Highland Road Park Observatory

2013 Stargazers Camp

OVERVIEW

Stargazers Camp is Baton Rouge’s original astronomy-oriented day camp. For over fifteen years it has been fostering the innate interest children have in space and physics. Stargazers Camp might not create future athletes, but it just might create future astronomers, engineers and astronauts! For one week, children are immersed in the fascinating world of astronomy and space science. They have the opportunity to learn about planets, moons, comets, asteroids and craters. They will also enjoy hands-on activities; every year new activities are introduced and scheduled alongside old favorites!

DESCRIPTIONS

Beginner Camp: This is the introductory session, kept to a half-day due to the participants’ young ages. Here, children first experience the concepts of enormous distances and incredibly lengthy time periods. They begin to learn the characteristics of different planets and moons, and prepare themselves for the higher-level sessions. The beginner camp is 8:00 am to 1:00 pm daily.

Intermediate Camp: This is the workhorse session, for those children who are just starting to reach the age of more independent study. This age range occupies the lion’s share of each summer’s session as a high percentage of them are both just starting in the skygazing hobby and continuing an interest obtained years earlier. At the end of this week parents receive a listing of other programs specifically designed for eight to ten-year-olds. The intermediate camp is 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.

Advanced Camp: This is the challenging session, for those children who are up to the task. Cleverly created mind-building activities, special access to certain demonstrations, electronic experiments and a unique field trip put this session head-and-shoulders above the others. There’s so much “advanced” that we hesitate to call it “camp”! The advanced camp is 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.

SESSIONS BY AGE RANGE

BEGINNER CAMP: for ages six and seven

• Session Two: 10 June to 14 June
• Session Six: 15 July to 19 July

INTERMEDIATE CAMP: for ages eight to ten

• Session One: 3 June to 7 June
• Session Four: 24 June to 28 June
• Session Five: 8 July to 12 July
• Session Eight: 29 July to 2 August

ADVANCED CAMP: for ages eleven to thirteen

• Session Three: 17 June to 21 June
• Session Seven: 22 July to 26 July

SESSIONS CHRONOLOGICALLY

• Session One: 3 June to 7 June / ages eight to ten
• Session Two: 10 June to 14 June / ages six and seven
• Session Three: 17 June to 21 June / eleven to thirteen
• Session Four: 24 June to 28 June / ages eight to ten
• Session Five: 8 July to 12 July / ages eight to ten
• Session Six: 15 July to 19 July / ages six and seven
• Session Seven: 22 July to 26 July / ages eleven to thirteen
• Session Eight: 29 July to 2 August / ages eight to ten

COST

Half-Day (8:00 am to 1:00 pm): $90.00 per in-parish child / $108.00 per out-of-parish child
Full-Day (8:00 am to 5:00 pm): $110.00 per in-parish child / $132.00 per out-of-parish child

REGISTRATION

In-parish registration begins Saturday, 13 April at 9:00 am.
Out-of-parish registration begins Tuesday, 23 April at 3:00 pm.
Registration can be accepted via three routes.
*online using Webtrac
*in-person at HRPO
*postal mail [not recommended unless other two routes are not an option]

Below is the file with all four forms required for Stargazers Camp registration. These forms must be turned in to HRPO within five business days of payment.

2013 Stargazers Camp Forms

Updated by Frederick J. Barnett on Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:54:35 PM.