On May 3rd, our five local Invention Convention winners along with 22 of their second grade peers descended on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus.

First our expert inventors began their day-long journey of presenting their ideas to the judges.  Each student was part of a judging circle where they received feedback from not only their official judges, but their peers as well.  After that, the students were able to enjoy displays by major technology firms and view the other inventions.

While our expert inventors were busy at work, our other second graders took an extensive campus tour that led them through the library, admissions building, to the school of education and through the engineering department.  These students then returned to Gampel Pavilion to show their support for our five representatives and were able to tour the floor.  We ended our day with a trip to the music buildings and a concert by A Completely Different Note, a student a cappella group.

We were so proud of all our students and especially our expert inventors who were excellent representatives of our school.  One of our inventors even received an award from the 3M company.  We are all excited to begin the process all over again next year.

-Mr. Reed-Swale