Estates Inventors' Summer Camp
Join the FUN! Inventor’s Summer Camp is back again this year with new and exciting programs! The Estates is a living lab, where each project or activity challenges campers in the sciences, art, history and nature to ask questions and discover the answers for themselves while having fun! Two camps are being held each week and are separated by grade levels (1st – 3rd/ 4th – 6th). Camps are located in the air-conditioned Edison Education Center located in the Edison Caretaker’s House from 9AM – 4PM.
Inventor's Summer Program
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Camp Registration Has Begun!
Camp registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please register early as camps fill quickly. Registration forms and payment may be hand delivered to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates during regular hours, daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration forms may be mailed with a check or credit card information to:
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
ATTN: Education Department, Inventor’s Summer Camp
PO Box 2368 Fort Myers, FL 33902
Registration is required.
2013 Summer Camp Registration Form
Junior Counselor Positions
All Junior Counselor Positions for the 2013 Inventors Summer Camp have been filled.
The Edison Ford Estates would like to thank and recognize all who applied. The response to the Junior Counselor Program has been outstanding and is a major reason for the success of the Inventors Camp.
2013 Inventor's Summer Camps
Currently all camps are full, please call for waitlist options.
Week 1: Time Travelers, May 28 – May 31
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 grade *SOLD OUT*
Campers take full advantage of the Edison Ford site by operating inventions, learning some of history's mysteries with scavenger hunts and research, build time capsules, and re-enact famous moments from the past. Come to Edison Ford and be a part of history!
Week 2: Space & Rockets, June 3 – June 7
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 grade *SOLD OUT*
The final Frontier! Campers will explore the outer reaches of the universe with our resident spaceman. Campers will get to visit planets, collect samples, float on our lunar lander, build rockets, and a lot more.
Week 3: Kitchen Chemistry, June 10 – June 14
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 grade *SOLD OUT*
This mind-boggling camp is a combination of the best experiments the Wild Wizard has to offer. Campers will learn how to take everyday things found in the kitchen and make them do amazing things. Top it off with a cookout including home-made ice cream and root beer floats!
Week 4: Animation, June 17 – June 21
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
The perfect mix of science and art. Campers will learn improvisation, comedy techniques and basic acting to develop original characters, write their own story, choose animation styles, and make a short film. Discussions are based on positive character traits, conflict resolution, and the power of making good choices. All the films are edited and put on a DVD for the participants to take home and share with the entire family.
Week 5: Movie Making Magic, June 24 – June 28
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
Act, direct, operate the camera, and build sets. Campers will be fully immersed in the art of filmmaking. Participants will study Foley art (sound effects), movie magic (special effects), and script writing. Campers will understand the basic techniques the pros use to get their ideas on the big screen. Every camper will recieve a DVD of their final film.
Week 6: Eager Engineers, July 8 – July 12
Availability: 1-3 grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
"To be a good inventor you need a good imagination and a pile of junk," said Thomas Edison. The Edison Ford will supply the junk and jump start the imagination. Campers will use recycled materials and develop green inventions, conduct science experiments, participate in balloon car races, build bridges and more.
Week 7: Robotic Engineering, July 15 – July 19
Availability: 1-3 Grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
Explore the world of robotics by designing, building and programming robots of all different sizes and shapes. Students will work in teams as they learn new applications of robotic technologies. Robots stay at Edison Ford.
Week 8: Physics in Motion, July 22 – July 26
Availability: 1-3 Grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
Get up and start moving while we have fun with physics through mini-golf, rocket cars, slinky sound effects and other challenges that excercise the mind and body. This camp will explore the world large and small, from atoms to outer space. Learning was never this much fun!
Week 9: Smarts in Arts, July 29 – August 2
Availability: 1-3 Grade *SOLD OUT*
4-6 Grade *SOLD OUT*
Have fun expressing yourself through multiple mediums like legos, post-its, and organic environmental materials. Let your creativity take over while exercising the right side of your brain to learn to see as artists. Friday graduation will be a celebration of creativity with the Edison Inventor's Summer Camp Art Exhibition 2013.
Camp Scholarships
A limited number of summer camp scholarships are available. Scholarship applications are due no later than May 7, 2013.
Contact the Estates Education Department at 239-334-7419 with any questions regarding Inventor's Summer Camp.