Camp

Invention®

Summer sessions announced

Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to the following locations this summer:

•Hopewell Elementary School, 4625 W. Hopewell Road, Center Valley, July 10 to July 14 .

•Parkway Manor Elementary School, 768 Parkway Road, June 12 to June 16.

•Brandywine Heights Intermediate/Middle School, 200 W. Weis St., Topton, June 12 to June 16.

Regional program sponsors include Overdeck Family Foundation and ON Semiconductor Foundation.

A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame®, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention® challenges children in grades kindergarten through sixth to tap into their natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems.

Through hands-on activities, Camp Invention® promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning; builds confidence, leadership, perseverance and resourcefulness and encourages entrepreneurship - all in a fun and engaging environment, according organizers.

This year’s program encourages children to be confident in their ideas and explore their innovativeness though hands-on activities including:

Catching Air™: Taking a confidence-building ride through physics, engineering and art, children design and build their own skate park.

Invention Celebration™: Campers take on the role of event planners as they throw a party celebrating creativity and innovation.

MimicBot™: Children show their unique style when they transform a robot that mimics sounds into a one-of-a-kind animatronic stuffie.

Pop-Up Venture™: Campers design their own mini pop-up business.

All local Camp Invention® programs are facilitated and taught by qualified educators who reside and teach in the community.

Camp Invention® serves 118,000 students every year and partners with more than 2,200 schools and districts across the nation. For more information or to register, visit invent.org/camp.