Student Programs

The Cosmosphere’s educational programs – specialized field trips, camps, workshops, scouting programs and community outreach – emphasize teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity while teaching the value of space science and aviation education.

The Cosmosphere’s summer camp programs are known worldwide and are available to students of all ages. Camps include the Future Astronaut Training Program (for students entering grades 7-10), Mars Academy (for students entering grades 5-6), Takeoff (for students entering grades 3-5), and Investigate Space (for students entering grades 3-5). Customized sessions of the Future Astronaut Training Program are available throughout the year to school groups and scouts.

Throughout the school year, the Cosmosphere also hosts merit badge programs for thousands of boy and girl scouts from around the Midwest. Badge opportunities include (but are not limited to) weather, aviation, astronomy, science sleuth and space exploration.