Camp Invention is a nationally recognized, non-profit elementary enrichment program inspired by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees, offering a new curriculum each year focused on real-world problem-solving.
Camp Invention provides an immersive, hands-on STEM summer experience designed to ignite creativity, foster innovation, and develop critical problem-solving skills in children entering grades K-6. Through engaging modules like "Fur-ensics," campers sharpen detective skills with robotic capybaras, exploring forensic science and building sleuthing gadgets. In "Make Waves," children dive into entrepreneurship and physics, designing and pitching innovative billboard boats. "Space Morphers" takes young explorers on an out-of-this-world adventure to build DIY rockets and transform planets. Campers also team up with the "Innovation Force" in "The Infringers" to protect intellectual property and solve community challenges. These activities encourage collaboration, persistence, and confidence, empowering children to become creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Participants gain valuable 21st-century skills, including adaptive creativity, evaluative thinking, and teamwork, all while having fun and applying scientific inquiry and engineering design to real-world challenges.
Each day, children rotate through two morning and two afternoon modules, interspersed with collaborative games. The day begins at Base Camp with icebreakers and concludes with a final teamwork activity before parent pick-up.
This camp is ideal for curious children entering grades K-6 who enjoy hands-on STEM activities and want to build confidence, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
Various locations in Philadelphia
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