Space Camp Partnerships

Although you don't need many resources to run a Space Camp, they can be quite bulky. If you are only intending to run one Camp a year it can be a great deal of expense and take up a large amount of storage space. We find that working in partnership with local schools means that you can share resources so that they are fully utilised as well as collaborating to support and inspire each other when planning your Space Camps.
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Space Camp partnerships are a fantastic way to develop collaborations with your wider learning community; sharing in CPD opportunities, running family learning nights that are open to the wider community, holding Science Fairs, organising collaborative field trips and just sharing good practice. By working together, you can reduce your work load while continuing to develop amazing learning opportunities for the families you serve.

Resources

Each partnership that the Space Camp UK project gets the following kit to get them started:

  • 15 pop up tents - to be set up as “shuttles” or “Space pods”.
  • 10 sleeping bags – we suggest that you ask your children to bring their own sleeping bags, however you can offer one from your kit if a child needs one.
  • 10 Roll mats – again we suggest that you ask children to bring their own. 
  • Rokit kits – bottle rocket launchers and air pump for rocketry workshops.
  • 1 set of Celestial Buddies – a set of 13 cuddly planets including, the Moon, a comet and your very own black hole to keep them all in. 
  • Telescope
  • 5 pairs of binoculars – binoculars are great for observing the moon and children often find them easier to use than a telescope (particularly for the very young)

Optional Extras:
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  • Books with a Space theme
  • A Space movie
  • iPads with Stargazing Apps
Putting the tents back in their bags after the Space Camp can be a challenge. It is definitely worth spending some time practicing this in advance of your first came before you have 15 tents to put away.
Each tent sleeps 2 children. The tents are super easy to put up and come with a bag for easy storage.
Setting up the telescope can take sometime. You will need to have an adult in your Space Camp Crew who learns how to do this and is given plenty time to set it up before the children come out for observing.