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Visit Our Southern Museum of Flight Aviation Adventure Camp Website
205 833 8226
Southern Museum of Flight
4343 73rd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35206
CAMPER AGES: 7 - 10 and 11-15
TYPE OF CAMP: Day Camp. Day camp with early drop and late pickup
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
AFFILIATION(S): This camp fulfills the requirements for the Boy Scouts of America Aviation Merit Badge and the Cub Scouts Aircraft Elective
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS: Special Needs campers are welcome!
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Computers, Math, Science, Technology, Academics, Adventure, and more. Flight Simulation, Aerodynamics, Map Reading, Team Building, Leadership Opportunities.
CAMP LOCATION: We are located very near the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham AL. Please visit our website for more info about our Camp programs.
CAMP FACILITIES: Our Museum is full of vintage and modern aircraft and your campers will have special access to many of them. We use them throughout the camp to educate campers on aerodynamics and science, history, math and lots more. The highlight of the camp is the training they will get in the Flight Simulator Lab. With both real as well as "virtual" Flight Instructors, your camper will learn techniques used to instruct our Nation's Military and Civilian Flight Students.
The camp will culminate with them planning and executing a military style Search and Rescue or Combat mission. The winging ceremony, based on a traditional Military Pilot Graduation is impressive and parents and campers alike feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as Wings are pinned to their chest.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The Southern Museum of Flight Aviation Adventure Camp is a fun and exciting 5 day learning experience for your 7 to 16 yr old girl or boy. The cost is $300.00 per child, $250.00 per child for museum members. Early drop-off and late pickup are available for $10 per day per family, one flat fee. The cost of the camp includes lunch and a snack every day, a camp t-shirt, and materials to enhance their learning experience.
Museum Membership is only $45 a year for your immediate family including grandparents! If you buy a membership in conjunction with or prior to registration, you'll get a full year of unlimited visits PLUS your child gets 5 days of fun at our camp all for $295.00. As a member, you'll save $50 off the $300 price for each additional child you send to our camp.
Camp Cadets will learn basic concepts of flying during 5 days at the museum in our 30 place Flight Simulator Lab. They will experience the discipline and structure similar to that of an actual flight school.
This camp does NOT involve flights in an actual aircraft. See our website for more details and registration.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Summer 2014 dates coming soon. Expect us to run camps nearly all summer long, with alternating weeks for 7-10 yr olds and 11-15 yr olds.
Check our website often for updates and details! Our Camp Website Link: www.southernmuseumofflight.org click on the "just for kids" tab, then "summer camps" and you get the info you need to take the next step!
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