McDONALD COUNTY — Invent Now Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and fostering invention and creativity, is pleased to announce that its nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention program is returning to Crowder College in Neosho this summer. Camp Invention is a week-long event for children entering grades one through six. It will be held in the Technical Education Center (CCTEC) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 23-27 at Crowder College.
Camp Invention is a weeklong summer day program for students entering grades one through six, created in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The program engages children to discover their own innate creativity and inventiveness through hands-on science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) content.
“Based on feedback from the country’s finest school districts,” said Michael J. Oister, Chief Operating O◊- cer for Invent Now, “Camp Invention has earned a reputation as a leader in high-quality summer programming. This has helped the organization grow to a national program serving over 83,000 children. Parents tell us Camp Invention improves their child’s outlook on learning and increases their child’s interest in using science to solve problems.”
Each day, children rotate through four 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.
In this summer’s Envision program, children will experience di◊erent modules including Inventeureka, Action and Adventure Games, Magnetropolis, and I Can Invent: Balloon Burst. Children will spend their week visiting a faux island to study magnetism, taking a fantasy adventure on the Ci6000 Space Modulator Time Machine, inventing aballoon-bursting machine, and much more! Even if a child has participated in the past, he or she will benefit from brand new adventures throughout the week.
To register a child for these programs or to learn more about Invent Now programming, visit www.CampInvention.org or call 800-968-4332.
Since Camp Invention’s inception, the program has grown to include more than 1,200 school partnerships in 49 states. In 2011, more than 83,000 children participated nationwide. The United States Patent and Trademark Office continues to support Invent Now’s mission to inspire creativity and inventive thinking in children of all ages. Regional program sponsors include Crowder College, Kiwanis Club of Neosho, Edward Jones Investments, Kevin Hatfield and Wal-Mart.
A limited number of scholarships are still available.
Community, Pages 10 on 07/12/2012