Some elementary students attending ‘Camp Invention’ in Danville this week are designing and building miniature houses. And that is just one of the projects the kids are doing at South View Upper Elementary School.
Camp Director Lori Woods says the camp challenges the children to use their inner inventor skills as they work in four modules….
In Robotic Pet Vet the campers nurse their robotic puppy back to health and design and build dog parks. In another module called ‘Stick To It’ the campers explore what it is like to be a physicist, engineer or entrepreneur.
Noah Hile, a 17-year-old senior at Danville High School, is serving as a leadership intern at Camp Invention. He says it is a great experience for the kids…
[In the photo Leadership Interns Makayla Smith and Noah Hile take a break at the camp with Lori Woods, the camp’s director.]Makayla Smith is also a senior at Danville High School and is leading a team of third-graders at Camp Invention….
The nationally recognized camp is funded by the Army Corp of Engineers. It is designed to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
