Spring Ford To Participate In 'Young Innovators Fair'

Spring-Ford Area School District teachers will greet members of the STEAM community at the Young Innovators Fair on January 2 and 3, 2016, they announced in a press release.

The Young Innovators Fair promotes all aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). For two days, the Oaks Expo Center will be divided into ten distinct innovation “worlds,” offering a plethora of activities and exhibits designed to attract children of varying interests and curiosity levels to the STEAM field. Young innovators will immerse themselves into these “worlds” to scratch their existing STEAM itch or even to discover a new passion.

The Young Innovators Fair, a K-12 Super STEAM event, will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on January 2-3, 2016. The mission is to inspire children ages 5 to 18 in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math with mind-blowing exhibits, hands-on attractions, and live entertainment.

With over 50 attractions in ten Innovation Worlds spread across 120,000 square feet, there will be many opportunities to get inspired. Families can explore Innovation Worlds such as:

· Hackers Hideout experience the latest in Google Expeditions virtual reality and learn Minecraft Mod programming techniques

· Biologists Bay interact with underwater ROVs and examine dinosaur skeletons

· Robots Retreat program robots and participate in a First LEGO League demonstration

· Pilots Pad see a full-scale NASA Apollo capsule and launch a mini-rocket

Additionally, there will be several stages with over 40 acts that include a leading content creator from Khan Academy, a 7-year-old coding prodigy, a Google Science Fair global finalist and multiple performances by the Kimmel Center.

“We set out to jolt the community in the sciences,” said Gabe Young, CEO of All Access Labs, producer of the Young Innovators Fair, “and with the help of many amazing partners, this show is the awesome outcome.”

Event hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3, 2016. Tickets are available for $22 now atyounginnovatorsfair.com or $27 at the door. Children 2 and under are free.

Spring-Ford Area School District residents will receive a $5 discount when they use the code SFASDFIVE. Go to www.YoungInnovatorsFair.com for more information.