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by JVH
Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Campers who care about space...
Replies: 8
Views: 5916

I absolutely loved Advanced Academy when I was a counselor.. for the most part (i'd say about 90% of the time), these kids are the ones who wanted to hear the most about space history, etc.. I could actually share some really technical stuff with them and they loved it.
by JVH
Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Gift Shop Fail
Replies: 1
Views: 2067

Gift Shop Fail

Saw this in the gift shop the other day...

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by JVH
Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:01 am
Forum: Counseling Sessions
Topic: Internships @ Space Camp?
Replies: 7
Views: 12053

Re: Internships @ Space Camp?

From one of the first group of interns (Jan 2008), I will let you know from my experience. First of all, the internship is a kind of secondary attachment. You are a counselor first and an intern on you off hours. (We didn't get paid for the hours we were not on the clock as camp counselors) The inte...
by JVH
Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: Counseling Sessions
Topic: Advise wanted on being a space camp Counselor
Replies: 3
Views: 5834

The only "heavy lifting" that I would consider having to do is when you have a team, you are responsible for them on the "Astronaut Sims" (MAT, 1/6th Chair, etc.). The MAT is a beast (big spinning aluminum rings are not the most fun thing to stop).
by JVH
Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:44 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: [Skylab] Story on Front Page
Replies: 10
Views: 8681

I do not think that this is the case. The space camp counselors do not have the keys to that kind of stuff in the museum. Being a new counselor, I have not heard of the Counselors letting themselves in the trainers or Casper. The museum staff is the department that would have that kind of access, bu...