Students & Families
A Safe Space to Unleash Creativity While Building Confidence and Lifelong Skills
Playing a vital role.
The WNYIC provides students from kindergarten through 8th grade with an opportunity to unleash their creativity and build confident identities as inventors and entrepreneurs. Parents and caregivers play a vital role in supporting and enabling the invention process. The WNYIC offers free public information sessions at local libraries throughout the school year to help support families working with young inventors.
How The WNYIC Helps Students & Families
Through hands-on projects, students cultivate resilience and determination, empowering them to face challenges and extract valuable lessons. Students also develop STEM experience and independent thinking skills, becoming self-motivated learners equipped with problem-solving and communication skills essential for future academic and professional achievements.
WNY Invention Convention
Benefits for Students
Create
Create a safe welcoming environment to learn and be creative
Build
Building confidence, STEM experience, and an inventor identity
Practice
Practice problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
Persevere
Fostering perseverance and independence
From your child’s Inventor’s Guide to a tri-fold display and prototype of the finished project, we provide a step-by-step pathway and optional resources tailored to their child’s needs and designed to build family connections and individual confidence.
WNY Invention Convention
Benefits for Parents & Caregivers
Opportunities for fun and family bonding
Understanding and supporting their child's learning
Empowers parents to grow their own STEM, creativity, and entrepreneurial knowledge
Flexible timeline for homeschoolers
Your donation makes a great impact
Sean, 7th grade student
