Frequently Asked Questions
| Tuition | Scholarships | Check-in & Closing Ceremonies | Cancellations |
| Discipline and Supervision | Location | Camp History | Bob |
Tuition & Fees
Full tuition or a $100 deposit is due at the time of registration. Completed registration forms are due by July 3, 2009. A late charge of $30 will be added to registrations postmarked after that date. The remaining tuition balance is due by July 10, 2009. Foreign registrations should include tuition payable in U.S. funds. Please select three classes per session, as classes are filled on a first come, first served basis.
Resident Camper - $595
Payment includes residence hall housing, all meals, class instruction and materials (except lab fees as noted), facilities usage, recreation, T-shirt, camp photo and a certificate of achievement. Free: an amazing experience of the mind and finding lifelong friends.
Commuter - $495
Includes lunch (Monday-Friday), class instruction and materials (except lab fees as noted), facilities usage, recreation, T-shirt, camp photo and a certificate of achievement. Free: an amazing experience of the mind and finding lifelong friends.
Scholarships
A very small number of camp scholarships are available for low-income students. In order to acquire application information, please contact Becky Chamberlain at 127 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004-2443 or call her at 1.800.999.8363. The formal applications must arrive at the Satori Camp office prior to June 5, 2009. Formal notification will be mailed out June 19, 2009.
Also, the Washington State Association of Educators of Talented and Gifted (WAETAG) has in the past offered a scholarship program for youth interested in attending a summer camp for gifted youth (such as Satori Camp). If you're interested in applying for one of their $300 awards, visit their website.
If you're interested in contributing to the Satori Scholarship Fund, please go here.
Check-In and Closing Ceremonies
Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 3:00-4:00 pm is scheduled for check-in. Parents are welcome to stay for opening ceremonies at 4:30 pm. Camp officially ends 11:00am Saturday August 1, 2009, with closing ceremonies from 10:30-11:00 am. We invite all parents to attend.
Cancellations
Notification of cancellation must be in writing and postmarked no later than July 3, 2009. Tuition paid will be refunded less a $25 clerical charge. After this date, refund requests will be allowed only in case of emergencies and will require an explanatory letter from a parent.
Discipline and Supervision
The 2009 Satori Camp reserves the right to dismiss anyone for any serious violation of regulations. No tuition will be refunded for any camper dismissed or who voluntarily withdraws from camp. All participants are subject to continuous supervision and must remain with the camp at all times.
Location
Satori Camp is held on the beautiful campus of Eastern Washington University, in Cheney, Washington. While at camp, campers get the opportunity to experience life on a university campus and get to take advantage of many of Eastern's excellent facilities. Campers will experience living in a university residence, eating at university dining facilities, using Eastern's recreational facilities and attending classes in a university setting. Cheney is only twenty minutes drive from Spokane, which means we're close to a Greyhound Bus depot, Amtrak Station and Spokane International Airport. For pickup information, please contact us at info@satoricamp.org.
For directions to the campus, we suggest you visit our directions page.
History of Satori
A history of Satori Camp can be found here.
Who is "Bob", anyway?
Campers know that what makes Satori unique is its truly inclusive spirit. There's no better example of this than Bob. To the uninitiated, Bob is a plastic fern. To those that know him well, however, he's a dance partner, confidante, and even bodyguard. First rescued from a dumpster on Eastern's campus in 1993, he quickly became a regular fixture at camp (after starring in one group's skit during skit night). Since that time, Bob has risen to a place of great esteem at Satori as its official mascot and has made appearances for almost every year since. (The only exception was when he was detained during a brief trip to Canada several years ago. Before long, he was heroically rescued from his Canadian captors and recently returned to Satori after a two year absence.)
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