Our Last EdVenture Camp Comes to an End.

4:16 P.M.
We are nearing the end of our 7th and last EdVenture Camp for Summer 2008. The campers will go home at 5:45 P.M.
It has been a good camp. No major equipment problems and the campers were very well behaved. I'm wearing earphones while I type this entry and still hear cheering coming from the Magellan (down the hall from where I am). The staff are very tired. The campers are dragging a bit as well. We keep them busy morning, noon, and night. I think everyone will go home and collapse into unconsciousness.
The Space Center is closed tomorrow (July 24) for Utah's Pioneer Day. We are fully booked for private missions on Friday and Saturday. Friday night is our 2nd Super Overnighter. Monday night is a normal Overnight Camp and Tuesday - Thursday is our Day Camp. A week from tomorrow we will wrap up the summer season of 2008.

Mr. Williamson

The Results from the First Camp Rotation

10:49 A.M.
We've started our 2nd rotation for the last EdVenture Camp. The scores are in for the first rotation (except for the class session which is evaluated at the end of each camp). Here are the results from the camper surveys.
The scoring system is as follows:
A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
F = 5

A 1 is a perfect score!
Rotation 1: All Ships Total: 1.20
Last Camp’s Score: 1.25

Voyager: Bracken Funk
Story: Silhouette: 1.09
Last camp Shadows: 1.30
Staff: 1.18
last camp 1.20
Job: 1.27
Last camp 1.30
Difference: 1.27
last camp 1.00
• Total for Rotation One: 1.20
Last camp: 1.20

Magellan: Emily Perry.
Story: Defender: 1.28
Last camp: Defender 1.21
Staff: 1.21
Last camp 1.07
Job: 1.42
Last camp 1.36
Difference: 1.14
Last camp 1.21
• Total for Rotation One: 1.26
Last camp: 1.21

Phoenix: Alex A.
Story: Supernova : 1.33
Last camp Fatal Error: 2.00
Staff: 1.16
Last camp 1.50
Job: 1.66
Last camp 2.00
Difference: 1.33
Last camp 1.17
• Total for Rotation One: 1.37
Last camp: 1.67

Galileo: Stacy Carrol
Story: Maximus: 1.00
Last camp: Maximus - 1.20
Staff: 1.00
Last camp:1.00
Job: 1.20
Last camp 1.20
Difference: 1.00
Last camp 1.00
• Total for Rotation One: 1.05
Last camp 1.10

Odyssey: Caity L.
Story: Heir to the Empire: 1.00
Last camp: Heir to Empire: 1.00
Staff: 1.12
Last camp 1.00
Job: 1.25
Last camp 1.12
Difference: 1.12
Last camp 1.12
• Total for Rotation One: 1.12
Last camp: 1.06

Lunch is coming up next. The camp is rolling along nicely. No Vomiting Yet!!
Happy Day.

Mr. Williamson

EdVenture Camp Update: 8:11 A.M.

8:11 A.M. Day 2
The Campers were good to us last night. They went to bed without a fuss. The staff's attitude improves 50% when we have campers that go to bed quietly. A fussless night means we get sleep. When we get sleep we work harder the next day. I locked all the school's interior doors at midnight as I made my final rounds.

The air conditioning is off in the hallways. It is muggy outside. Without the air it becomes muggy inside. The staff and campers are in air conditioned rooms so the night will be comfortable. After my final check of the boys I found Spencer D (one of our Ranger Staff) sitting in the Voyager's Brig with his leg up and ankle exposed. He gave me that look. I knew straight away we had an ankle problem.
"I leap frogged over Hunter in the halls," he sheepishly said. He continued the story, inserting details as he went. We iced the ankle. He called his sister and left after midnight. He is back this morning - walking with a slight limp. We are in good shape.

We had one girl go home around 1:00 A.M. suffering from severe home sickness. Camper's attitudes concerning home sickness covers the spectrum. Some kids become violently ill after a few hours from home. Once they leave they never return. Some tough it out until late in the evening and then, having exhausted their reserves, make the call for pick up. Others are completely opposite. They don't suffer from home sickness - they are Sick of Home. This type of child is usually more independent - they seem to be natural leaders. They enjoy getting away from home and testing their wings in new environments.
The young lady returned this morning. The camp is whole again. Breakfast is finished. The kids are in their class and simulators. Clouds are moving in promising a storm. All is Well at 8:23 A.M.