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Camp Invention starts next week at MES, CES
Invent Now, Inc. is pleased to announce that its nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention program is coming to Munford Elementary and Crestview Elementary this summer. First started in 1990, Camp Invention is a weeklong summer day program for children entering grades one through six that engages children to discover their own innate creativity and inventiveness through hands-on science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) content. “Camp Invention’s reputation as a leader in high-quality summer programming has helped us to grow from a museum program impacting 300 kids in 1990 to a national program impacting over 76,000 kids,� explains Michael J. Oister, Chief Operating Officer for Invent Now. “We have families who tell us Camp Invention changed their child’s outlook on learning, and stories like
those keep us inspired.� Each day, children rotate through four integrated modules that employ creative thinking to solve real-world challenges. Children learn vital 21st century life skills such as problem solving and teamwork through imaginative play. In this summer’s Envision program, children will experience different modules including Inventeureka™, Action and Adventure Games™, Magnetropolis™, and
I Can Invent: Balloon Burst™. Children will spend their week visiting a faux island to study magnetism, taking a fantasy adventure on the Ci6000 Space Modulator Time Machine, inventing a balloon-bursting machine, and much more! Even if a child has participated in the past, he or she will benefit from brand new adventures throughout the week. Also launching this summer is the Counselor in Training program,
ideal for Camp Invention “graduates� who are now too old for the program. These individuals will assist Leadership Interns with tasks and help to mentor participants. Counselors in Training will leave with volunteer experience and a step ahead of others when entering high school. To register a child for these programs or to learn more about Invent Now programming, visit www.CampInvention. org or call 800.968.4332.
Since Camp Invention’s inception, the program has grown to include over 1,200 school partnerships in 49 states. In 2011, more than 76,000 children participated nationwide. Camp Invention was created in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which continues to support Invent Now’s mission to inspire creativity and inventive thinking in children of all ages.
Fields, Borum receive scholarships James Fields and Dalecia Borum have been selected as the recipients of Tennessee Association of Housing & Redevelopment Agency’s College Freshman Scholarships. They were chosen from applicants across the state of Tennessee for their outstanding achievements during high school such as; maintaining a GPA
above 3.5 and participating in extracurricular activities. James will be attending Austin Peay State University and majoring in physics to go onto a degree in aeronautics. Dalecia will be attending the University of Tennessee – Knoxville to start her journey toward nursing and possibly physical therapy.
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Continued from A1 most kids do at that age,� said his mother, Lisa. “His father and I have always been supportive of his ambitions offering informative guidance when necessary. We want this to be his career choice, not ours. Being a doctor sounds “cool� to a kid until they realize what really goes into becoming a physician, especially one who wants to specialize in heart conditions.� Daniel is an honor student and a member of the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) club at MES. He was nominated and selected by teachers, administrators, and physicians with the NYLF to be among hundreds of students from all over the world to attend the NYLF on Medicine forum this summer. He has taken a myriad of classes in the math and science disciplines to help him prepare for his career choice since middle school, including biology, chemistry, health science education, diagnostic medi-
cine, Emergency Medical Services, and anatomy & physiology. Additionally, he was been selected to study and participate in Medical Therapeutics during his senior year, which offers students the chance to study both in the classroom as well as in hospital and nursing facilities. “Daniel is very focused and driven toward achieving his goals,� said Lisa. “We encouraged Daniel to research what would be necessary for him to prepare to go into the medical field and what the life of a surgeon would be like. He has never changed his mind about what he wants to do even after finding out how many more years of school and specialization it would require plus the rigorous challenges of internship and life as a surgeon. David and I are very excited that Daniel was offered the opportunity to participate in NYLF on Medicine. We believe it will give Daniel an ‘up close and personal’ look at the medical field, especially cardiolo-
gy as this group plans to attend some cardiovascular clinics.� A National Honor Society member, he plans on attending Christian Brothers University for his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science and then, hopes to be accepted to medical school. “I’m looking forward to attending the forum so that I can further my knowledge of the medical field,� said Daniel. “I want to actually begin to learn about practicing medicine itself. I hope to gain a myriad of experience and knowledge and I would also like to make some new friends that I will perhaps meet again in medical school or at work in the future.�
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