Camp Invention, a nationally recognized summer enrichment camp program, will be hosted at the University of South Carolina Aiken’s Ruth Patrick Science Education Center starting the week of June 19 to the 23.
A program in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention features a new curriculum each year inspired by some of the nation’s most world-changing inventors.
Camp Invention serves 118,000 students every year and partners with more than 2,200 schools and districts across the nation. All local programs are facilitated and taught by qualified educators who reside and teach in the community.
“Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6 to tap into their natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems,” according to a press release from the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Through hands-on activities and experiments, the children’s camp will aim to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning, which will also buildup participants’ confidence, leadership, perseverance and resourcefulness.
In addition to uplifting entrepreneurship in a “fun and engaging environment,” this year’s program will teach attendees to be self-assured in their individual ideas and explore independent innovativeness through four tasks.
Activities will include Catching Air, Invention Celebration, MimicBot and Pop-Up Venture. Catching Air will show children how to utilize physics, engineering and art to design and build their own skate park, while Invention Celebration allows participants to take on the role of event planners as they throw a party centered around creativity. In MimicBot, campers will showcase their unique style when they transform a robot that mimics sounds into a one-of-a-kind animatronic toy, and with Pop-Up Venture children will design their own mini pop-up business to display their big ideas.
According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program composed of real-world problem solving and the spirit of inventiveness. Since 1990, the program has served more than 2.2 million children and 229,000 teachers and leadership interns.
Aiken’s Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, located at 427 Scholar Loop, has hosted Camp Invention for over 20 years, and runs the program from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $260 per camper.
For more information or to register, visit invent.org/camp.
