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02-21-2007, 06:15 PM
All New Shuttle Camp Classes Blast Off!
For more than twenty years, young imaginations have taken flight during the New Mexico Museum of Space History's summer space education program, "Shuttle Camp". The summer of 2007 promises to be even more exciting for potential space explorers with an all new professionally developed curriculum in place. "It is very important that we maintain a first-rate camp program here," said museum Education Director Leah Tookey, "and this new curriculum will help us do just that. This year we have also added a new computer lab that campers will use to enrich their learning experience."
Registration for Shuttle Camp starts March 1 and because the program typically fills up quick, parents are encouraged to register their children early for best placement.
Classes have also been reorganized for this summer and are now multi-grade sessions. "My Place in the Universe" is the focus of the "Pioneers", for children entering first and second grades. Campers will explore their home planet and its relationship to its neighbors near and far.
Half day sessions are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until noon, or from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.
The "Pathfinders" will explore the physical forces, such as motion and gravity, that impact how things work on Earth and in Space. This all day class is for campers entering the third and fourth grades.
Ever wonder what it would be like to live and work in space? The "Voyagers" will find out as they explore the every day challenges such as food, clothing, communications and work in microgravity. These campers, who are going into the fifth and sixth grades, are eligible for day camp or overnight residential camp.
What makes a rocket fly? The "Navigators" will know after they have investigated the science of rocketry from the principles of rocket design to successful flight. Also available as day camp or overnight, this class is for students entering the seventh, eighth and ninth grades.
The "Explorer Expedition" takes campers entering tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades on a journey to live in a "hostile" environment, where they will translate their experiences into activities that problem-solve life in space. Day camp or overnight residential camp available at this level.
Shuttle Camp fees range from $95 for half day classes to $495 for the overnight residential camp, which includes housing at a local hotel, transportation between the hotel and the museum, all meals and additional evening activities.
For additional information about Shuttle Camp please contact the Education Department at the museum. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 505-437-2840 or toll free 1-877-333-6589 or visit the website at www.nmspacemuseum.org (http://www.nmspacemuseum.org).
Contact info: Cathy Harper
Marketing/Public Relations Director
New Mexico Museum of Space History
1-877-333-6589 or 1-505-437-2840
For more than twenty years, young imaginations have taken flight during the New Mexico Museum of Space History's summer space education program, "Shuttle Camp". The summer of 2007 promises to be even more exciting for potential space explorers with an all new professionally developed curriculum in place. "It is very important that we maintain a first-rate camp program here," said museum Education Director Leah Tookey, "and this new curriculum will help us do just that. This year we have also added a new computer lab that campers will use to enrich their learning experience."
Registration for Shuttle Camp starts March 1 and because the program typically fills up quick, parents are encouraged to register their children early for best placement.
Classes have also been reorganized for this summer and are now multi-grade sessions. "My Place in the Universe" is the focus of the "Pioneers", for children entering first and second grades. Campers will explore their home planet and its relationship to its neighbors near and far.
Half day sessions are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until noon, or from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.
The "Pathfinders" will explore the physical forces, such as motion and gravity, that impact how things work on Earth and in Space. This all day class is for campers entering the third and fourth grades.
Ever wonder what it would be like to live and work in space? The "Voyagers" will find out as they explore the every day challenges such as food, clothing, communications and work in microgravity. These campers, who are going into the fifth and sixth grades, are eligible for day camp or overnight residential camp.
What makes a rocket fly? The "Navigators" will know after they have investigated the science of rocketry from the principles of rocket design to successful flight. Also available as day camp or overnight, this class is for students entering the seventh, eighth and ninth grades.
The "Explorer Expedition" takes campers entering tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades on a journey to live in a "hostile" environment, where they will translate their experiences into activities that problem-solve life in space. Day camp or overnight residential camp available at this level.
Shuttle Camp fees range from $95 for half day classes to $495 for the overnight residential camp, which includes housing at a local hotel, transportation between the hotel and the museum, all meals and additional evening activities.
For additional information about Shuttle Camp please contact the Education Department at the museum. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 505-437-2840 or toll free 1-877-333-6589 or visit the website at www.nmspacemuseum.org (http://www.nmspacemuseum.org).
Contact info: Cathy Harper
Marketing/Public Relations Director
New Mexico Museum of Space History
1-877-333-6589 or 1-505-437-2840