Get To Know Our Team

World Class Facilities

Your camper will have a fun, safe, and memorable experience in our state-of-the-art facilities and our team of amazing staff.

Staff and Counselors

Our team is educated and trained in their field of expertise and love working with kids.

Inclusive

Your camper is welcome regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, sex, or disability.

Memorable

Your camper will have the best summer ever–and they’ll want to do it all over again next year.

Our Counselors

All cabin counselors are current university students with a background working with children. Applicants go through a rigorous hiring process including multiple interviews, a background check, and drug testing. Many cabin counselors were even campers themselves!

Counselors go through a rigorous 8-day training program prior to any campers arriving at camp. They are trained in team-building, group-leading, child development, safety, and being sensitive to individual campers needs and life experiences. Counselors complete training with the tools and knowledge to support campers through common camp challenges such as homesickness, trying new things, and friendship building.

Our Instructors

AstroCamp takes pride in hiring the highest quality staff. All of the AstroCamp instructors are required to have at least a Bachelors Degree in Physics or Astronomy, and it is not uncommon for our instructors to have a Masters Degree or PhD.

Our instructors come to AstroCamp from all over the United States and occasionally from overseas. Safety is one of our primary goals, therefore all instructors are required to have 1st aid, CPR-PR, and Waterfront Lifeguard certifications as well as comprehensive on-site
training.

AstroCamp takes pride in hiring the highest quality staff. All of the AstroCamp instructors are required to have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics or Astronomy, and it is not uncommon for our instructors to have a Masters Degree or PhD. Additionally, many of our staff have research experience with their universities, as well as fellowship and research experience at some of the top science institutions in the US such as NASA, JPL and the NSF.

One of the lasting legacies of AstroCamp is our faculty. With safety being one of our primary goals, instructors are also required to have First aid, CPR-PR, and Waterfront Lifeguard certifications, as well as comprehensive on-site training.

The AstroCamp Alumni are far reaching with hundreds teaching in schools throughout the country. Many of our former faculty can also be found in major aquariums, national sanctuaries, and at science centers and museums throughout the US. The growth and development of AstroCamp is a direct result of the energy, enthusiasm and contributions of our many faculty over the years.

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Our Directors
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Andy Balendy

AstroCamp Director 

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Charlie Bueche

AstroCamp Program Director

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