Camps Filling Up at Challenger Learning Center

The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah will be offering a variety of summer camps with learning fun for kids of all ages. Early registration is encouraged as camps fill quickly. Preregistration is required.

Each camp is designed for students who will be entering kindergarten through eighth grade this fall. All camps will be held at the Challenger Center.

Astrotot Camp for kindergarten through first graders will be offered in two-hour sessions with a cost of $15 per session. Campers can register for either a 9:00 - 11:00 am or 12:30 - 2:30 pm session.

Kindergarten Sessions:
Rockin' Rockets - June 5
Mighty Magnets - June 15
Cosmic Constellations - June 23

First Grade Sessions:
Space Animals – July 9
Space Chef – July 17
Science Lab – July 23


Space Discovery I and II
Space Discovery I will be offered for second through third graders and Space Discovery II will be offered to third through fourth graders. The one-day camps include many hands-on space and science activities. Both camps will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on the following dates:

Space Discovery I
June 15 or 22
July 9                                                                   

Space Discovery II
June 16
July 10

The cost of each camp is $30.


CSI Camp (Challenger Special Investigator), June 11-12
Become a Challenger Special Investigator! Read the ransom note and follow the fingerprints, fibers and other clues. Campers will use their powers of observation and conduct scientific tests to help solve the mystery of the missing Mars rocks. CSI Camp will be offered to students in the fifth through eighth grades. The two-day camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $90.


Mission to Mars Camp, June 24-26
Be the first human on Mars! Campers will travel to the Red Planet during a Voyage to Mars™ mission in the hands-on simulator. After arriving on Mars, campers will build a life-size colony where they will live, work and train like real planetary astronauts. Mission to Mars Camp will be offered to fourth through seventh graders. The three-day camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $130.


Rocket Camp, June 17-19
Rocket Camp will be offered to students in the fifth through eighth grades. After learning about the basics of rocketry, participants will build and launch several different types of rockets including eggstronaut rockets and model rockets. The three-day camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $130.


Expedition: Moon, June 22
Be among the next generation of space travelers to arrive on the Moon! Campers will Return to the Moon™ as they fly a mission in the hands-on simulator. They will explore just what it takes for astronauts to survive in the Moon's desolate environment. Expedition: Moon will be offered to fourth through seventh graders. The one-day camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $40.


Underwater Astronaut Camp, June 8-10
Learn all about how astronauts train underwater to simulate working in space! Participants will receive basic SCUBA instruction (in a swimming pool) from Mermet Springs and then participate in an underwater astronaut-training program. Participants must be able to swim and medically fit to dive. The three-day camp will be offered to 11-14 year olds only. SCUBA gear is provided. The camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $170.
 

Underwater ISS Camp, July 13-15
Help build the International Space Station!  After receiving astronaut training, participants will put their skills to work building a large-scale model of the ISS in the pool while snorkeling. Participants must be able to swim and medically fit to snorkel. The three-day camp will be offered to 11-14 year olds only. SCUBA gear is provided. The camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $155.


Aviation Camp, July 6-8
What makes an airplane fly? Learn the basics of flight and apply them in different hands-on activities and simulations. After participants have shown the right stuff, they will take a flight in a real airplane departing from Midwest Aviation. While in the air, participants will become an actual pilot when they get to take the yoke and fly the plane. The three-day camp will be offered to 13-16 year olds only. The camp will be held from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. The cost is $195.

 For more information and registration forms, visit www.clcpaducah.org or call the Challenger Learning Center at 270-534-3101.