Astronomy Camp

Western Wyoming Community College offers an astronomy summer camp to 20 students. Daytime activities are community-building activities and daytime astronomy experiences and in the evenings... See More

Western Wyoming Community College offers an astronomy summer camp to 20 students. Daytime activities are community-building activities and daytime astronomy experiences and in the evenings the children do nighttime-viewing of the heavens a distance out of town. Further reading through this article one learns how the camp is set up and what the children in this residential camp for grades 4 through 8 do. This camp is still in existence and is open for any resident in Wyoming.

A how-to for setting up an astronomy camp

The author provides an outline of how she designed an astronomy camp for 4-8th grade students incorporating college and community resources. The information includes day and evening activiti... See More

The author provides an outline of how she designed an astronomy camp for 4-8th grade students incorporating college and community resources. The information includes day and evening activities and field trips. More information on funding sources would be useful, but overall it is a good resource for anyone interested in developing a similar program.