PROGRAM DETAILS
• Five-day, Monday to Friday program:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day
• Optional extended care:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. $40 per week and/or
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. $90 per week
• Optional gourmet box lunch: $65 per week
• Limited to 14 children, rising 5th to 9th grade
• $25 sibling or multi-session discount applies
• Instructor & assistant to child ratio is 7:1 or less
• Your instructor, engineer John Aviste
Program Curriculum
We start by learning about the parts of a rocket and discover what makes it fly. With a buddy, your child then designs, builds, and tests a rocket, under the supervision of the lead instructor. Teams also make water rockets out of two-liter soda bottles and fly them in different configurations. Campers will examine a cool model of the Nike Smoke sounding rocket, and then run computer simulations to check optimal solid fuel quantities.
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At the end of the week campers will launch their rockets for family and friends. No previous model building experience is necessary; returning campers or ones with model rocket experience may build a two-stage rocket.
“Our daughter had a terrific week and was full of stories and enthusiasm each day when she came home.”
– the Workman Family
“Oh gosh. It just sounded like fun. My son was thrilled. He had a blast. And he got home and called his grandfather, who is an engineer actually. And they started talking. I heard them in the other room using words… altitude, calculations and that was after the first day. He was just happy!”
– Elizabeth Merritt, mom
“Our daughter had a terrific week at the Summer Rocket Blast Off. It looks like we will be setting aside shop area for rocket building!”
– Westford, MA parent
“This was a great experience for my child. The instructor was a fantastic teacher who instilled practical information and excited the students imagination. Thanks for a great experience!”
– parent
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
John Aviste, P.Eng.
Engineering degree from the University of Toronto
John is a member of the Tripoli Rocketry Association and is working on his Level 2 certification, in high powered rocketry. He has witnessed and experienced a number of rocket successes and failures. These have become the pedigree for this STEM rocket program.
Your child is challenged to satisfy mission objectives, by modifying components like lightweight cardboard tubes and balsa fins, or adding a payload bay to launch with a small cargo.. The engineering of real-world rocket science comes to life, as your child uses the same software professional engineers use. They will develop flight simulations and predictions, and learn to work collaboratively with other team members.
Why choose EOS Summer Rocket Blast Off?
Your child will experience the hands-on challenges of real-world rocket science! Campers use rocket design simulation software to test different designs, motors, and flight conditions. And few things compare to the excitement of launching a rocket, that you have made.
By using the rocket flight simulator, campers learn the importance of accurate data entry, estimating, and troubleshooting when the simulation results are off. Under the supervision of an engineer, your child builds their rocket piece by piece, thinking, modifying, and testing. This forms an understanding of the engineering design process, in a way that they own. Fun and satisfying.
Summer Rocket Blast Off dates and locations
