All-inclusive registration fee: $255

If you’d like to be added to the early contact list for 2024 please contact us at 608-269-0033 or alyssa.young@dekeslaytonmuseum.org.

Junior Space Week Details

Locations: The camp will be based at the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum with drop off and pick up always at the Museum. Our daily locations will be as follows, and they are all mostly within walking distance of the museum:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:

• 1:00pm- 1:30pm- Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum– 200 W. Main St., Sparta, WI
• 1:30pm- 4:30pm- Sparta City Hall– 201 W. Oak St., Sparta, WI
• 4:30pm- 5:00pm- Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum– 200 W. Main St., Sparta, WI

Wednesday: On Wednesday drop off and pick up will still be at the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum, but in-between we will be traveling by bus to:

• 1:30pm- 2:15pm- Sparta Airport– 6058 Hangar Way, Sparta, WI
• 3:00pm- 4:30pm- Planetarium at Central High School– 1801 Losey Blvd S, La Crosse, WI

Friday: On Friday drop off and pick up will still be at the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum, but we will be traveling by bus to the field at Southside Early Learning Center to fire off the rockets:

• 1:45pm- 3:00pm- Southside Early Learning Center – 1023 Walrath St., Sparta, WI                                                                                          Family and friends are invited to watch.

Phone numbers during camp: If you need to get in touch with your child or the camp organizers during the camp you can call the museum at 608-269-0033. Additional phone numbers will be provided upon registration.

Groups: Your student will have the opportunity to work with all of the camp participants throughout the week. We will also be breaking the participants into groups of 4 for team-building and leadership activities. Your student will be part of this same group for the whole week; three days they will be a group member and the other day they will be the group leader- giving every student the chance to lead. Being a team player is vital for an astronaut!

Space Week Notification: Approximately 2 weeks before the start of camp the student will receive by mail their official letter requesting them to report to the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum for the beginning of Junior Space Week.

Friday Night Ice Cream Social: Friday evening at the end of the camp we will be holding an Ice Cream Social to celebrate the week, students and their families are invited to attend.

Cost: The cost of the camp includes everything the students need for the week– a Junior Space Week t-shirt (which they will receive on the first day and wear every day of camp), snacks, a rocket, and the Friday night ice cream social. The early bird price (from April 1- April 15, 2024) is $225; after the 15th the price is $255. Full payment is required.

Scholarships: We offer two full scholarships, one to a boy and one to a girl, based on financial need. Applying for a scholarship does not guarantee attendance of the camp. Scholarship applications are due by 4:30pm May 13, 2024, and you will be notified by May 20, 2024 whether your application has been accepted or not. There is a $2 application fee.

Applications are accepted on a first come basis, and we are not accepting more than 14 registered students (there are two scholarship spots available, the total capacity for the camp is 16 students).

* If we receive more than 14 registrations you will be added to a wait-list.