Space Explorers Summer Camp
2009 All Star Edition
July 6 – July 31 (9am - 4pm)
Campers entering Grades 1 - 8
 Take
your child far while staying close to home this summer. Blast
off on an "ed-venture" that will be remembered for a lifetime.
What happens when you take the best of
Chabot’s camps, add in new activities, include an outdoor
curriculum and additional counselors? You get the
Chabot Space & Science Center Space Explorers Summer Camp
2009: All Star Edition! By popular demand, we have assembled
our best camps into four themed-weeks for campers entering
grades 1 - 8!
 The
All Star Edition offers a summer packed full of
space and science exploration, hikes in the Redwoods,
planetarium and theater shows, and exciting outdoor activities
to burn off that summer energy. Activities for each week may
include but are not limited to the All Star list below. All
activities are specifically targeted to meet your child’s
academic level. Register for the themed weeks that appeal most
to your child and we will place them in the right age group,
such as grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8.
Each Camp Session
Includes:
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A hike with an East Bay Regional Park
naturalist
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A Planetarium and MegaDome Theater show
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A 2009 camp t-shirt
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Youth Passes for: A Starry Nights Gift
Shop discount,
free youth admission ticket for future use,
and a
youth pass for the MegaDome Theater
Session I (July 6 - 10)
Engineer It!
We’ve engineered a week of activities that will have
you designing and building like a scientist such as:
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Design shoebox satellites and launch
them
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Train like a real astronaut
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Drop an egg from 60
feet without breaking it
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Design a functioning roller coaster
Session II (July 13 - 17)
Make It!
Draw with your elbow, make a ‘bot boogie, make a
telescope like Galileo-this week’s activities use your whole
body such as:
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Program robots to dance
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Build a working telescope
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Build a home using Earth friendly
materials and green design plans
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Cook up some incredible edibles
Session III (July 20 - 24)
Dig It!
Dig into our favorite planet, Earth, with this
action-packed week of ground shaking activities such as:
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Be a paleontologist and search for
dinosaur bones
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Become Indiana Jones and unravel
secrets of lost civilizations
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Pan for gold like an original 49er
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Create a crater
Session IV (July 27 - 31)
Solve It!
Calling all super sleuths to find creative
solutions for some of Chabot’s greatest mysteries such
as:
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Unravel the mysteries of the night
sky
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Learn about anatomy when you
conduct alien autopsies
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Solve crimes like a forensic
scientist
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Design and launch different types
of rockets; discover how to make 'em faster and higher
FEES:
All fees are per camp session
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$350 members
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$385 non-members
Before Care (8am): $35
After Care (until
5:30pm): $35
Combination: $60
Refer a Friend, Get 10% OFF!
Siblings Get 10% OFF!
Scholarships awarded on a
first come, first served basis - please apply early.
Scholarships will be awarded depending on the availability
of funds.
Download a scholarship form
Registration Opens:
February 16 Members / February 23 Non-Members
3 EASY STEPS TO REGISTER:
1. Click the
REGISTER NOW button
2. Fill out all
information
3. Return to this page
and download forms
(Please note that all forms must be turned
in by Wednesday, July 1. Failure to complete and return
necessary paperwork may compromise your child's spot in
camp)
Waste Free Lunch
All campers should bring
their own lunch. Lunch and lunchtime
activities are supervised. Campers are strongly encouraged
to bring a waste free lunch. Details will be sent with your
registration packet.
Refund Policy
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All camps must be paid in full with
registration
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Cancellation s up to three weeks
prior to the first day of a camp session will be
refunded minus 30%of the tuition
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Cancellations up to one week prior
to the first day of a camp session will be refunded
minus 50% of the tuition
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Cancellations made one week prior
to the first day of a camp session will not be refunded
Alternate registration option:
Fax Form
Should you have questions
regarding the registration process, feel free to call the
Camp Line at (510) 336-7426. Please speak slowly and clearly
when leaving a message and provide your name and phone
number.
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