Camp Invention at James Mastricola Elementary School
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For over 35 years, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® has brought hands-on STEM experiences to K-6 students across the country through our flagship summer program, Camp Invention®. This weeklong camp sparks creativity and boosts confidence as campers tackle fun STEM challenges inspired by real-world inventors.
This nationally acclaimed program is full of open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more! Each year, Camp Invention delivers an all-new program to ignite the spirit of innovation. As campers collaborate to take on fun, hands-on challenges, they uncover their potential to become creators, innovators and entrepreneurs while building persistence and creative problem-solving skills. In our all-new 2026 program, Spark, campers explore everything from adorable robotic capybaras to inspiring space exploration in four dynamic experiences.
Campers sharpen their detective skills and team up with their very own robotic capybara to investigate a series of mischievous pranks. After exploring the inner mechanics of their capybara, children build sleuthing gadgets to support their epic animal investigation. From animal tracks to DNA and fingerprints, children practice persistence and creative problem-solving as they collect curious clues and conduct hands-on forensic science techniques to solve an animal mystery.
Surf’s up! Campers dive into the exciting world of entrepreneurship and catch their first big break. Inspired by National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Tom Blake and his surfboard innovations, children build confidence as they splash into hands-on physics experiments, paddle their way through salty challenges and pitch their prototypes to hook investors. As they transform inventions into popular products, campers design an innovative billboard boat to “make waves” in the market with ocean advertising.
Campers spark their innovative superpowers and team up with the Innovation Force™ – National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees – to identify and solve challenges in their community and around the world. Exploring innovative security tools, from reCAPTCHA to iris recognition, children miniaturize top-secret inventions, create a wearable cryptography device and learn how to safeguard their designs through intellectual property against the Infringers, who are duplicating inventions!
Children stretch their imagination and launch a mission to transform a new planet’s atmosphere, terrain and ecosystem for future habitation. Igniting their creativity, campers build a DIY space rocket and experiment with trajectory. After a high-energy Rover Race to collect important data and samples, they design and build inventions for navigating the intense conditions of their planet. In their space lab, campers make new discoveries and record observations as they hatch an animal egg and grow a dazzling crystal tree.
Led by qualified local educators, Camp Invention combines hands-on learning and unforgettable fun. Children find a fresh take on STEM each time they join us. We can’t wait to see campers spark new ideas this summer!
Early registration discounts are available! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/31 to save $25 or CIFUN20 by 4/28 to save $20 off the registration fee. Families with multiple campers can share in the savings! Bring on the sibling love and save $60 using SIBNAT30 when you enroll two campers or save $120 or more using code SIBNAT40 when you enroll three or more campers. Spots are limited! Visit invent.org/save/camp or call 800-968-4332 to secure your child’s spot today! Interest-free payment plans are available at check-out to make camp affordable for all families.
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10 Reviews on “Camp Invention at James Mastricola Elementary School”
My son loves hands-on experiences and being able share his knowledge with others. He enjoys the experiences with the counselors and his peers.
My son greatly enjoyed the experience. He loved working with the student teachers and loved being grouped with kids in his own grade. He looked forward to every day and would have loved to have the program last more than a week. He was so very proud of himself and what he created.
My kids love this camp and it’s gets them interested and learning new things and thinking outside the box
My daughter had a lot of fun!
His eagerness to talk about his projects and how they were progressing each day. Thanks for the opportunity on the last day to come into camp and have him show me how they worked.
He came home so excited his last day of camp with 2 inventions. A week later he’s still talking about it. This was a fantastic camp. I already signed him up for next year!! Everyone is wonderful there
Both of my boys loved this camp and told me they wished it ran all summer!
Both my kids had such a fun summer full of amazing opportunities. They’re already talking about going back again next year.
Both boys were slightly anxious about camp since we had not been before and left camp asking to sign up again next year before the week was even complete.
The week long program helped in preparing our youngest son for full day kindergarten. He enjoyed the classroom atmospheres and meeting new friends as well as showcasing his creativeness through each project. He was able to be in the same group as his older brother which was incredibly considerate. Great staff all around!!