Camp What If: Akron's Community Ideation Celebration (CIC) will culminate and celebrate an entire session of community research and middle-schooler-led idea creation. During the CIC, small teams of campers pitch their ideas and collaborate on their ideas with local community leaders and supportive adults (like you!). The goal of the CIC is to create space for middle schoolers to share their ideas with supportive adults so they can get helpful feedback and advice through collaborative conversations.

What does a Community Ideation Celebration look like?

Community Ideation Celebrations typically include 5 teams of campers rotating through 5 groups of community guests in about an hour. During each rotation, camper teams will pitch their ideas, demonstrate their prototypes, and then lead structured feedback activities with community guests to discover ways to make their idea better or gain advice on how to continue their idea. As a community guest, CICs feel like an inspiring science fair combined with a fun speed networking event. For middle schoolers, CICs are a truly empowering learning experience that show them their ideas matter to the community!

RSVP at the button at the top of the page for a ticket to participate in this week's Community Ideation Celebration!

Camp What If: Akron is free to middle schoolers and their families thanks to our generous funding partner, the City of Akron.

Community Ideation Celebration - Camp What If: Akron - Patterson Park

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Community Ideation Celebration - Camp What If: Akron - Patterson Park

The culmination and celebration of 7 days of community research and student-led idea creation!