Day 1 started with very few problems. After a nice farewell to parents, we headed out to SPACE CAMP – AVIATION CHALLENGE. We arrived in the Washington DC Dulles airport only a few minutes behind schedule, but that’s when the trouble started. After an overbooked flight and another missed flight, we were told we would have to spend the night in DC. United Airlines took care of us. They set us up with rooms in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City hotel…just a shabby little place in the city J. They paid for a nice dinner in the hotel too. After a LONG day we headed up to bed. After a few hours rest, we were back on our way to the airport. After another delayed flight we finally got on an airplane at about 9 am Monday morning. We FINALLY arrived in Huntsville and luckily our luggage arrived before us. We met up with our counselors and the students headed over to the Space and Rocket Center to start their Aviation Challenge.
We are SO proud of our Time Out essay contest winners. They took each schedule change in stride and still managed to have a good time. We played games and learned about each other while we waited for updates. They were real troopers. I know they were tired and stressed out, but they were GREAT. THANK YOU! I want to give a special thanks to V-
Tech too for keeping our kids busy with their “Cyber Spy Notebooks.” They were real life savers.
Once we got to the camp, the students didn’t have too much time to rest. They dropped their stuff out in the habitat and got to work. This year our students are doing a slightly different program – the Aviation Challenge, where they will get to learn how to be an Air Force pilot. They were divided into two teams – the younger ones are a part of Mach 1 and their team name is Lightning, the older students are a part of Mach 2 and they are the Intruders. After lunch, they began learning about how planes fly and how pilots do their job. Lightning even had the chance to try out a simulation and try flying as a team. They received call signs, which is their pilot name for communication during a flight.
They have a very active and fun week ahead of them. With Aviation Challenge, they will be doing team building exercises and leadership training through lots of outdoor activities. I know we are all very happy to finally be here, and we are looking forward to a great week. Thank you to our partners United Airlines, V Tech and National City as well as our parents and teachers for making this week possible. I know this week will be a great experience for our students, and they will grow and learn so much.
We are SO proud of our Time Out essay contest winners. They took each schedule change in stride and still managed to have a good time. We played games and learned about each other while we waited for updates. They were real troopers. I know they were tired and stressed out, but they were GREAT. THANK YOU! I want to give a special thanks to V-
Tech too for keeping our kids busy with their “Cyber Spy Notebooks.” They were real life savers.Once we got to the camp, the students didn’t have too much time to rest. They dropped their stuff out in the habitat and got to work. This year our students are doing a slightly different program – the Aviation Challenge, where they will get to learn how to be an Air Force pilot. They were divided into two teams – the younger ones are a part of Mach 1 and their team name is Lightning, the older students are a part of Mach 2 and they are the Intruders. After lunch, they began learning about how planes fly and how pilots do their job. Lightning even had the chance to try out a simulation and try flying as a team. They received call signs, which is their pilot name for communication during a flight.
They have a very active and fun week ahead of them. With Aviation Challenge, they will be doing team building exercises and leadership training through lots of outdoor activities. I know we are all very happy to finally be here, and we are looking forward to a great week. Thank you to our partners United Airlines, V Tech and National City as well as our parents and teachers for making this week possible. I know this week will be a great experience for our students, and they will grow and learn so much.
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