Each day, children rotate through five integrated modules that employ creative thinking to solve real-world challenges. Children learn vital 21st century life skills such as problem solving and teamwork through imaginative play.
This summer, in the DISCOVER program, children at Darien High School will brave the fury of the seas in search of long-lost Viking treasure in the Viking Treasure Trek: The Quest Begins™ module, explore super power science and design new superhero comic books in the Comic Book Science: FlyJack and Jill™ module, and construct land sleds to race in an X-Treme obstacle course in the Land Sled X-Treme™ module. By popular demand, all Camp Invention programs include a module in which children participate in high-energy games that challenge their minds and bodies, as well as a renowned invention module, in which children upcycle pieces and parts of discarded household appliances and other donated materials to create new machines.
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The Since its inception in 1990, nonprofit Invent Now programming has grown to include nearly 1,500 school partnerships in 49 states. In 2010, more than 70,000 children participated nationwide. The Camp Invention program was created in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which continues to support Invent Now’s noble mission to inspire creativity and inventive thinking in children of all ages.
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The Camp Invention program has been featured in Child, Principal, and Better Homes and Gardens magazines, as well as dozens of other educational journals and general publications. The program has also been the focus of National Public Radio’s Science Friday and studied by Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. In a recent survey, 90 percent of parents said that the Camp Invention program helped their children to enjoy science.
Every program participant receives a coveted Camp Invention T-shirt that features clever, new artwork each year. Early registration and alumni discounts are available. To register a child for the program or to learn more about Invent Now programming, visit www.campinvention.org or call 800.968.4332.
