Boca Raton students to benefit from Camp Invention grant

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The Camp Invention program, a summer enrichment program of the National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc. for children entering first through sixth grades, has announced it will receive a $50,000 Innovation Generation Grant from the Motorola Foundation.

The grant will fund local programs in Boca Raton, Philadelphia and Chicago.

In addition to being used to provide scholarships for children to attend the program, the money allows for professional development for instructors, curricula, materials and all program site costs.

The grants fund education programs that spark a love for science, technology, engineering and math in today’s youth. Recipients create programs to help children discover a passion for learning as well as fundamental skills for a bright future.

The program was created in 1990 by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, and receives support from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

“With Motorola’s Innovation Generation Grant, we will be able to offer young people in the Boca Raton community the educational foundation to change tomorrow’s job and technology landscape,” said Michele Setzer, national strategic marketing director of the Camp Invention program. “We are making an investment in local students and their communities, and we look forward to advancing our mission with partners like Motorola.”

Children participating in the Camp Invention program take part in all-day activities and programming that supplements their school educational curricula.