Home School Series
I have just learned that the Thursday session is full. We have decided to go ahead and open up a Wednesday session that will begin the same week in October and run at the same time period.
$99
Ages 9-14
Wednesday or Thursday, from 1pm – 3pm
Register with Thelma Stephens at 256-721-7200 or thelmas@spacecamp.com
Only 40 spaces available so reserve today!
This fall we are excited to announce our first 6 week home school program with a focus on aviation.
Week One: Aviation Orientation
- Aircraft Tour: Tour the aircraft of Aviation Challenge see how the design of an aircraft can help in military combat and strategy.
- Air Crew Equipment: Students will be taught and have hands on contact with aircraft cockpit and the gear and equipment needed to function in a high performance jet.
- Introduction to Flight: Students will be briefed on the elementary principles of flight.
Week Two: Strategic Communication & Teamwork
- Patrolling: Students will be introduced to concepts and strategies that will help communication and movement in a tactical situation.
- Search & Rescue Mission: Students will conduct a Search & Rescue Mission to retrieve a down pilot and secure Top Secret documents
Week Three: Leadership Development
- Area 51 Activities: Students will focus on teamwork, leadership, and communication while they work to complete various low rope challenges.
Week Four: Survival Challenge
- Intro to Land Survival: Students will learn the importance of mental toughness when in a survival situation with S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L. acronym and other helpful lessons.
- Fire Craft: Students will learn six different types of fire lays to build in the wilderness.
- Shelter Building: Students will learn how to build four different shelters in the wilderness.
- Food & Water Procurement: Students will learn what foods can be found in the wilderness and how to purify water from unknown sources.
Week Five: Aerodynamics & Aeronautics
- Aviation Lab: Students will be instructed by Commander Dennis “Hoot” Turner (USN, Ret.) on the fundamentals of aerodynamics, aeronautics, and propulsion.
Week Six: Flight Physiology
- Flight Physiology: Students will learn what the human body must endure to be a high performance jet pilot. Students will be educated on various visual and vestibular illusions, anatomy of the eye and inner ear.
- Barney Chair Simulation: Students will experience a sample of the vestibular illusions a pilot might experience.
- G-Force at Museum: Students will experience 4 Gs on their bodies will riding the Rocket Park version of a centrifuge.