Nationally Recognized Summer STEM Program Coming to Creekview Elementary School

Camp Invention® Inspires Hands-On Problem Solving and Collaboration
  Camp Invention, a  nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, is coming  to Creekview Elementary School the week of June 12 – June 16, 2017.
Camp Invention is a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® — a  nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing inventors and invention, promoting creativity, and advancing the spirit of innovation and  entrepreneurship — and supported by the United States Patent and Trademark  Office (USPTO). What makes this camp truly unique is that the curriculum  is inspired by some of our nation’s most brilliant minds — the Inductees  of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
For students entering kindergarten through sixth grade, Camp Invention is  a weeklong adventure that turns the summer from ordinary to extraordinary  through hands-on problem solving, collaboration, and the use of science,  technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Inventive young minds can exercise their creativity and use their
imagination, all while learning and developing new skills they typically
don’t get to use in the classroom. Children are empowered to have big
ideas while they take on challenges that inspire them to question,
brainstorm, work as a team and build amazing invention prototypes.
“Parents should send their children to Camp Invention because it
encourages children to think, solve and create!” said Tracy M., mother of  three campers. “Teamwork is encouraged while individual strengths are  fostered. My children gained a deeper love for science and engineering,  confidence to try new and innovative ideas, made new friendships, and  learned new science vocabulary and concepts.”
This year’s fresh, action-packed Camp Invention curriculum features
several hands-on modules:
* Duct Tape Billionaire™: Campers design duct tape products they can
market and sell to mock investors;
* Have a Blast™:  Children build high-tech Bubble Blasters and compete as  a team in friendly air battles that use physics to boost their advantage;
* Mission Space Makers™: Teams hatch eggs, sprout living plants and grow  crystal trees, all while on a mission to locate and prepare a new planet  for human habitation; and
* Operation Keep Out™:  Campers learn to reverse engineer old machines and  devices, and use their parts to create the ultimate Spy Gadget Alarm Box.
Learn more about this year’s all-new curriculum.
All local Camp Invention programs are facilitated and taught by certified  educators who reside and teach in the community. Camp Invention serves  more than 130,000 students every year and partners with more than 1,400  schools and districts across the nation. For additional information or to  find the camp nearest you, visit campinvention.org.
About Camp Invention:
Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program focused on  creativity, innovation, real-world problem solving and the spirit of  invention. Through hands-on programming, Camp Invention encourages  children entering kindergarten through sixth grade to explore science,  technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum inspired by some of the  world’s great inventors. Camp Invention is a program of the National  Inventors Hall of Fame.