Delaware Day Camp: Full Day Aerospace Academies
Our Full Day Camp Academies
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Our full day academies are a summer day camp in Delaware for cadets entering grades 2 through 8. Four of the five run at the Delaware Discovery Center, 60 ITEC Loop, Smyrna, DE 19977; Destination Discovery runs at the Environmental Outpost, 140 Dinosaur Drive, Smyrna, DE 19977.
All cadets will receive a camp T-shirt and a handout with related information. Materials are provided and are included in the cost of the camp.
Destination Discovery - entering grades 2 or 3. Destination Sky - entering grades 3 or 4. Destination Space - entering grades 4 or 5. Destination Flight - entering grades 5 or 6. Destination Orbit - entering grades 6, 7 or 8.
Full day camp fee: $400, which includes the $75 non-refundable application fee. A completed application and the $75 fee reserve a place, and sessions fill quickly. Bus transportation between Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Discovery Center is available before and after day academies. See our fees and scholarships page for payment deadlines and need-based scholarships.
Our Full Day Academies
Destination Discovery
Grades 2 and 3
Destination Discovery
(Entering 2nd or 3rd grade) Children will set out on an imaginary voyage under and above the ocean and then discover a dinosaur pit on land where they will excavate bones. Through new and creative activities, we will learn about the ships, fish and different species of dinosaurs and prehistoric sea monsters - some that lived under the sea and even some pirates who will add to an exciting week of adventure.
Held at the Environmental Outpost in Smyrna, Delaware
Destination Sky
Grades 3 and 4
Destination Sky
(Entering 3rd or 4th grade) features a week of creative problem-solving challenges including Powers of Ten, Millions of Stars, Planets, Space Habitats, and Rovers. In addition, cadets participate in exciting activities based on the physics of flight, leading to a training fight in the Elementary Simulator.
Held at the Delaware Discovery Center
Destination Space
Grades 4 and 5
Destination Space
(Entering 4th or 5th grade) features a series of experiments conducted in a space laboratory like NASA’s “White Room”. The results and solutions could have the potential to benefit humanity. Cadets will discover and learn about concepts from ground to space including simple machines, engineering, circuitry, science, weather, and computer training. Plan on constructing and launching a bottle rocket.
Held at the Delaware Discovery Center
Destination Flight
Grades 5 and 6
Destination Flight
(Entering 5th or 6th grade) focuses on an in-depth study of the principles of flight and cutting-edge studies of the FAA and NASA aeronautic programs. Cadets will apply their acquired knowledge as they operate our advanced flight simulators and hovercraft.
Held at the Delaware Discovery Center
Destination Orbit
Grades 6, 7 and 8
DESTINATION ORBIT
(Entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade) includes the following areas of study: Space Architecture, Living in Space, Physics of Space, Rocketry, and Planetary Studies. Highlights of the week include a trip to Delaware Air Guard, a tentative presentation by ILC Dover (the manufacturer of NASA’s space suits), and construction of a model rocket that is launched on the final day.
Held at the Delaware Discovery Center


