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Welcome
to the Parent Zone!
Here is the updated scheudule for the Miami Valley Invention Convention on Sunday, April 13, 2008.
For over 11 years now, The Invention
Convention and Just Think Inc. have been making a positive impact
in children's lives and in the community. Like you, we believe
your children are capable of great things. What we do is help
unlock your child's potential by encouraging their curiosity
and their creativity and provide opportunities to shine. We
recognize and reward your child's achievements. Past participants
have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on Nickelodeon's
Figure it out, Ellen, on local news shows, and coming in November - Montel. That is
in addition to the many prizes that we give away. We've given
over $300,000 in college scholarships to date.
By participating in The Invention Convention, your child will
learn invaluable problem solving skills that will benefit them
for their entire lives. Kids enjoy creating and have a lot of
fun participating in this program. The added benefits are the
skills, self confidence, and self esteem that they learn along
the way. Soon we will be adding video clips of what parents,
teachers and kids have to say about the Invention Convention.
There is no cost to your child, school or teacher to participate,
we have wonderful partners and sponsors that cover all of the
costs of the materials and prizes. We help kids get started,
provide teachers with materials, and together they do the rest.
Inventing is fun, and with the right support and encouragement,
children can do amazing things. Did you know that Becky Schroeder
invented the glo-sheet when she was just 10 years old?
This section of the website was designed to assist you in helping
your kids with this program. Your encouragement will do wonders.
One part of inventing is 'failing,' and parents are the ones
who can lift their kids up when they fall. Experiments don't
always work, but the purpose is to learn from 'failed' experiments.
Thomas Edison 'failed' thousands of times before he invented
the light bulb, the important thing is that he didn't give up,
and that he learned from each trial. Your kids will 'fail,'
it's a part of the process, but if they have the right support
and encouragement, they will try again, and that is one of the
most important life lessons that they can learn.
Another way to look at it is if Edison had invented the light
bulb on the first try, the story wouldn't be nearly as exciting.
His perseverance is a lesson to all of us, because as the saying
goes, sometimes "great challenges are what make great men
and great women." Thomas Edison himself said, "Why,
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
There are tremendous benefits to your child above and beyond
the recognition and prizes. The Invention Convention builds
self-esteem, resilience, and optimism in your child, and all
of these characteristics help people live happy lives. Unlocking
creativity, developing problem solving skills, and expanding
their thinking process are all crucial skills for kids to master.
We've seen what kids can do, kids of all ages, and backgrounds.
Your child could be the next Invention Convention winner, be
inducted into the young inventors' hall of fame, or just have
fun and learn some valuable skills along the way. Every inventor
is a winner because they have done something, made something
better. Inventors are do-ers not just talkers. |
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