USGIF Participates in International Spy Museum's KidSpy Festival

April 11, 2010

USGIF on Sunday, April 11, participated in the International Spy Musuem’s KidSpy Festival. The day included demonstrations and hands-on learning about polygraphs, fingerprints, disguises and more all for kids ages 7 and older as well as their families. USGIF President Keith Masback taught more than 250 visitors during the day about aerial and satellite imagery and the different types of platforms used to capture this imagery. The 10-minute lesson offered kids the opportunity to look at overhead pictures and guess at what they were looking. After a some helpful hints, students were applying their knowledge to analyze other imagery of the presidential inauguration, famous cities, and other notable images. It was perhaps one of the best demonstrations based on the feedback from the kids and their families.

The one-day festival is part of the museum’s KidSpy program (http://spymuseum.org/programs/kidspy_programs.php). Whether it’s the challenge of cracking secret codes or the fine art of developing a disguise for cover, children and families will find an amazing array of public programs, workshops, demonstrations, and action-packed missions to hone their tradecraft skills. Meet real “spies,” go on missions, discover the ground truth from experts, and find out if you have what it takes to be a spy! Workshops on disguise, gadgetry, spy science, codes and ciphers; Spy Magic performances; Spies on Screen; Operation Secret Slumber overnights; and Spy camps are offered on a monthly basis.