From: Dan Oates [doates@access.mountain.net] Sent: Friday, January 23, 1998 5:18 PM To: ilumin@earthlink.net Subject: Space Camp For immediate release: Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students SCI-VIS '98 Dates are Set ************************************************************************"Math and science have never interested me more since Space Camp." SCI-VIS '97 attendee, Mississippi "It has made me more independent and more assertive. I've gained a lot of self-confidence."Advanced Academy Camper, SCI-VIS '97, Nebraska "I am now in college studying to be an Aerospace Engineer thanks to Space Camp." SCI-VIS '93-96 Alumnus, West Virginia "I made a lot of life long friends." SCI-VIS '97 attendee, Iowa ************************************************************************The above quotes are from real kids who spent a week at Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCI-VIS) held at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama last fall. Interest in academics, independence, career goals, and life long friendships are what we all want for our children. Whether you are a teacher or a parent of blind or visually impaired child, the above comments should interest you. SCI-VIS is changing the life's of those children attending. Space Camp's goals are to excite young minds about math, science, and the possibilities in their future when they use that knowledge. SCI-VIS alumni are studying aerospace engineering and working for NASA. SCI-VIS offers one of the largest gatherings of academic programming for the blind and visually impaired in the world! Be a part of it! SCI-VIS '98 has officially been scheduled Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 1998 at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The program, in its ninth year, enjoyed a 25% growth in attendance last year. A total of 151 students from 28 U. S. states, Australia, Russia, England, and Canada. Technology support was provided by Mark Goodkin and Assoc., Austell, Georgia and Optelec. Foreign students are being sought for the 1998 Camp and some funding is available. Other scholarships are available for American students. Additional scholarships are being sought with the assistance of the Space Camp Foundation, Inc. to assist more students with airfare and tuition. Any financial assistance will be greatly appreciated and can be earmarked for students in specific states, countries, or organizations. Space Camp and Aviation Challenge programs are both available for blind and visually impaired students in grades 4-6, 7-12, and college bound students grades 10-12. Some programs are mainstreamed with sighted campers. Siblings and friends of blind and visually students can attend this week, also. We are also accepting names of interested adults for another Space Camp for Blind Adults to be held Oct. 2-4, 1998. The cost is $500 for all programs except the college bound program which is $710. Cost include programming, lodging, and meals from Saturday lunch through Friday breakfast. The program is coordinated by Dan Oates at the W. Va. School for the Blind. Tuition and registration deadline is August 15, 1998. All forms, documents, scholarship information, and answers to frequently ask questions will be updated on our website. For further information contact our SCI-VIS '98 website or e-mail us. If Internet service is unavailable ask a friend who has service to assist you or contact Dan Oates. Contact Person: Dan Oates, International Coordinator Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students West Virginia School for the Blind 301 E. Main St. Romney, WV 26757 office phone: (304) 822-4883 office FAX: (304) 822-4898 home phone: (304) 822-4410 e-mail: doates@access.mountain.net URL: http://www.tsbvi.edu/spacehome.htm