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Celebrating our 20th Summer of Astronaut Camp!
Space Voyage offers an intensive program of learning and confidence building within a space motif. Space Voyage brings to life the importance of math and science, builds confidence through genuine achievement, and offers a fun and fantastic place for kids to learn and grow. Space Voyage Academy can be an initial experience for beginning students or a continuation of space flight studies for those who have already completed one or more levels in Space Voyage Academy. More than 300,000 students from all over the United States have experienced the challenge and thrill of thinking like an astronaut in a Space Voyage program. This summer, Space Voyage Academy will offer nine weeks of programming at Summit Ridge Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. Participants can come for one or more weeks.
Space Voyage Academy is designed for students with an interest in the area of space exploration. The program immerses students in thinking and working "as-if" they are astronauts. The academy is organized into multiple levels of achievement with each level having its own set of skills and objectives.
To be successful students should:
1) Be interested in space.
2) Be capable of independent work,
3) Be able to work with a team when asked,
4) Be self motivated, be a self starter, and,
5) Have the maturity of a child his or her age.
Space Voyage Academy is a regional day camp. Space Voyage offers a sophisticated model of instruction where students are immersed with their "crews" in manned space studies. All possible reality-based processes and procedures of America's space program are integrated into the program. Space Voyage Academy is organized into week long programs. This summer we are offering three additional "alpha" programs for cadets that have completed at least one week of SVA.
The programs of Space Voyage Academy are organized by level, with each level having specific requirements in knowledge, skill, confidence, teamwork and experience. This summer, Space Voyage Academy offers three types of programs: Pathfinder Programs (for ages 5-8), Astronaut Cadet (Levels 1-5) for ages 9-16, and the new Alpha Cadet program for ages 9-16. The Alpha Cadet programs are theme based and include: Designer/Inventor, Historian/Videographer, and Modern Artist.
Shuttle Flight and Space Station Simulations.
For the Pathfinders (ages 5-8) the program is one of awareness and exploration. With hundreds of activities to select from, the instructors design weeklong programs unique to the strengths and interests of participants. Every Pathfinder is able to earn their Space Flight Medal of Honor. Requirements are process based and include: Do your best, ask questions, tell the instructors what you need and work as a team when asked.
In the Astronaut Cadet program each student becomes part of a shuttle crew to explore and master the complex operations involved in shuttle flight, building and managing a functioning space station. Students experience the complex processes, procedures and functions involved in planning, completing and evaluating shuttle flight operations, building a Space Station and conducting research. The activities of the Astronaut Cadet curriculum are well defined, and include: manned flight studies, space station construction, living and working in microgravity, mission patch design, space art, space history and economics and new technologies. Other topics related to manned space flight are explored and studied. These include robotics, new space vehicles, commercial space, pilot skills, building models and inflatables and current events.
At Space Voyage Academy, students are given the freedom to select activities in which they are interested, the power to achieve, and an environment to have fun. Each crew develops a sense of belonging, building real friendships and peer-to-peer alliances. Many students return from one year to the next, progressing through the program and staying in touch with new friends.
About The Program Director.
Leadership for each week-long study is provided by Dr. Mark "Doc" Palmere, Ph.D. Dr. Palmere has an extensive background in inspiring, motivating and empowering high-potential students. Dr. Palmere has worked with the Space Voyage programs since 1987, immersing students in "thinking like an astronaut" and encouraging skill development in the areas of problem solving, communication, teamwork, aeronautics and leadership. Dr. Palmere holds a B.S. in biological science, a master's degree in educational psychology and a double doctorate in child-school psychology; and, school administration, curriculum and instruction. Instructors at the camp are carefully screened, are experts in space station simulation, and have completed a rigorous apprenticeship.
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