Highland Road Park Observatory

2009 Stargazer's Camp

Your child can learn about the stars, the planets, the Moon and the Sun at HRPO's Stargazers Camp. Children will be building sundials, launching rockets, using telescopes, viewing the Sun—and experiencing and learning much more in this exciting day camp.

Stargazers Camp is not an average day camp. Lots of children attend camp to spend their summer swimming, running and playing games. That, of course, is wonderful—but some children like to learn special subjects and have unique challenges. That's what Stargazers Camp is all about. We might not create future athletes, but we just might create future astronomers, engineers and astronauts! For one week, your child is immersed in the fascinating world of astronomy and space science. They have the opportunity to learn about comets, asteroids and craters. They will also enjoy hands-on activities like building and launching rockets, creating Galilean telescopes, and going on a fascinating field trip.

And let's not forget the professional research telescopes at HRPO. Using them is one of the best ways for your child to learn about sunspots. It's a good thing to read about the Universe in a book, but it's a whole new adventure to see it firsthand through a telescope. Your child will have so much fun they won't even realize they are learning at the same time!

Below are some representative activities for each age group. The lists are not necessarily comprehensive.

Ages 6 to 7: soda rockets, telescope kits, constellation identification, planet crafts, sundial creation, helicopters, field trip.
Ages 8-10: model rockets, Starlab show, constellation identification, telescope kits, stellar crafts, hot air balloon craft construction, field trip.
Ages 11 to 13: model rockets, telescope kits, telescope usage, constellation identification, stellar astronomy, sundial construction, solar viewing, field trip.

Session	Date	Age
1	1 June – 5 June	8 – 10
2	8 June – 12 June	6 – 7
3	15 June – 19 June	8 – 10
4	22 June – 26 June	11 - 13
5	29 June – 3 July	8 – 10
6	6 July – 10 July	6 - 7
7	13 July – 17 July	8 – 10
8	20 July – 24 July	11 – 13
Limit thirty children per session. Enrollment in multiple sessions is allowed. All days last 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cost for each one-week session - In-parish: $85.00. Out-of-parish: $102.00. Please make checks payable to BREC.

Camp Information

Registration

Stagazers Summer Camp registration for EBR parish residents begins Saturday, 4 April at 10:00 am.

Stagazers Summer Camp registration for out of parish residents begins Tuesday, 14 April at 3:00 pm.

Registration can be taken in person at the BREC-LSU-BRAS Highland Road Park Observatory 13800 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA.

Registration can also be taken online at https://webtrac.brec.org/vsiwebtrac.html. Note that a password is needed to use the online registration system. Please follow instructions on that page to secure a password well ahead of registration time.

Note: Registration is not complete, regardless of payment, until HRPO has received completed copies of the Stargazers Camp "Registration Form" and "Rules and Regulations Form." These forms can be printed from http://www.brec.org/assets/docs/Stargazers%20Forms.pdf

Updated by Frederick J. Barnett on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:51 PM