Full Day Academies

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Full Day Academies

Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hands-on activities and many opportunities for problem solving in small teams are included. All cadets will receive a camp T-shirt and a handout with related information.

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Our Full Day Academies

Explore the Ocean

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

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Destination Sky & Beyond

Grades 3 and 4

Destination Sky and Beyond

(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

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Cadets design planetary rovers

Destination Space & Technology

Grades 4 and 5

Destination Space & Technology

(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

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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

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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

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