SLU K-12 Camps and Academies
Camp Invention
Not Available Yet
Registration Opens: 2/28/2025
Dates:
July 21-25, 2025
Times:
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost:
$275
SLU Discounts:
$25 off for SLU students, faculty, and staff
Ages:
Grades:
1-6
Eligibility:
All
Description:
Inspire your young innovator with a one-of-a-kind summer adventure! Exciting, hands-on challenges will spark curiosity and build their confidence as they dive into limitless STEM fun full of opportunities to imagine, experiment and create. Read more about what your camper will do each day at Camp Invention: INNOVATION Your camper will unleash the power of the claw as they make their own mechanical claw machine, complete with unique prizes that they create! They’ll discover hands-on physics, explore animals with claws and become entrepreneurs. CREATIVITY Embracing their curiosity, your camper will uncover the science behind optical illusions in art, movies, attractions, theater and animation. They’ll design and test various illusions and invent their own moving props to become a special effects expert! PROBLEM SOLVING Your camper will rev up for the ultimate road trip, complete with their own transmitter and receiver, custom dashboard and travel map! As an innovative traveler, they’ll choose their own path and invent their way out of bumps in the road. PERSISTENCE Embarking on an eco-expedition, your camper will investigate penguins and the ice and snow of Antarctica. With their imagination and the help of a robotic assistant, they’ll develop penguin and planet-saving prototypes!
Meals:
No
Overnight:
No
Before care:
N/A
After care:
N/A
Location:
Il Monastero
3050 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103
Contact:
Ryan Wilson
ryan.wilson@slu.edu
314-977-3232