The Western New York Invention Convention is a nonprofit started in 1979 by former BPS Superintendent Marion Cañedo, and offers mentoring services for students in 6 Buffalo Schools to create a novel invention that solves a current challenge. Students will work in the Afterschool programs from January through March culminating in a regional showcase at the Buffalo Museum of Science on March 30, 2025. Top winners can move onto the National Invention Convention at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan, where they will have a chance to audition for the Shark Tank television show and meet students from across the U.S.

The following schools have student inventors participating!

• Hillary Park Elementary School #27

• International School #45

• Dr. Charles R. Drew Science School #59

• Lorraine Elementary School #72

• Hamlin Park Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy School #74

• School #81

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