The 2013 session of International Space Camp is in full swing!

A great way to keep up-to-date with the happenings and goings-on of International Space Camp in real time is to check out the Twitter feeds of some of the participants.

• @sophfenton – Sophie Fenton, Teacher-of-the-Year from Australia
• @Madzza – Madara Grinvalde – Representative from Latvia
• @jadorelesfraise – Paula Bloma – Student from Latvia
• @RBeerzzs – Rinalds Bērziņš – Student from Latvia
• @Marengsi – Marie Martinussen – Student from Norway
• @JeffCharbonneau – Jeff Charbonneau – 2013 National Teacher-of-the-Year
• @2013TOY – Alex Lopes – 2013 Florida Teacher-of-the-Year
• @IN2013TOY – Suzanne Whitton – 2013 Indiana Teacher-of-the-Year
• @bobbiejokenyon – Bobbie Jo Kenyon – 2013 Michigan Teacher-of-the-Year
• @roehlenglish – Jackie Roehl – 2013 Minnesota Teacher-of-the-Year
• @sjtodd71 – Stacey Todd – 2013 Mississippi Teacher-of-the-Year
• @admosier – Angela Mosier – 2013 Nebraska Teacher-of-the-Year
• @LMarroccoNJTOY – Lauren Marrocco – 2013 New Jersey Teacher-of-the-Year
• @CindiRigsbee – Cindi Rigsbee – 2013 North Carolina Teacher-of-the-Year
• @oktoy2013 – Elaine Hutchinson – 2013 Oklahoma Teacher-of-the-Year
• @jwaters1607 – Jessica Waters – 2013 Rhode Island Teacher-of-the-Year
• @dancer29045 – Helen Walker – Teacher from South Carolina
• @nbctchick – Allyson Chick – 2013 Tennessee Teacher-of-the-Year
• @Globage – Jay Hoffman – 2013 Vermont Teacher-of-the-Year
• @DrakelLaura – Laura Drake – 2013 Wyoming Teacher-of-the-Year
• @Debesis2013 – We Own the Sky – Latvian Organization that sent Latvia to ISC

For your convenience, I’ve created a list of these ISC 2013 participants on Twitter you can subscribe to or just visit to see all of their recent posts in one spot!  Should I turn up any more tweeting participants, I’ll update the list as well as this post.

This evening’s International Space Camp Opening Ceremony is unique in that, for the first time, the general public has been invited to come in and enjoy the show!

That’s not to say the event had previously been closed to the public. If you knew where and when it was, no one was going to turn you away at the door.

But it was never really publicized until this year.

The Space & Rocket Center issued invitations over Facebook and Twitter yesterday and sent out a press release, to boot!

If you’re in Huntsvile, AL this evening, walk on into the Davidson Center before the scheduled start of 5:30 PM and enjoy!

International Space Camp is just around the corner! In one short week, teachers and students from all over the planet will descend upon the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to attend International Space Camp.

I’ve long said that International Space Camp is one of the very best things Space Camp does all year, in years full of best things!

And in 2009, a Belgium television show, Een Simpel Plan, followed the Belgium educator Bianca Nowak as she attended International Space Camp.

This program does a fantastic job at captured the excitement and adventure found at Space Camp!

I highly recommend taking a look.  The vast majority of it is subtitled, but it’s almost unnecessary.  Bianca’s enjoyment and enthusiasm requires no translation.

You can view Part One (of Five) right here, and there are links to all five parts below the video.

1. Part One
2. Part Two
3. Part Three
4. Part Four
5. Part Five