Gilpin Manor Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark
Curriculum can vary per site
Location: 203 Newark Ave, Elkton, MD 21921
2026 Program Dates: 6/22/2026 - 6/25/2026
2026 Program Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Camper Price: $0*
Please Note: Transportation will be provided to students who live within the GMES feeder pattern. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all campers.
Scholarships are available for Gilpin Manor Elementary School students and former alumni with financial need through a generous grant from the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). Scholarship spots are limited and are first come, first served. If you need registration support, please call 800-968-4332.
All students receiving a scholarship MUST commit to attending the entire program week.
Collected information is ONLY shared with the scholarship provider, AEOP, that may contact families regarding additional science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education program opportunities.
Introducing an All-New 2026 Camp Invention Experience!
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 the four unique experiences that make up our all-new 2026 Camp Invention® program:
Fur-ensics™
From fingerprints to DNA evidence, get ready for mystery-solving fun! Your camper will sharpen their detective skills as they explore forensic science with an adorable capybara! They will collect curious clues, examine suspicious splatters and create a sleuthing gadget to support their investigation.
Make Waves™
Your camper will make a splash in the world of innovation as they ride the waves of entrepreneurship, experiment with hands-on physics and design an eye-catching billboard boat that really floats!
Space Morphers™
In an out-of-this-world adventure, your young explorer will build a DIY rocket and launch a mission to transform a planet for future habitation. After collecting important data, they will record scientific observations in their space lab as they hatch a mysterious animal egg and encounter a dazzling crystal surprise!
The Infringers™
Campers will team up with the Innovation Force® – National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductees – to solve challenges in their community and around the world! As they dream up bold new inventions, they will construct a wearable cryptography device and learn how to protect their genius ideas from the sneaky Infringers.
Curriculum can vary per site