Space
Camp for
Interested
Visually
Impaired
Students
SCIVIS Creed
"We are all here to learn with our peers. Let us celebrate our similarities and our differences. Let us respect other cultures, religions, and languages. At our beginning, many were given little chance but due to the people in our lives, we find ourselves in a wonderful place with wonderful people. Let us flourish in our learning, find joy in our experiences and remember our friends and knowledge we gained at Space Camp." -- Dan Oates
Note: the forms on this site are specifically for blind and visually impaired students attending Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students. Go to Space Camp for forms and programming information for non-visually impaired students.
SCIVIS Facebook Group - for photos, messages, and other information about SCIVIS
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!!
SCIVIS 2024
Dates: Oct 6 to 10, (departure Oct. 11)
Pricing: Camp, Academy, MACH 1 & 2 - $1325, MACH 3 & Advanced Academy - $1450
Airport Transportation: $60 round trip
Early Arrival: $125/night
Bedding packs (sheets, blankets, etc.) are available for a rental fee of $5 for the week. This will be made available upon registration. So no more packing sheets.
SCHOLARSHIP applications are CLOSED for 2024
Age Requirements
Space Camp & Aviation Challenge MACH 1 – Ages 9-11, grades 4-6 at the time of camp
Space Academy & Aviation Challenge MACH 2 – Ages 12-14, grades 7-9 at the time of camp
Advanced Space Academy & Aviation Challenge MACH 3 – ages 15+, grades 10-12 at the time of camp
As always, I will be happy to answer questions by email scivis.oates @ gmail.com or by phone 304-851-5680. If you call, please leave a message or I will assume it is a spam call and block the number.
Hotels
There are hotels nearby for chaperones, parents and guests. The Marriott at the US Space and Rocket Center is the closest. Watch the SCIVIS Facebook page for group rates. Chaperones may stay at an off site hotel at their own expense.
SCIVIS 2025 - 35th Anniversary
Dates: Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, (departure Oct. 3)
NASA Internships
NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships (NIFS) at https://intern.nasa.gov/. Summer internships run from early June until early August for college students and from late June until early August for high school students. All student interns get paid. Contact information for students with visual impairments Dr. Craig Moore (craig.e.moore at sign nasa.gov) or Dr. Robert Shelton (robert.o.shelton at sign nasa.gov.
News!
- SCIVIS Graduation videos - many years! Thanks to Vincent Vazzo (Space Camp Hall of Fame - 2007) for recording and posting this!
- Why attend Space Camp? - Kate's Story
- YouTube of a Heidi Jackson singing her original song about space. She attended SCIVIS in the 2012. The lyrics are included on the YouTube page.
- A chance to Reach for the Stars
- Article from WonderBaby.org by students who attended SCIVIS
- Nic Boone, from Australia, attended SCIVIS in '99 and '00 is getting his Ph.D. in Astronomy. He is talking about his experiences at SCIVIS on YouTube.
- SCIVIS discussion group formed (Chaperones only)
- SCIVIS in the News
SCIVIS is
- A week long camp that takes place at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Coordinated by teachers of the visually impaired
- Accessible; computers used by students in the Space Camp Programs have been adapted for speech and large print output; materials and equipment used during missions are available in braille and large print
- Participatory - students participate fully (each student is screened based on their eye medical condition --limitations may be placed on some)
SCIVIS is actually 5 separate programs.
- Space Camp
- Space Academy
- Advanced Academy
- Aviation Challenge (Mach I, II, III).
- Robotics