Administrative Details:

• Tuition & Fees
• Scholarships
• Check-In & Closing Ceremonies
• Cancellations
• Discipline & Supervision
• Location & Directions

Leadership:

• How do I join the Student Advisory Council?
• How can I become a Counsellor-in-Training?

Other

• Where is Satori North held?
• How old is Satori Camp and how did it get started?
• Who is "Bob"?

Tuition & Fees

Full tuition or a $100 deposit is due at the time of registration. Completed registration forms are due by July 3, 2008. A late charge of $30 will be added to registrations postmarked after that date. The remaining tuition balance is due by July 11, 2008. 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.

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A very small number of camp scholarships are available for low-income students. In order to acquire application information, please contact Kristi Lonning at 120 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004-2444 or call her at 1.800.999.8363. The formal applications must arrive at the Satori Camp office prior to May 30, 2008. Formal notification will be mailed out June 13, 2008

Also, the Washington State Association of Educators of Talented and Gifted (WAETAG) has announced 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.

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Check-In and Closing Ceremonies

Sunday, July 20 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 July 26, 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 June 27, 2008. 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.

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Discipline and Supervision

The 2008 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.

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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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Interested in receiving one of our brochures next year?

Email us at info@satoricamp.org with your mailing address.

The Meaning of 'Satori'

Literally, the word Satori is Japanese for "Ah Ha!" It originally represented a state of enlightenment sought in Zen Buddhism. It's an exploration of the mind and the unknown. It's the insight you achieve only after expending a good deal of your energy and imagination. Satori is the sense of joy that comes form learning.