Summer Camps
Indiana Space Adventure Camps
Indiana Space Adventure Camps will be offered this summer at the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana (located on the Purdue University Calumet campus). Reservations will be taken starting March 3, 2008. 1st & 2nd GRADE STUDENTS* Come to the Challenger Learning Center and prepare for a return mission to the moon! Join us for lots of hands-on science and moon facts. Snack, certificate, patch and camp photo is included. June 30, July 1st, 2nd or 3rd 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm COST: $25.00 per student 3rd & 4th GRADE STUDENTS* Become an astronaut candidate and train for a mission aboard the International Space Station! 3rd and 4th grade campers will work in teams to investigate space food, space suits and space work. Camper's training includes learning about the solar system in our planetarium and practicing in our mission control and space station simulators for the day they become real astronauts! June 9-13 June 16-20 June 23-27 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm COST: $125.00 per student 5th & 6th GRADE STUDENTS* Spend a week at the Challenger Learning Center and gain insight into how NASA prepares for an upcoming mission. You will become astronauts and mission controllers that will train to qualify for a position on the Communications, Data, Navigation, Medical, Probe, Remote, Life Support or Isolation teams. The week includes hands-on activities that focus on using your problem-solving, teamwork and critical thinking skills during your own simulated mission. July 7-11 July 14-18 July 21-25 8:30am-3:30pm COST: $250.00 per student 6th, 7th & 8th GRADE STUDENTS* The next step in exploring our solar system will be to return to the moon. This camp's activities focus on what NASA's scientists are focusing on: launching rockets and exploring lunar geology. Students will also investigate the history of space exploration in an effort to prepare for their mission to Return to the Moon. July 28-August 1 8:30am-3:30pm COST: $250.00 per student To register call the Challenger Learning Center at (219)989-3250. |