Kids inventing their future. Imagination, set free!

Welcome to the California
Invention Convention

We envision a day when every child has the chance to follow his or her natural curiosity, invent creative solutions to problems and be inspired to achieve the highest level of personal accomplishment.

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Two smiling teen girls, wearing Invention Convention shirts, bumping elbows while standing in front of their invention posterTwo smiling young boys in a CAIC shirt, standing in front of their invention poster board




Ways for you to participate

Why Invention Education

The invention education curriculum is a K-12, 10-week program taught in the classroom or offered as part of an after-school program. The Open Source curriculum, shared with us through the Connecticut Invention Convention, is Next Generation Science Standard and Common Core aligned, and utilizes a construct that asks students to identify a problem in their own lives, or that of their families’, employ problem solving and creative thinking processes to solve the problem, develop an invention idea, and finally build a prototype of the solution. Invention Education and the Invention Convention are building the creative problem-solvers of the future.

45,000+

Student Inventors

10+ Years

Since we launched

Nonprofit

$0 curriculum cost for schools
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Our Latest News

Here's what's going on with our young inventors, our Invention Education Program, our Regional Conventions - and other items of interest in the world of Invention Education.

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How does this program
benefit my kid?

Learn real-world problem-identification.

Develop life-long entrepreneurship skills.

Build confidence in creative innovation.

Foster hands-on experience in STEM fields.

Achieve personal growth and social awareness.

Get in touch with us to join the Innovation Movement!

Your support can transform young lives through the California Invention Convention. Reach out today to inspire creativity in students, provide essential resources, and bring innovative education to classrooms across California.