NAPLES WEATHER CAMPS 2017

Middle school -- July 10 - 14

High School -- July 17 - 21

Location - Naples, FL (close to Exit 111 on Interstate Highway 75)

Middle School Weather Camp  (Meteorologist H. Michael Mogil)GRADES 6 - 8

One week  July 10 - 14, 2017 9am -  4pm (5 seven-hour sessions)12 students maximum  

Everybody talks about the weather, but schools don't teach much about it. This is your student's chance to understand weather as it happens. Capitalizing on Florida’s summertime weather laboratory, campers will assess the complete water cycle, rain (and snow) formation processes, sky watch (clouds and optical phenomena - e.g., rainbows), study severe storms and hurricanes, learn how to interpret radar and satellite imagery and more. During the past two years, Naples weather campers saw a funnel cloud and were nearby a nearly 7 inch three-hour thunderstorm rainfall.  

Weather photography will be a major component of the camp program. Campers will have ample opportunities to take sky photographs and learn ways to better use photography to document their natural world. Hence, campers are encouraged to bring a portable computer or laptop (WiFi available), and a camera or cell phone (camera).  

Campers will also understand how weather processes affect flight, with a focus on hot air ballooning. They will build and launch tissue paper hot air balloons as a culminating activity.

Students won't reach full meteorologist status after this camp, but they will be considerably more weather-savvy. Much of the content material will allow scouts to earn credit toward scout badge requirements in weather and emergency management.

Reservation fee $149; full payment ($349) due by May 31, 2017; daily snacks, water, tee shirt and all camp supplies included. Campers should bring their own lunch each day.

High School Weather Research Camp (Meteorologist H. Michael Mogil)GRADES 9-12

One week  July 17 - 21, 2017 9am -  4pm (5 seven-hour sessions)12 students maximum  

The Florida sea breeze circulation provides the focus for this first-ever southwest Florida research-based weather camp program. During the one-week program, camper teams will collect and use National Weather Service satellite and radar data; a dense local area rainfall network; photogrammetry; and other data sets to assess weather variables that contribute to the daily Florida sea breeze - formation, evolution and demise. Through discussions, led by meteorologists and others, campers will also learn about Florida water management issues, wildfires and agricultural impacts linked to the semi-monsoonal circulation pattern across the state. Aviation, energy, emergency preparedness, climate, and other weather related topics will be included

Weather data and map analysis and interpretation, computer forecast modeling, and radiosonde (weather balloon) analysis will be also be part of the camp experience. 

Campers will also be taught observational and research skills, communication skills (oral and written) and take part in team building experiences. 

Campers are encouraged to bring a portable computer or laptop (WiFi available), and a camera or cell phone (camera).  

Reservation fee $149; full payment ($349) due by May 31, 2017; daily snacks, water, tee shirt and all camp supplies included. Campers should bring their own lunch each day.

NOTES:

• See application form below. Upon receipt of application and deposit, medical and other required forms will be provided.

• There are no dormitory or lodging facilities associated with this camp. Hence, campers from outside of the local area will need at least one accompanying adult. The Learningworks Foundation will work with a local hotel to offer quality family accommodations (e.g., suite with kitchen facilities) near to Gulf Coast beaches. Learningworks will also work to provide low-cost car rental information. If camper families are flying to camp, RSW Airport, Fort Myers, is the closest to Naples.

• Comfortable attire is recommended – light-colored clothing, closed toe shoes/sneakers, cap/visor, sun-protection lotion, and bug spray.

• The Learningworks Foundation, working with the National Hurricane Center, Florida International University's "Wall of Wind," and the National Park Service, will present camper families with a suite of unique opportunities (some with associated cost) to visit weather and environmental sites in the area.

• Please make payment by check or money order only to The Learningworks Foundation, 5644 Tavilla Circle, Suite 201, Naples, FL 34110.

• For further information, please contact H. Michael Mogil at 240-426-2900 (cell) or e-mail: learningworks-foundation@weatherworks.com

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