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Children will study bugs, design a movie set, and become detectives who investigate some of life’s biggest challenges when Camp Invention returns to USC Aiken this summer. Camp Invention will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 18–22 at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center.
Camp Invention is a national summer day camp that encourages children to develop their innate creative abilities. It is open for children entering second through sixth grades. New curriculum modules are introduced each year.
Throughout each day, children participate in hands-on, interactive activities that encourage creativity and inventive solutions. Camp Invention is a joint project of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Camp Invention was started in 1990 by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a nationally recognized, nonprofit resource center for creativity in Akron, Ohio.
John Hutchens of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center will direct a staff of local teachers and counselors. The camp will feature a low staff/camper ratio, with one staff member for every eight campers. The camp fee includes snacks and a T-shirt. Registration is limited to 110 children.
“We are very excited to provide Camp Invention as a local activity this summer,” Hutchens said. “The staff and I are looking forward to working with the children as they enjoy the exploration and many creative exercises that each Camp Invention module offers.”
For more information or to register, call 1-800-968-4332, go to www.campinvention.org, or e-mail Hutchens at johnh@usca.edu.
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