Shakopee Community Education

Camp Invention’s new program, Spark, is an inspiring, week-long summer experience that provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more! Campers take on a variety of exhilarating activities each day, have fun collaborating with friends, think creatively and invent their own solutions to real-world challenges. The all-new 2026 program will spark the imagination of both new and returning campers with an adventure full of inspiration, innovation and unforgettable discoveries! During this action-packed, confidence-boosting program, young innovators will:

• Activate Innovative Superpowers With The Infringers™: Campers team up with real-world inventors to create, protect and time-travel to safeguard their ideas from the Infringers..
• Investigate Curious Clues With Fur-ensics™: Campers sharpen their detective skills by building sleuthing gadgets, analyzing forensic evidence and solving mischievous mysteries alongside Cap E. Bara and robotic capybaras.

• Splash Into Entrepreneurship With Make Waves™: Children explore entrepreneurship through buoyancy experiments, product design and prototype building as they create innovative ideas and “make waves” in the market.

• Build a DIY Space Rocket With Space Morphers™: Campers design and launch a DIY rocket, explore a distant planet and invent solutions for extreme conditions while making exciting discoveries in their Space Lab.

Meets five times.

Please note: National promotional codes are not applicable for this program as a discount has already been factored into the program price for families. Contact Community Education at 952-496-5029 to inquire about financial assistance. This camp is held in partnership with Prior Lake-Savage Community Education.