By Tim Ryan
Hey Innovate Hampton Roads, get ready to have your mind blown! This Saturday, April 5, at 10:00 AM, the Norfolk Innovation Corridor (NIC) is dropping the mic with the 3rd Annual Invention Convention at Selden Market. Picture this: Norfolk Public School students from Lake Taylor, Lindenwood, Ruffner, and Booker T. Washington stepping up to pitch game-changing inventions they’ve been crafting since January. These aren’t just school projects—they’re real-deal solutions to problems these kids picked themselves. We’re talking next-level creativity, and it’s all going down right here in our backyard!
For the third year running, NIC’s teamed up with NPS to roll out a K-12 curriculum that’s all about sparking entrepreneurial fire and STEM swagger. These students have been grinding—scoping out market gaps, prototyping like mad scientists, and now they’re ready to strut their stuff in front of judges and guests. From problem-spotting to problem-solving, they’re showing us what innovation looks like when you let young minds run wild. And shoutout to Coastal Virginia STEM HUB for throwing down the funding to make this happen—proof that Hampton Roads is all-in on growing our future trailblazers.
The NIC gets it: you don’t wait to ignite that entrepreneurial spark. Whether it’s a fix for a daily annoyance or a big-picture breakthrough, these kids are proving that Hampton Roads is where ideas take flight. Want to see the future of innovation unfold live? Swing by Selden Market this weekend—details are locked and loaded at norfolkinnovation.com/event/invention-convention/. This isn’t just an event; it’s a front-row seat to the entrepreneurial story of our region, told by the boldest young voices around. Let’s show up, cheer loud, and keep pushing the vibe that makes Hampton Roads a hotbed for what’s next. Who’s with us?
