The Space Camp course was launched in the fall of 2012. The brains behind the project is a certain teacher of mathematics and physics, let's just call him the Professor. While working in other schools, the Professor had already tried to implement the course, but without much success. A project like this does demand a lot of time and effort, and not everyone is motivated enough to embark on the journey. That's why the Professor takes great pride in our students, who showed initiative and enthusiasm in bringing the project back to life.
The culmination of the project will naturally be the trip to Kennedy Space Center later this year. The trip will not only give the participants a chance to understand the history and technology of space research, but (and of this I am extremely jealous) they will also get to go to dinner with astronauts. Now how cool is that! However, the course entails more than that. During the course, the students will acquaint themselves with Finnish space research and visit e.g. Kumpula Space Center. In addition, they will study the different aspects of space physics through the means of independent study and group work.
The participants are, as one could expect, excited about this opportunity. After all, it probably is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for at least most of them. Perhaps some of them will shed light on their thoughts about the project in the blog as well! I for one am really looking forward to reading their ideas.
And here they are, the participants of KYL Space Camp 2013 (c) Saana Ranta:
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