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Camp Invention features hands-on challenges where participants explore forensic science, collect curious clues, examine suspicious splatters and create a sleuthing gadget. The 2026 program includes four experiences called Fur-ensics, Make Waves, Space Morphers and The Infringers, where participants ride the waves of entrepreneurship, experiment with hands-on physics, design an eye-catching billboard boat that really floats, build a DIY rocket, launch a mission to transform a planet for future habitation and record scientific observations in their space lab. Participants also hatch a mysterious animal egg, encounter a dazzling crystal surprise, construct a wearable cryptography device, explore forensic science with an adorable robotic capybara, team up with the Innovation Force – National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees – to solve challenges in their community and around the world, and learn how to protect their ideas from the sneaky Infringers.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: 2026 program dates are July 13–17, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• Price: Camper Price: $285; Leaders-in-Training Price: $185; payment plans available up to 8 weeks before camp start date; an exclusive $60 discount is available off the second week when registering for both weeks
Camp Invention is part of a set of education programs that combine hands-on fun and creativity with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts, with several programs promoting innovation for all ages in all communities. The School District of Milton is running two weeks of Camp Invention, and when families register for both weeks, they receive an exclusive $60 discount off the second week. The Leaders-in-Training (LIT) program is for 7th–9th graders, and LITs gain mentoring and collaboration skills while helping guide campers throughout the week at in-person locations. Curriculum can vary per site.
Camp Invention is created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, which has been honoring the spirit of innovation and promoting inventors as role models since 1973, impacting more than 4 million children, students, educators and innovators across the nation since it was founded in 1973. Its mission is to inspire emerging creators and entrepreneurs through its education programs and to honor the history of innovation through its museum and Hall of Fame Inductees. 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 over the past year it has partnered with more than 2,500 schools and districts nationwide and in Puerto Rico, along with 2,144 philanthropic partners making STEM education more accessible.
The Camp Invention leadership and curriculum team includes Rachelle Albrechta (Director of Program Development), whose background includes developing and facilitating programs and curricula for nonprofits and the publishing industry, as well as teaching Montessori and gifted programs, and who holds a bachelor’s degree in art education, a master’s in education as a gifted intervention specialist and is a certified Dream Manager. Senior Director of Education Jayme Cellitioci holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology/biology, a master’s in creativity and change leadership and a professional certificate in free-choice learning. Manager of Program Management Ashley Giordano has engaged in research as a member of the Strategic Data Project Fellowship, a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, and holds a master’s degree in history and a museum studies certificate from the University of Delaware. Education Specialist Susie Duchon has over 19 years of experience in various roles in the education field, including teaching Camp Invention, and is a Creative Education Foundation trained Ideator. Curriculum Writer Rachel Lutes holds a bachelor’s degree in middle childhood education with a focus in mathematics and ELA. Senior Content Writer Emily Mitchell has 10 years of experience designing STEM-based experiences and holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Kent State University. Editor Sara Pompeo has experience as a reporter and editor for Youngstown State University's newspaper and as a production assistant and web editor for a Youngstown-area TV station, and holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and technical writing with a professional area of study in journalism. Spanish Services Lead & Education Specialist Maggie Saine previously taught university-level Spanish courses and contributed to the development of an open-source, online linguistics textbook, and holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Spanish from Ohio University. Director of Science & Product Development Jennifer Sitton has developed education programs and managed processes for the National Inventors Hall of Fame for more than a decade, and holds a bachelor’s degree in biopsychology, a master’s in cell and organismal biology and a doctorate in biology, specializing in science education.
Last updated February 26, 2026.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: 2026 program dates are July 13–17, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• Price: Camper Price: $285; Leaders-in-Training Price: $185; payment plans available up to 8 weeks before camp start date; an exclusive $60 discount is available off the second week when registering for both weeks
Camp Invention is part of a set of education programs that combine hands-on fun and creativity with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts, with several programs promoting innovation for all ages in all communities. The School District of Milton is running two weeks of Camp Invention, and when families register for both weeks, they receive an exclusive $60 discount off the second week. The Leaders-in-Training (LIT) program is for 7th–9th graders, and LITs gain mentoring and collaboration skills while helping guide campers throughout the week at in-person locations. Curriculum can vary per site.
Camp Invention is created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, which has been honoring the spirit of innovation and promoting inventors as role models since 1973, impacting more than 4 million children, students, educators and innovators across the nation since it was founded in 1973. Its mission is to inspire emerging creators and entrepreneurs through its education programs and to honor the history of innovation through its museum and Hall of Fame Inductees. 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 over the past year it has partnered with more than 2,500 schools and districts nationwide and in Puerto Rico, along with 2,144 philanthropic partners making STEM education more accessible.
The Camp Invention leadership and curriculum team includes Rachelle Albrechta (Director of Program Development), whose background includes developing and facilitating programs and curricula for nonprofits and the publishing industry, as well as teaching Montessori and gifted programs, and who holds a bachelor’s degree in art education, a master’s in education as a gifted intervention specialist and is a certified Dream Manager. Senior Director of Education Jayme Cellitioci holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology/biology, a master’s in creativity and change leadership and a professional certificate in free-choice learning. Manager of Program Management Ashley Giordano has engaged in research as a member of the Strategic Data Project Fellowship, a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, and holds a master’s degree in history and a museum studies certificate from the University of Delaware. Education Specialist Susie Duchon has over 19 years of experience in various roles in the education field, including teaching Camp Invention, and is a Creative Education Foundation trained Ideator. Curriculum Writer Rachel Lutes holds a bachelor’s degree in middle childhood education with a focus in mathematics and ELA. Senior Content Writer Emily Mitchell has 10 years of experience designing STEM-based experiences and holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Kent State University. Editor Sara Pompeo has experience as a reporter and editor for Youngstown State University's newspaper and as a production assistant and web editor for a Youngstown-area TV station, and holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and technical writing with a professional area of study in journalism. Spanish Services Lead & Education Specialist Maggie Saine previously taught university-level Spanish courses and contributed to the development of an open-source, online linguistics textbook, and holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Spanish from Ohio University. Director of Science & Product Development Jennifer Sitton has developed education programs and managed processes for the National Inventors Hall of Fame for more than a decade, and holds a bachelor’s degree in biopsychology, a master’s in cell and organismal biology and a doctorate in biology, specializing in science education.
Last updated February 26, 2026.
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