The Space Place at Renaissance Academy

02/20/2024

Ready to adventure in space during summer?

We are!

Check out our mission offerings for this summer at thespaceplace.org/summer-camps!

We'll see you in the stars!

10/22/2023

The Space Place at Renaissance offers Flightmares this Halloween season. Join in the fun. Try something different than your typical haunted house.

A blog about the the programs using simulator based experiential learning with a focus on the space centers in Utah.

04/17/2023

Hello Everyone!

It's that time of year again - Summer Camps at the Space Place are now live on our website at www.thespaceplace.org/summer-camps. When booking a summer camp mission, be sure to change your date range at the top of the booking service to go to the end of summer so you can see all of the offerings.

We're offering 3 types of camps this year:

*NEW* ROCKET CAMP
FOR: Incoming 6th Graders and Above
TIME: 10am - 6pm
PRICE: $125
WHAT: Enjoy our new 5-hour story "Tipping the Scales". Then afterwards build and launch your very own bottle rocket. Bring your own lunch as there will be a break for lunch (but food is not provided).
DATES: 6/12, 7/7, 7/12, 7/19

DAY CAMP
FOR: Incoming 5th Graders and Above
TIME: 10am - 4pm
PRICE: $60
WHAT: Enjoy one of our awesome 5-hour stories. Bring your own lunch as there will be a break for lunch (but food is not provided).
DATES AND MISSIONS:
Tipping The Scales (NEW): 6/5, 6/7, 7/28
Silhouette: 6/28, 6/30
Gateway: 7/14
Slipstream: 7/26

JUNIOR CAMP
FOR: Incoming 3rd and 4th Graders
TIME: 10am - 4pm
PRICE: $60
WHAT: Enjoy a 5-hour story made for this age group. Bring your own lunch as there will be a break for lunch (but food is not provided).
DATES AND MISSIONS
The Incident (If you did a junior camp last summer you've already done this mission): 6/9, 6/26
Unnamed Mission: 7/10, 7/17, 7/21

We're excited to see you all this summer!

--The Space Place Team

12/11/2022

In Today's Troubadour, see updated photos of The Space Place's Nighthawk Starship Simulator currently under renovation. Plus, This Week's Imaginarium Theater. Enjoy!

A blog about the the programs using simulator based experiential learning with a focus on the space centers in Utah.

10/09/2022

It has been another busy week at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place. Take a moment to meet the squadrons that launched last week.

09/28/2022

FLASH SALE FOR FLIGHTMARES!

$10 off if you book TODAY (9/28/2022) with code "Flightmares".

Flightmares is for grades 6 and above. Flightmares is a special scary mission for the spooky season. For registration, bookings, and more information go to TheSpacePlace.org/Flightmares

Students from other schools can participate! Bring your friends from any school and have a great time in the Starship Voyager.

Flightmares is from 6-11pm. Dates listed on the site. Pick one date to attend.

Questions? Email Bracken at [email protected]

See you there!

09/25/2022

It has been a busy week at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place. Every afternoon The Space Place staff and volunteers greet a new Young Astronaut or Voyager Club squadron for their first meeting of the school year. There are over 200 students in the after school club this year. They are divided into squadrons of 7 to 10 members. Each grade level has a Monday Cobra, Tuesday Dragon, Wednesday Lion, Thursday Scorpion, and Friday Tiger squadron.
Take a moment to meet the squadrons that launched last week. Some did better at others at getting the Starship Voyager launched from Outpost 14. One team accidentally fired a missile at the Outpost causing serious damage to both Outpost 14 and their team score for the day. Ouch!

09/18/2022

https://voyagerslog.blogspot.com/2022/09/hello-to-new-class-of-voyager-cadets.html
Hello to a New Class of Voyager Cadets and Young Astronauts at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place. Would you like to hear Happy Birthday Sung in the Languages of the Galactic Diaspora? Book a birthday party with us. The Imaginarium Theater, the best videos from around the world edited for a gentler audience

A blog about the the programs using simulator based experiential learning with a focus on the space centers in Utah.

09/09/2022

It's that time of year again - and Flightmares is ready to take you on a terrifying adventure for the spooky season. For 6th graders and above. Check out the image for more information, and reach out to Mr. Funk at [email protected] if you have any questions!

08/14/2022

We are about to start a new school year at Renaissance. A new year means it is almost time to register for our Young Astronauts and Voyager Space Clubs. Watch for more information in the coming week. Also, I've written a new mission for our Starship Voyager. Put a group together and come give it a try. What's the worst that could happen - you die? :)

A blog about the the programs using simulator based experiential learning with a focus on the space centers in Utah.

07/31/2022

Summer Camp Season is over on the Starship Voyager at The Space Place at Renaissance Academy. Our last summer camp was held on Friday. We had a blast! Thank you to all our campers, staff, and volunteers. We are currently working to get this school year's Young Astronauts and Voyager Club up and running. Last year we had over 170 cadets enrolled in the after school clubs for students in grades 3 - 9 (Grades 3 - 5 Young Astronauts. Grades 6 - 9 Voyager Club). Stay tuned for registration information coming soon. Enjoy this very short video showing the Voyager staff and volunteers closing the starship simulator after a camp. Yes, we have too much fun at The Space Place!

06/06/2022

Our first summer camp was a blast! Thank you to our brave crew for joining us for our Junior Camp!

There are still openings for our junior and day camps - and we'd love to have you join us! Book online at www.thespaceplace.org/summer-camps and join us for out-of-this-world adventures that will be the highlight of your summer!