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PROGRAMS and CAMPS |
Academy of Applied
Sciences - Youth Programs
The Academy is recognized nationally as an educational resource center offering enrichment
programs for students, and professional development for teachers and educational
administrators. |
Camp Invention
Camp Invention is a one-week day camp where imaginations run wild. Structured for children
entering grades 2-6, this unique and exciting program is hosted by schools throughout the
country each summer. Camp Invention provides every child with the opportunity to think the
unthinkable, create new possibilities and discover solutions through hands on learning.
This exciting summer day program invites children to let their imaginations run wild
through encouraged team work, creative problem solving and inventive thinking.
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Club Invention
Club Invention is an exciting afterschool program where children learn
through fun, hands-on experiences and discovery. Children are immersed
in activity-oriented adventures that enhance their understanding of
science, mathematics, history, and the arts--all while having lots of
FUN! Club Invention is a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame®
, a nationally recognized center for creativity and innovation |
IIF Young Inventors Program
The Young Inventors Programs are being developed, and will be working in conjunction with
Inventors Clubs, organizations and elementary & secondary schools nationwide. The
Independent Inventors Foundation celebrate Invention Week for kids each Spring with the
Invention Convention - the Show-and-Tell Time for the inventive crowd in schools
everywhere. Recognition and Awards are given to both the creators of innovative prototypes
and their teachers at this time. We aim to encourage and inspire the creative spirit in
our youth, and stirive to help both student and teacher toward continued creative
thinking. |
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"inVenture"
This is a program designed to ignite the spirit of inventiveness that
has kept America going and made it strong. It is a program destined to
challenge the young minds of our nation and improve the quality of life
for all of us. Student guide and teacher manual contributed by Dr.
Ronald J. Versic, Inventors Council of Dayton. Adventures in Invention
is a step-by-step do it yourself program. |
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement currently reaches more than 3.5 million students across America through
programs in grades K-12. JA's ultimate mission is to ensure that every child in America
has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system so that they are prepared to
meet the challenges of the global economy. |
The Lemelson-MIT Awards Program
The mission of the Program is to inspire a new generation of American scientists,
engineers and entrepreneurs by celebrating, through awards and educational activities,
living role models in these fields. |
National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship
Through entrepreneurship
education the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock
their entrepreneurial creativity. Since 1987, NFTE has reached over
100,000 young people, trained more than 3,200 Certified Entrepreneurship
Teachers, and continually improved its innovative entrepreneurship
curriculum. Entrepreneurship empowers young people to build a vision for
the future. |
Science
Fairs
This page is an attempt to provide a single comprehensive list of every
science fair accessible through the World Wide Web, whether of global or
local scope. This Virtual Library page maintained by the University of
Southern California. |
Young Inventors International
Young Inventors teaches students about the value of intellectual
property as an asset and broadens the skills of future leaders by
providing students with knowledge, tools, and networks to bring new
ideas to global markets through the creation of new for-profit and
non-profit social enterprises |
