Camp Invention Is Back!

Returning campers can receive the special Alumni discount! Register with code SUM35 for $35 off by 2/15!

Camp Invention® is coming back to Summit View Academy for our 6th year with an all-new program, Wonder!

In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), Kenton County School District is pleased to once again offer the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program to children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. This popular program has earned rave reviews from parents, teachers and — most importantly — campers!

Children who join this exciting, weeklong summer adventure will engage in open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more! Rotating through a variety of exciting activities each day, children have fun collaborating with friends, thinking creatively and inventing their own solutions to real-world challenges.

Give your young innovator an inspiring, action-packed summer adventure! All-new, hands-on challenges will spark their curiosity and build their confidence as they jump into limitless STEM fun with opportunities to imagine, plan, experiment and create. Read more about what your camper will do each day at camp:

PROBLEM SOLVING

Campers explore physics, design engineering and art as they build their own mini skate park, create DIY riders, personalize their mini skateboards and try out challenging features like ramps, bowls, jumps and rails.

CREATIVITY

To create an epic celebration, campers become event planners who engineer light-up party hats, use the science of color to create a bubble art banner and invent a Party Assistant to help bring their plans to life.

PERSISTENCE

Campers transform their own robot into a one-of-a-kind animatronic stuffie, and then use inspiration from nature and the power of intellectual property to protect their creation from an idea-stealing Copy Cat.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ideas pop up as campers launch their own pop-up business, make smart financial decisions, and use entrepreneurship skills and creative strategies to attract customers with the ultimate pop-up event.

Curious about what to expect at Camp Invention this year?

This year’s all-new program is designed to ignite wonder, encourage confidence and build essential STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills through collaborative, creative problem solving. As campers join their friends in so much hands-on fun and excitement, they will be blown away by their discoveries and STEM successes! Check out the following four exciting classes below!

Children become innovative entrepreneurs as they design their own mini pop-up business! Campers create a business plan and choose how to spend their startup funds. Employing their imaginations, they add lights, greenery, logoed signage and other features to attract customers. After inventing unique ways to distribute their products, children launch their business with the ultimate pop-up event!

As children build their own mini skate park with ramps, bowls and rails, they take an exciting ride through physics, design engineering and art! Campers personalize their mini skateboards, create DIY skateboard riders and design awesome skate park features. Then it’s time to grind the rails of innovation as they kickflip their way through each other’s one-of-a-kind Skate Parks!

Children investigate the inner workings of their own MimicBot — a robot that mimics sounds — and transform it into a one-of-a-kind animatronic stuffie! They find inspiration in nature, get hands-on with design and use the power of intellectual property to protect their stuffie from the idea-stealing Copy Cat. Then campers take their stuffie home to keep creating and innovating!

To create the best celebration ever, children become confident event planners! They have fun engineering light-up party hats, inventing a Party Assistant to help with their big plans, exploring color with bubble art banners and experimenting with sound as they create instruments. When the day of the big celebration arrives, children rotate between fun stations as they celebrate all their amazing accomplishments.

7:30 a.m. | Extended Day Sign In

9:00 a.m. | Sign In & Base Camp

9:15 a.m. | Module #1

10:20 a.m. | Snack Time

10:30 a.m. | Module #2

11:40 a.m. | Lunch Break & High-Energy Fun

1:05 p.m. | Module #3

2:10 p.m. | Module #4

3:15 p.m. | Back to Base Camp

3:30 p.m. | Sign Out

5:00 p.m. | Extended Day Sign Out

This year, we are excited to offer an Extended Day experience, providing working families with more flexible scheduling options during the program week. With Extended Day, you can drop off your child at 7:30 a.m. and pick up at 5:00 p.m. for an additional $100. To sign up for this opportunity, please select the Extended Day option during checkout.

This summer, your child, rising grades 7-9 can take the Camp Invention experience to a whole new level with our Leaders-in-Training (LIT) program!

Leaders-in-Training will:

• Gain real-world experience setting and achieving goals

• Become role models — inspiring students in grades K-6 to explore STEM activities

• Develop leadership skills in a fun, hands-on environment

• Receive program certification and an official recommendation letter

The cost for the program is $165 | Visit invent.org/LIT to learn more today! Discounts cannot be applied to Leaders-in-Training program registrations

Designed exclusively for high school and college students, the Leadership Intern program reinvents summer volunteering. Leadership Interns work closely with Camp Invention participants to help them explore STEM concepts and become creative thinkers.

In this program, Leadership Interns will:

• Receive formalized, online leadership guidance

• Enhance their communication skills by interacting with program team members and participants

• Gain confidence in their ability to lead groups, work in teams and help others solve problems

• Earn up to 40 volunteer hours for graduation requirements and college, scholarship or job applications

• Obtain a letter of recognition from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

For detailed information on the Leadership Intern Program or to register as a Leadership Intern, please visit invent.org/programs/leadership-intern.

Contact Mrs. Krista Miller at (859)359-9600 or krista.miller@kenton.kyschools.us if your student is interested in volunteering at Camp Invention this summer!

Please contact me with your specific questions. We hope to see you this summer!

Email: krista.miller@kenton.kyschools.us
Website: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1WERziQqb6cPQG66A
Location: 5006 Madison Pike, Independence, KY, USA
Phone: 859-359-9600
Twitter: @4thGradeSS