Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program focused on creativity, innovation, real-world problem-solving, and the spirit of invention, inspired by National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees.
Camp Invention: Spark (Space Morphers™) is an immersive STEM summer day camp designed for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. The program focuses on hands-on activities that encourage creative problem-solving, design thinking, and STEM skill development. Campers will engage in four unique modules: Space Morphers™, Make Waves™, Fur-ensics™, and The Infringers™. In Space Morphers™, children build DIY space rockets, launch missions to transform exoplanets, conduct rover races to collect data, and grow crystal trees in a space lab. The Make Waves™ module inspires entrepreneurial spirit as campers create prototypes, pitch innovative products, and design billboard boats. Fur-ensics™ sharpens detective skills through forensic science investigations with robotic capybaras, analyzing clues and evidence. Finally, The Infringers™ challenges campers to use their invention superpowers to solve community problems, miniaturize technology, and protect intellectual property using cryptography. The overall experience aims to build confidence, persistence, and innovative thinking in young creators.
Each day, campers are greeted at Base Camp for a warm-up activity before rotating through two morning and two afternoon invention experiences, with a break for lunch and games in between.
This camp is best for curious children entering grades K-6 who enjoy building, experimenting, solving mysteries, collaborating with friends, and turning ideas into physical creations.
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