Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, along with Mad Science of Kansas City, will give campers the opportunity to learn about space travel.
NASA: Journey Into Outer Space is open to children eight years-old to 12 years-old and will be held 8 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday, July 8-11, at Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane.. Participants will learn about the four forces of flight, the challenges of space travel and participate in a rocket launch. The program will also commemorate the historic flight 50 years ago when man walked on the moon for the first time. NASA: Journey Into Outer Space will explore comets, planets, stars and more. Cost is $178 per camper, which includes a commemorative 50th anniversary patch of the first man to walk on the moon.
Registration can be done online at http://lprd.org/activity?n=321157 or at any Parks and Recreation facility, including: The Community Building; 115 W. 11th St.; Sports Pavilion Lawrence; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th St.; Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive; Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St.; Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. or the Parks and Recreation administrative office, 1141 Massachusetts St.
For more information, please contact Jo Ellis, recreation instruction supervisor, jellis@lawrenceks.org, (785) 330-7355.