Camp Invention

Exciting STEM Summer Opportunity for your Child:

Unmask your child’s creativity this summer in the Camp Invention program.  This year, Rochester Gibbs will host 2 different weeks, each with different themes and activities.

Camp Invention is an awesome program where children build confidence, learn to collaborate and transform their wild imaginations into epic creations.  Campers in grades K-6 will learn creative problem-solving skills.  Mickey Laughland, a Lincoln 4^th grade teacher will direct the camps, and local certified educators will lead this action-packed program featuring exhilarating, hands-on STEM activities teaching children to question, explore, break through obstacles and embrace failure! Early registration discounts are available and listed below! 

Register and find current promotions at invent.org/camp or call 800.968.4332.  If you have any additional questions, please contact Mickey Laughland at sudunne-laug@rochester.k12.mn.us or by calling (507) 328-3550.

Here are the topics for each week and a short description:

June 17^th -21^st  - Supercharged Program:  Gibbs Elementary School –In this program campers will be coding and programming futuristic robots, uncovering ancient fossils, designing high-tech superhero gadgets and exploring radio frequencies.

June 24^th -28^th  - Create Program:  Gibbs Elementary School –During this week, campers will be will spend their time connecting Sir Isaac Newton’s Three Laws of Motion with amusement park rides as creativity goes full throttle, building original prototypes using real tools and so much more! Lessons explore connections between science, technology, engineering and innovation.

These are the following available discounts:

·        INNOVATE25: $25 off, per camper. Expires on March 22^nd.

·        PLAY15FLYER: $15 off, per camper. Available starting March 23^rd and expiring on May 10^th.  

·        SIBLING: $25 off per sibling when registering 2 or more children. No expiration.

·        HOST: $30 off each registration for employees of the Rochester school district. No expiration.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Mickey Laughland at sudunne-laug@rochester.k12.mn.usor by calling (507) 328-3550.