hand what it is like work live and work in space in a fun and exciting learning environment. Camps are available for first graders students through high-school. The sessions are half-day, full-day and overnight depending on the age and interests of your children.
Pioneer Day Camp - "My Place in the Universe?"
This day camp is available to students entering first and second grades. Campers explore earth and the solar system. The camp is five half-day sessions, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am - Noon or 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The cost for this day camp program is $95.
Pathfinder Day Camp - "The Force is With Us!"
This day camp is available to students entering third and fourth grades. Campers explore physical forces, such as motion and gravity, and the impact of physical forces on how things work on earth and in space. The camp is full day, Monday through Friday, from 9:00am - 4:00pm. The cost for this program is $190.
Voyager Camp - "Living and Working in Space!"
Voyager Camp is available as a day camp and as an overnight camp for students entering fifth and sixth grades. Campers explore the challenges of daily life in space, learning about essentials such as food, clothing communications and work in space. The day camp is Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm. The overnight camp runs Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 4:00pm. The day camp is $190 and the overnight program is $495.
Navigator Camp - "What makes a rocket fly?"
Navigator Camp is available as a day camp and as an overnight camp for students entering seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. Campers explore the principles of rocket design and successful flight. The day camp is Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm. The overnight camp runs Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 4:00pm. The day camp is $190 and the overnight program is $495.
Explorer Camp - "How does it all connect for a successful exploration of a simulated space environment?"
Explorer Camp is available as a day camp and as an overnight camp for students entering tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Campers explore living in a hostile environment and translate their experiences into activities that problem-solve life in space. The day camp is Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm. The overnight camp runs Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 4:00pm. The day camp is $190 and the overnight program is $495.
Registration for the camps open March 1 and classes are filled on a first-come, first served basis.
The camp was established back in 1986 as a camp for local children. From there the camp was expanded to reach out to more students by offering the overnight sessions. Campers have come from across the United States, Canada, South America, New Zealand and Europe.
I highly recommend the overnight sessions. My children attended overnight sessions and they thrived in the camp sessions, inviting friends to join them in following years. Special evening events are scheduled and these campers are under 24 hour supervision.
Additional information is available online at http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/shuttlecamp. Registration forms can be downloaded from the website and should be mailed with the full tuition to reserve your spot at camp. Registration forms should be mailed to: New Mexico Museum of Space and Education Dept., PO Box 5430, Alamogordo, NM 88311-5430.
While at camp, students also have to opportunity to see some of the surrounding area away from Camp. White Sands National Monument is located just outside of Alamogordo. Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and created the world's largest gypsum dune field. Campers can hike, dig and slide for hours in the pristine white sand dunes.
Holloman Air Force Base is also located in Alamogordo, home of the Stealth fighters. White Sands Missile Range, a center for research, is also located in Alamogordo. Campers will have the opportunity to visit these locations on field trips.
If you are coming from out-of-town, Alamogordo can be accessed by way of the large airports in Albuquerque, New Mexico or El Paso, Texas.
Published by Tess Fleming
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