Unleash the creative genius in your child! 2 different programs in West Chester! Take things apart, build new inventions - fun hands-on science in 5 classes each day! From Invent Now Kids and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Session Options (Weeks)
Academic Camp Science Camp
Coed
Day Camp
1
Age Range
Capacity
Average Cost
6 - 12
110
$100 - 200 (week)
More About Camp
Inspire a passion for science in your child! New activities every year, over 50 locations and three different kinds of Camp Invention programs in Pennsylvania!
Kids participate in each of these activities every day:
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary, Aug. 2-6
IMAGINE CURRICULUM:
I Can Invent: Fantasy Inventions and Complicated Machines III - Use real tools to take apart old appliances and see how they work, then create a model of your own invention. Older campers participate in a Rube Goldberg team challenge that starts a (safe) explosion.
Moving at Rocket Speed (M.A.R.S) – Design and build all the necessary equipment for a three-year voyage to Mars, including a Mars rover!
Art Park – Create a unique sculpture garden for an art museum using balance and motion
Saving Sludge City – Save a polluted city using the principles of environmental engineering
Global Games - Children explore cultures from across the world as they play games from far away lands, recreate history and are challenged to work together.
East Bradford Elementary, July 26-30
INNOVATE CURRICULUM:
I Can Invent: Fantasy Inventions and Complicated Machines III - Use real tools to take apart old appliances and see how they work, then create a model of your own invention. Older campers participate in a Rube Goldberg team challenge that starts a (safe) explosion.
Hatched! – Help save a virtual world and become an entrepreneur in the avatar marketplace.
SMArt: Science, Math, and Art – Explore "cool math" like tessellations, fractals, and more!
Power'd – Discover how to use natural energy sources and build your own motorized pet.
Global Games - Children explore cultures from across the world as they play games from far away lands, recreate history and are challenged to work together.
Directed and taught by qualified local educators, Camp Invention is a national, non-profit STEM enrichment program from Invent Now Kids in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dates:
East Bradford Elementary, July 26-30, INNOVATE
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary, Aug. 2-6, IMAGINE
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
For children entering grades 1-6
Registration fee of $210 includes a camp T-shirt
Discounts of up to $35 off; check our current offer.
Activities and Features
Religious Emphasis
None
Academic
General Academics Math Science History
Miscellaneous
Environmental
Other Activities
Physics Math Engineering Creative problem-solving Environmental Science
Camp Address
Winter Address
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School
750 Westbourne Rd. West Chester PA, 19382 USA
800-968-4332 (tel.)
16301 Hilltop Road
Eden Prairie, MN, 55347 USA
800-968-4332 x.1964 (tel.)
