Eight daily workshops will prepare students to engage in virtual reality imagery and launch simulated space missions on the Horizon shuttle. Approximately 105 students are placed in each workshop with 15 students per workshop. Set high on a hill in Blair, Nebraska, the 150-acre Dana campus offers a setting removed from the distractions of large cities while capturing the scenic beauty of the eastern Nebraska hills and Missouri River Valley. Situated just a mile from the Missouri River and 17 miles from Omaha, Blair is a progressive community of nearly 8,000 residents. Listed below are some of the workshops scheduled for this summer, June 10-15 th , 2001.
Students rotate to eight different workshops throughout the day.
Co-curricular and recreational activities including rocketry, outdoor education, swimming, tennis, basketball, volleyball, astronomy, and racquetball are offered in the evening. Students sleep 2 to a room in a modern dormitory. Resident pre-service teachers supervise each dormitory floor. Housing and workshop assignments are based on grade and gender. Linens and room furnishings are provided.