The Strategic Air & Space Museum’s Education Department is committed to fueling the curiosity of children across the Midwest and to educating them with special emphasis in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We believe that STEM is a direction of great significance for our youth and the future of our country and world and so we strive for excellence in all of our STEM-centered educational programs.
2012 Super Science Summer Camps
Ages 8-16
$275 members $300 non-members
June 11-15, July 30-Aug 3
This exciting new five-day camp will introduce your youth to the most current robotics platforms storming our country, including Lego Mindstorm, CEENBoT and more! Students will create, design, build and program robots for a variety of purposes. Campers will get to dive into robotic development through hands-on construction and collaborative teamwork. They’ll be amazed at the types of robots that they can create with their own two hands! Ever heard of a scribble-bot, brush-bot, or beetle-bot? They’ll have a blast creating these little mechanical friends. In addition to robotics, campers will learn the basics of electronics, take a field trip to see robots in action in business and industry, and prepare for a fun-filled robotic competition at the end of camp! Kids will see their curious minds blossom through fun-filled experiments and hands-on activities designed to make robotics come alive! Transportation is provided daily from Omaha & Lincoln
$75 Deposit Required.
Ages 9-13
$225 members $250 non-members
July 20-22, August 3-5
Clear the runway for take-off as your camper jets into the greatest camp experience available for the curious youngster interested in flight! Your campers will experience two nights “checking for light leaks” (sleeping) underneath the SR-71 Blackbird, and three action-packed days having a blast and flying side-by-side with their friends here at the Museum. Campers will not only soar in our computer simulated Flight School, but will also climb to amazing levels as they “practice” the skills they have acquired in our full-motion 360-degree flight simulators! They’ll also get to crawl through planes, take behind the scenes tours, test gliders, and more!
$75 Deposit Required.
$225 members $250 non-members
July 13-15
$75 Deposit Required.
Ages 8-14
$175 members $200 non-members
June 27-29
Give your child the opportunity to explore the world of science through themed hands-on experiments and projects. Students will get to explore Squishy/Slimy/Smelly Science activities. They will get to explore gizmos and gadgets and how they relate to science. They will also get to experience “REACTIONARY DAY” as they conduct experiments that pop. They will be able to let their imaginations take shape as they discover, alongside their friends, some of the most fascinating and powerful pillars of modern knowledge. They’ll be amazed at what they find! Transportation is provided daily from Omaha & Lincoln.
$75 Deposit Required.
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
Ages 10-14
$400 members $425 non-members
June 18-21, July 9-12
This brand new camp will have campers’ eyes on the skies! If it belongs in the air, then you’ll get to see it. Campers will be exposed to aviation, rocketry, astronomy high altitude ballooning! Campers will have the opportunity to experience a real flight on a private aircraft courtesy of Advanced Air, Inc. in Council Bluffs Iowa. Campers will take a tethered hot air balloon flight (weather permitting). Youth will create, build, and test various flight-based projects and designs that will go into space on a high altitude balloon! This is not your ordinary week at summer camp! Spend three nights and four days exploring the skies above the earth. Lodging and meals will be provided.
$75 Deposit Required.
ASTRONAUT ACADEMY
Ages 13-17
$450 members $475 non-members
July 22-26
Future ASTRONAUTS! Get ready to train like the best of them just like they do at NASA! Youth can fulfill their dreams of space exploration, aviation, and engineering, all right here in Nebraska! Between the SASM and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s dorms campers will be challenged to sharpen their analytical skills, problem-solving techniques, teamwork, and knowledge of space and aeronautics through hands-on activities including SCUBA diving and underwater missions, survival training on a ropes course, tours of Nebraska’s largest observatory and the University of Nebraska’s robotics lab and more!
$75 Deposit Required.
VISIT THE NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
Ages 14-17
$1,250 members $1,300 non-members
July 15-20
The excitement begins with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum and a day of SCUBA diving and performing underwater missions as the astronauts do. Then, we’ll fly to Orlando, Florida and visit Kennedy Space Center for a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s KSC! This will include a visit to the rocket garden, famous launch pads including 39A and 39B, behind-the-scenes tours to historic early NASA facilities, the KSC visitor center, having lunch with an astronaut and more! Youth will participate in an Astronaut Training Experience space shuttle team mission with their crew at the Astronaut Hall of Fame, watch an IMAX show, experience a shuttle simulator and more! We’ll also enjoy some time on a beautiful Florida beach and take in some local fare. Airline flight, meals and all activities included.
$300 Deposit Required.
There is no tax on summer camps
3 Ways to Sign-up
Please contact Zach Willet at 402.944.3100 x211 or
zwillet@strategicairandspace.com for more information.
