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Camp Invention introduces an all-new experience that includes hands-on STEM activities in four modules called Gadget Garage, Ooze and Aahs, New Heights, and Stuck!. Participants explore the inner workings of gadgets, excavate a useful gearbox, take apart a wind-up robot, and repurpose its parts for fresh creations. They design their very own Etch-n-Glow Wand, investigate nature’s tiniest organisms, explore slimy substances, create a device to protect aquatic wildlife, invent a nature-inspired solution to control a new invasive species, design and build towering superstructures, construct, test and modify their sustainable masterpiece, design an exclusive new product, compete in a prototyping challenge, earn Scrappy Bucks, visit the Sticky Situation Station for inspiration, and deliver a winning elevator pitch to investors.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Price: Payment plans available
Camp Invention is for children entering grades K–6, and its curriculum can vary per site. The program is part of several programs promoting innovation for all ages in all communities and has impacted more than 4 million children, students, educators and innovators across the nation since 1973, with support from 2,144 philanthropic partners making STEM education more accessible. The education team collaborates with National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees to create new program curricula each year, integrating 21st-century learning with fun, hands-on activities and aligning with state and national education standards. The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been honoring the spirit of innovation and promoting inventors as role models since 1973 and states that it inspires emerging creators and entrepreneurs through its education programs and honors the history of innovation through its museum and Hall of Fame Inductees. The leadership team includes Rachelle Albrechta (Director of Program Development), Jayme Cellitioci (Senior Director of Education), Ashley Giordano (Manager of Program Management), Susie Duchon (Education Specialist), Rachel Lutes (Curriculum Writer), Emily Mitchell (Senior Content Writer), Sara Pompeo (Editor), Maggie Saine (Spanish Services Lead & Education Specialist), and Jennifer Sitton (Director of Science & Product Development). In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the legacies of visionary U.S. patent holders and has partnered with over 1,400 districts nationwide and in Puerto Rico over the past year.
Last updated July 1, 2026.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Price: Payment plans available
Camp Invention is for children entering grades K–6, and its curriculum can vary per site. The program is part of several programs promoting innovation for all ages in all communities and has impacted more than 4 million children, students, educators and innovators across the nation since 1973, with support from 2,144 philanthropic partners making STEM education more accessible. The education team collaborates with National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees to create new program curricula each year, integrating 21st-century learning with fun, hands-on activities and aligning with state and national education standards. The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been honoring the spirit of innovation and promoting inventors as role models since 1973 and states that it inspires emerging creators and entrepreneurs through its education programs and honors the history of innovation through its museum and Hall of Fame Inductees. The leadership team includes Rachelle Albrechta (Director of Program Development), Jayme Cellitioci (Senior Director of Education), Ashley Giordano (Manager of Program Management), Susie Duchon (Education Specialist), Rachel Lutes (Curriculum Writer), Emily Mitchell (Senior Content Writer), Sara Pompeo (Editor), Maggie Saine (Spanish Services Lead & Education Specialist), and Jennifer Sitton (Director of Science & Product Development). In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the legacies of visionary U.S. patent holders and has partnered with over 1,400 districts nationwide and in Puerto Rico over the past year.
Last updated July 1, 2026.
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