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About Camp
Daily Camp Schedule
| 8:00—8:50 AM | Early Sign In* |
| 8:50—9:00 AM | Sign In |
| 9:00—9:10 AM | Orientation and Camp Meeting |
| 9:10—10:10 AM | AM Project #1 |
| 10:10—10:50 AM | Snack Break/Free Choice Activity** |
| 10:50—11:50 AM | AM Project #2 |
| 11:50—12:00 PM | Morning Closure/Clean Up |
| 12:00—12:10 PM | Sign-Out (Half Day) |
| 12:00—12:30 PM | Lunch Break (Full Day) |
| 12:30—1:00 PM | Aviation Cinema |
| 1:00 PM—2:00 PM | PM Project #1 |
| 2:00 PM—2:40 PM | Snack Break/Free Choice Activity** |
| 2:40 PM—3:40 PM | PM Project #2 |
| 3:40 PM—3:50 PM | Afternoon Closure/Clean Up |
| 3:50 PM—4:00 PM | Sign-Out (Full Day) |
| 4:00 PM—4:50 PM | Late Sign-Out* |
*Extended Camp Hours require advance registration and an additional fee.
**Free Choice activities vary daily and are selected by campers. Activity selections may include guided museum tours, aircraft spotting, Gallery exploration, outdoor games, open flight simulator lab time, or other supervised activities.
Each week-long camp topic runs Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM (Full Day) or 9 AM to 12 PM (Half Day). All campers will participate in two major projects each morning, and Full Day campers will participate in two additional major projects each afternoon. Pre-registration is required and children must be signed in and out by a parent or guardian.
Extended camp hours are available 8 AM—8:50 AM and 4 PM—4:50 PM. Advance registration and payment of an additional fee is required. Extended camp fees are $40/child/session for either AM or PM extended hours, or $80/child/session for both AM and PM extended hours. Campers may be signed in no earlier than 8 AM and signed out no later than 4:50 PM.
Activity Locations
Camp activities take place within classrooms, simulator labs, exhibit spaces and outside areas at and around the Hiller Aviation Museum. Please ensure that children are ready for both indoor and outdoor activities each day.
Air & Space campers will participate in a field trip to visit a rocket launch site and launch their model rocket at or near the end of the camp week. The launch itself will be outdoors in an open location. Please be sure to prepare your child for sunny, possibly hot conditions at the launch site with sunscreen and an extra drink.
Bus transportation will be provided for campers for the Air & Space field trip. Parents are welcome to attend, but must provide their own transportation. Launch dates, times and maps will be available on the first day of camp.
Grouping and Instructor Supervision
Campers will be divided by age into multiple groups for most major activities, and may be combined at breaks, during sign-in/sign-out, and for special events such as aircraft demonstrations or field trips. Hands-on projects and flight simulation scenarios may vary by grade level. Please indicate any grouping requests on the registration form. Sibling grouping requests are not recommended unless the siblings are within 2 grade levels of each other.
Campers are supervised by one adult Education staff member per ten campers, with additional teen volunteers assisting in non-supervisory roles. Camp instructors are aviation education professionals who complete annual pre-camp training and are thoroughly background checked. Additional Museum staff members and docents work with campers as necessary to ensure an exceptional camp experience.
All campers should bring a snack for morning break, and full day campers should bring a lunch (insulated coolers or lunch boxes are ideal). Snack and lunch breaks are supervised time, with aviation-themed films shown at lunch and a variety of short, structured activities provided during free choice periods.
If your child is enrolled in Aviation Camp, please download the Camper Information and Medical Form (available Spring 2010). Fill it out and bring it with you on the first day of camp. Do not return the Camper Information Form before the first day of camp.
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