Kids practice STEM skills at Camp Invention

Fifty-five students - many from District 15 schools - once again converged on Kimball Hill School recently to take part in Camp Invention.

This weeklong summer program featured a variety of creative, hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education activities that supplemented the instruction the campers received from their respective schools during the regular school year

"This year, the theme of Camp Invention was 'Illuminate!'" said Amy Molinsky, Kimball Hill assistant principal and Camp Invention director. "Students studied inventors through the years and designed inventions based on these concepts. They studied light and designed a video game with LED lights and added components of their take-a-part items and participated in the design studio.

"They even raced in teams through a course they made during the KartWheel module, which was an exercise in teamwork and design. We had a great week."

Camp Invention is a nationally recognized, nonprofit elementary enrichment program backed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The camp first began as an outreach program in Akron, Ohio, but has grown to host more than 77,000 students each year at sites all across the country.

District 15 has hosted the Camp Invention program since 2004.

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