Innovation Project Overview

Welcome to the Future!

A specialty camp designed with the perfect blend of action-packed fun, creative challenges, exciting field trips and more!

The Innovation Project is a NEW ground-breaking, summer experience which unleashes creative talents. Campers problem solve, create and innovate while collaborating with a team on ideas to solve real-world, practical issues. The final project generates galvanizing opportunities to make decisions that benefit personal growth and local communities. Our passionate teachers come from the worlds of education, industry and law – a model that most of us are not exposed until graduate school. Their dynamic power sparks a passion for continuous creativity and innovation. Join us for an exciting summer filled with unforgettable experiences.

July 12 - July 30, 2010 (3 week program)

For Boys & Girls, Ages 10 -16 (5th - 10th Grade)
Select Pennsylvania and New Jersey Locations
Pennsylvania: The Haverford School, Chestnut Hill College
New Jersey: Moorestown Friends School and The Lawrenceville School

Highlights

•	Solve Real-Life Issues
•	Exciting Field Trips
•	Real World Professional Experts
•	Learning Portfolio

•	Secure Online Portal
•	Daily Team Challenges and Final Global Challenges
•	Leadership Development
•	Indoor and Outdoor Activities

Project Outcomes: Campers will

•	Gain skills transferrable to future success in school and life
•	Discover passions, grow in creative confidence, and sharpen critical thinking skills
•	Solve real life, practical issues that engage their hearts and minds
•	Immerse themselves in a research based problem solving, process and devise innovative solutions (design thinking)
•	Develop a lasting understanding of a field of study (their “Major”) through research, real world professionals and unique field trips
•	Hone group decision making and leadership skills through teamwork
•	Build a learning portfolio and post work on a secure portal

•	Learn time management and personal accountability skills, and, a process for ethical decision making
•	Collaborate on a professional presentation to a panel of experts
•	Participate in Minors and Team Challenges that stretch creativity
•	Compete in the Team Challenges’ Global Finals
•	Make friends, have FUN and enjoy indoor and outdoor activities
•	Stay connected year-round to a community of creative learners through a secure portal

Unique Features

•	Master teachers specifically trained in a unique teaching model
•	Unique course offerings and project learning
•	Connections to the community through student designed presentations
•	Low student/teacher ration

HOW IT WORKS

Campers are fully immersed in an area of their interest (their Major) where they pose original questions, craft thoughtful answers and build understanding – not only from experts in their chosen field, but more importantly from each other. Campers take field trips to enhance their understanding of their Major. Campers ultimately combine their experiences and findings into a final presentation to professionals in their community. In addition, campers select three Minors (one per week) from a wide range of subject areas, participate in daily team challenges and enjoy lots of outdoor games and activities.

Stay connected Year-Round

The fun doesn't end here. Campers stay connected year-round to a community of creative learners through a secure portal where they blog and store store summer work. A winter forum will provide a venue for creative challenges and social opportunities.

“The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers. These people – artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.”

- Daniel H. Pink “A Whole New Mind”